Grande Pablo

Alex Lester stepped down on air during his BBC WM breakfast show on Friday. Only 62 & will still do the odd show, but wanting to "slow down a little". Worse is we're left with easily the worst DJ on radio, Daz Hale. https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/01/alex-lester-says-goodbye-to-bbc-wm-breakfast/

Lenn Rock of Strychnine died on January 1st 2019 https://www.facebook.com/AlternativeTentaclesRecords/?__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARC1eJLSYXvYIl4E7DeyMokwHsW5mcUWe_4LAdwX8WSIBmgjM-txXaiuGljFx5wScZ8Jlvro7ZlVthF1&hc_ref=ARSa5nwPBAWuiUZdt8iX3ctXjLwaie4ZGk-_i0HZda_KFdaJsdkxsuKFFujHB4DtIew&fref=nf&__xts__[0]=68.ARAheFN4Ov7u5gdk5XVfzKTnYYTPCcTSXczkEXoWc1Z7WDIGsYsLQNk3wIaBKkISWn8MER7vJc6sc6T7iKZOfh9OnhCG_lfxdGU0oQ011jcdDJ3ekXAyV74c7MAuA_CbIhDuDAiBmQfLna63XSvccg1pc7EnbwfBOEKOdR8oPvplW43yu73-4Q5jdUh0-ZvMwZJ6S-M2cW5Wn5pQNM2pctYTHjMxjpiLmzFZ5SGfbKhnpfk1dPL7_ELFJpk2qRS8nFL3EjHjAgtFG1YyXygEPPfmk1rcE8DlO-5wTsYtxoDf1EwfyEBlIxLns9XaUI30UVF6Aj1r_QltEbaD6A

Michael Robinson not too well. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46602814

Great. It would be nice to get Alan Deakin on there too.

Merson can often still be seen propping up the bar at the Fox & Hounds in Shenstone, as he did when he came to Villa in the late 90s.

Obesity in the UK

Stone me - it's a fun forum, not Mission Control.

Stage star Marin Mazzie. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6165567/Broadway-West-End-star-Marin-Mazzie-dies.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/football-will-forever-remember-legacy-of-pompey-great-ron-saunders-1-8597658 Ron Saunders isn't doing too well.

Another former Villa player goes early. Something in the water...

Promptly joined by Ken Hodgkisson. https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2018/05/10/tributes-paid-to-former-west-brom-and-walsall-player-ken-hodgkisson/

The shock of WBA's eventual relegation was too much for Graham Lovett. https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2018/05/10/former-west-brom-midfielder-graham-lovett-dies-aged-70/

WBA oldie Frank Hodgetts https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2018/03/31/albions-youngest-ever-first-team-player-dies-aged-93/

Only non-qualifying obits, which has hacked me off no end! Club did report themselves - https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2018/01/07/rip-nigel-sims Nice piece here - https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/goalkeeper-film-star-looks-who-14179892

Spade - no mention of this one nor any score for me on the latest update.