Bibliogryphon

Will Villa's inevitable fall into the Championship be accompanied by Doug's demise?

and the issue before that and one from three months ago and one from 2014. If she is it is taking longer than Jeremy Corbyn's reshuffle.

I can understand why most people are included. I only had to look up one Robert M Pirsig. I don't think Brucie, Lester Piggot, Prince Phillip or Kissinger will go this year. Surpeised Kohl, Dawn and Booth didn't make the line up and there was a lot of talk about Marks which gave the impression he was a shoe in.

Bhumibol Adulyadej Just a feeling.

Thanks for doing this The Dead Cow. Look forward to getting the list.

Garth Crooks did one of the first Mr Blobby ones it was actually quite funny. Had a great Christmas.

Apparently George Clayton Johnson was in a hospice for cancer and the suggestion is he has died. https://www.facebook.com/Johnnysamurai/posts/10208606569307827 Just awaiting a news confirmation of this. https://www.sfsite.com/news/2015/12/22/obituary-george-clayton-johnson/?utm_medium=twitter Wiki has him as dead on 22nd December but no link to a reference. Non qualifying obit

I never collected, or wanted any dorky figures but you had a go at me over it... now you find these shame silos working in your office and you let them off the hook? Christ. To be fair (go on give it a try) for me you are a disembodied voice (albeit a rather loud) one with whom I have exchanged banter over the years we have been participating in the forum. I was not able to judge how representative you are of the population as a whole. Here the discussion turned to wrestling and before I was able to lambast the first person over their youthful enthusiasm for such a thing the second joined in and I was completely out of my depth. I know these two people quite well and this was unexpected. You are included in my all encompassing apology but as I have said it does not follow that I will now be happy about Wrestling picks but will probably keep quiet and treat it in the same way I do Rugby and Jazz music.

Just to link this thread back to the whole death thing I have compiled a list of still living performers who are heard too frequently in the season of Advent Noddy Holder Roy Wood Cliff Richard Chris de Burgh Chris Rea Ian Anderson Mike Oldfield Jona Lewie Kylie Minogue Vera Lynn George Michael Paul McCartney Shakin' Stevens Stevie Wonder Doris Day Brenda Lee Bruce Springsteen Mariah Carey Phil Spector Shane McGowan

So during the year, I slowly realized that research is necessary to be good at this. The first time I realized that was when I wondered "Who the fuck is Lauren Hill?" And the second time was when I saw that the news of Percy Sledge's cancer benefit dated back to July 2014. So I knew that I need to have some kind of database all throughout the year, which I then started in April, when my paper list got too chaotic, on Excel. Now the race is on to get 1000 names before Dec 31st, I am at 989 now. But I will be away for the next couple of days which will leave me with 2-3 days to get 11 more names, plus the last research on the people that are currently on my teams. However, 108 people of these 989 are already dead, so maybe that milestone doesn't really count. I keep my long list topped up at the 1000 but have only had 50 deaths this year but all the really good names are on my 450 game list.

This ain't a chat room, mate. Feel free to do so in the 'Possibilities' thread. Presumably maybe and no seasoned vet is going to take a flyer on her just cuz she visits rehab every 18 months. Well someone might but sure as hell not me. I actually did two years ago, proving I was a novice rookie. SirC In 2016 I might clamp down on tautology.

I think that I should apologise to all posters in this thread. I have been dismissive of Wrestling as niche and irrelevent I then found out that two people I share an office with were massive wrestling fans when they were younger (collecting figures etc) and so I must assume that I am just too old to have encountered it. I still won't be picking wrestlers and will grumble when they are on the main list but everyone should have a hobby.

Apparently George Clayton Johnson was in a hospice for cancer and the suggestion is he has died. https://www.facebook.com/Johnnysamurai/posts/10208606569307827 Just awaiting a news confirmation of this. https://www.sfsite.com/news/2015/12/22/obituary-george-clayton-johnson/?utm_medium=twitter Wiki has him as dead on 22nd December but no link to a reference.

my Grandma died when I was 7 but she had been a widow for over 40 years my mum hardly knew her own father.

If it is like real Football Manager you will have been sacked by New Year

I may have already submitted but here goes Hare’s Deathpool 2016 1. John Wakeham 2. Tam Dallyell 3. William Russell 4. Sheila Sim 5. Jean Barker 6. Vivean Gray 7. Murray Walker 8. Doris Day 9. Stephen Hawking 10. Kenny Sansom 11. Jenni Murray 12. Annette Badland 13. Pat Carroll 14. Stiliyan Petrov 15. Ted Robbins 16. Ken Hom 17. Bernard Hepton 18. Martyn Lewis 19. Judith Durham 20. Mark Eden 21. Jane Freeman 22. Hannah Hauxwell 23. Patricia Routledge 24. Clifford Rose 25. Peter Higgs

An iconic song. Interesting observation.

I think you might be right..

Maybe this thread is slightly premature as he might be on the main list next year.

OK my team is here John Hurt Mary Tyler Moore Rodney Bewes Clive James Martin Crowe Helmut Kohl Joni Mitchell Leslie Phillips Valerie Harper Pope Benedict XVI Paul Gascoinge Clarissa Eden Jean Marie Le Pen J T McNamara (jockey) Susannah Mushett Jones (JOKER) Lindsay Kemp (mime) John Savident Stephen Moore Joost van der Weisthuizen Tim Curry Linda Rondstat Radovan Karadzic Daryl Dragon Kim Jong-Un Pete Doherty Michael Schumacher Basher Al-Assad Val Kilmer George Aligiah Malcolm Young Wayne Osmond Richard O’ Sullivan Nobby Styles Caroline Aherne Nick Robinson Kenny Sansom Mike Nolan Robbie Coltrane Michael Fabricant Ian McNeice Jenny Diski Sonia Gandhi Martin Lewis Hywel Bennett Gerry Marsden Tenzin Gyatso Ernest Saunders Violet Brown Don Rickles Jimmy Greaves Subs Peter Sallis Richard Adams Robert Mugabe Ian Brady Muhammad Ali

Well the good news is that he is also the 25 point pick on my inverse deadpool so win-win.

According to my records I had both Janner and Hill This has already been added but confused me because you edited the earlier post. As you were.

Not too keen on Fairytale but her songs are always on my ipod. New England, Freeword, Caroline ...... Such a sad loss.

Entropy She stuck around.... FTFY I bet she caused chaos

I have included Barbara in one of my teams for next year. Move along.....