Imelda

He's taken the man from the Pru

I did think about having a crack at this but it's a bit of a herculean task so unlikely it'll progress at my end. If anyone does fancy it then this site is really handy for the inevitable questions along the lines of "who are all those people playing with The Style Council who aren't Talbot, Weller and Dee C Lee?" http://liveaid.free.fr/pages/liveaidtimesdetaileduk.html

One of Britain's biggest double-glazing suppliers has crashed into administration, leaving insolvency practitioners engaged in a race to salvage hundreds of jobs. Sky News has learnt that Everest, which has been owned by the prominent financier Jon Moulton's investment firm Better Capital for more than a decade, called in administrators this week. https://news.sky.com/story/double-glazing-giant-everest-crashes-into-administration-13122865 Responsible for one of the most iconic TV adverts -

ha ha, OK yes you are correct. Xmas deaths are always a nightmare. I'll go back to bed.

Charlie Bird. https://news.sky.com/story/former-rte-correspondent-charlie-bird-has-died-aged-74-13093105 BTW my scoreboard number is wrong above, with Bird's death I have the following Beckenbaur, Franz Bird, Charlie Delors, Jacques Draper, Derek Irwin, Jonnie Zagallo, Mario So that's 6

Under "weaknesses" you've put "dead" RIP big man

Die Mannschaft One of the all-time great full backs.

The press reports seem to be skipping over all those prostitutes he murdered in Ipswich

In the afterlife

A really underappreciated track. First heard on the classic Indie Top CD - volume 10, the best in the series!

Elland Brewery, two time winner of CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain with 1872 Porter (which is a really, really good beer). https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/02/elland-brewery-faces-closure/

My missus used to go into Body Shop years ago when Roddick was in charge. Fell apart after, shoddy customer service and stopped innovating. Feels like a long time coming.

Dead Body Shop https://news.sky.com/story/new-body-shop-owner-to-call-in-administrators-for-uk-chain-13067609

Poor sod croaked just before the post-Xmas royalty cheque for Mary's Boy Child came through

From Lobbygate to Heaven's Gate