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  2. Posted

    6 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

    Yeah, I'm not seeing any sign that Law has turned up to Bobby Charlton's funeral.

     

    Was David Sadler in attendance either? Both Law and Sadler missed the tribute at Old Trafford a few weeks back.

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    Saw something on X about best World Cup Themes (My personal favourite is Aztec Gold (ITV 1986), ahead of Argentine Melody (BBC 1978), but both Italia 90 themes are pretty good.)

     

    When looking at the opening credits of Italia 1990 for ITV, surely old Franz is f****d through this alone, irrespective of any health issues.

     

    2023 Charlton

    2022 Pele

    2020 Maradona, Rossi 

    2016 Cruyff

     

    Franz is last man standing. Sorry for shaky video, it was the best one I could find.

     

    Maybe there's a theme team to be had here. The curse of World Cup theme music is not to be ignored (large Italian fan 1978, Ray Wilkins 1986, Gianluca Vialli 1990, Alan McLoughlin (original), Rashidi Yekini (revised) 1994), however Menotti lives on from 1978...

     

     

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  9. Posted

    Rumours on the German motorsport contingent on FaceBook, that Erich Zakowski, founder and team owner of the former Zakspeed Formula 1 team has died, just shy of his 90th birthday.

     

    However, I've seen nothing from anyone I would class as an authoritative source yet. Suspect it's true but keeping an open mind.

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    2 hours ago, ThereWillBeDeaths7 said:

    Charles Duke now the last surviving crew member of Apollo 16. He is also the youngest surviving crew member of all of the Apollo missions at 88 years old, Mattingly was 87.

     

    Really shows they are part of a dying breed: there are nine crew members left, aged 88-95.

     

    (Apollo missions 10, 11, 15, 16 and 17 have one surviving member; infamous mission Apollo 13 has two living crew members while Apollo 8 has all three of them still living.

    Apollo 12 and 14 have died out in 2018 and 2016)

    I can't see Borman and Lovell going on for much longer unfortunately.

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  12. Posted

    1 hour ago, Deathrace said:

    I note that Stepney, Kidd, Aston and Crerand are four of the five survivors of United's 1968 European Cup triumph. No sign of David Sadler, the fifth survivor. 

     

    I also note that there are currently five surviving players from the Benfica team - Henrique, Calisto, Cruz, Augusto and Simoes. 

     

    A very good observation regarding Sadler 

    So, I found this https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.manutd.com/en/amp/news/detail/david-sadler-receives-division-one-title-winners-medal

     

    Had to receive the medal at home and looks 10-15 years older than his 77 years. 

    I'd have to say Sadler is in pole position over Aston and Crerand to go next.

     

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  13. Posted

    Going through the DDP longlist, I noted that a recent Wiki edit of Lydia Reid's page had taken place, with the note that "my aunt died in June 2023".

     

    This was reverted due to a lack of source material, but having gone on Scotland's people, the anonymous editor is right. I'm glad she got to bury her son after all these years fighting before she died. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Reid_(activist)

     

    Hopefully someone can change her Wiki page accordingly.

     

    Surname Forename Age at death Mother's Maiden Name Gender Year Ref RD Name  
    REID
    LYDIA ANN
    74
    ELLIOT
    F
    2023
    738 / 404
    EDINBURGH, CENTRAL
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  15. Posted

    51 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

    Surprisingly nothing in the media as of yet. 
     

    I wonder if he actually died in Parliament itself? Been a long time since that happened. I believe you’re technically not allowed to so they don’t pronounce MPs/peers dead until they’re out of the grounds.

     

    Who was the last MP and also Peer to die in Parliament?

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  16. Posted

    On 31/07/2021 at 21:17, Ulitzer95 said:

    England World Cup Squad
    Discogs UK football team, played their first match in 1872 against Scotland, this record comprised of members of the squad that played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Alan Ball was awarded an MBE in 2000, Gordon Banks was awarded an OBE in 1970, Colin Bell was awarded an MBE in 2004, Bobby Charlton was awarded an OBE in 1969, a CBE in 1974 and was elevated to knighthood in 1994, Jack Charlton was awarded an OBE in 1974, Emlyn Hughes was awarded an OBE in 1980, Geoff Hurst was awarded an MBE in 1979 and elevated to knighthood in 1998, Francis Lee was awarded a CBE in 2016, Bobby Moore was awarded an OBE in 1966, Alan Mullery was awarded an MBE in 1976, Martin Peters was awarded an MBE in 1978, Nobby Stiles was awarded an MBE in 2000, Norman Hunter died from COVID-19 in April 2020
    Jeff Astle 13 May 1942 – 19 Jan 2002 (59) Guardian obit
    Alan Ball 12 May 1945 – 25 Apr 2007 (61) Guardian obit
    Gordon Banks 30 Dec 1937 – 12 Feb 2019 (81) Guardian obit
    Colin Bell 26 Feb 1946 – 05 Jan 2021 (74) BBC obit
    Peter Bonetti 27 Sep 1941 – 12 Apr 2020 (78) Guardian obit
    Bobby Charlton 11 Oct 1937 – Living
    Jack Charlton 08 May 1935 – 10 Jul 2020 (85) Guardian obit
    Allan Clarke 31 Jul 1946 – Living
    Terry Cooper 12 Jul 1944 – Jul 2021 (77) The Sun obit
    Emlyn Hughes 28 Aug 1947 – 09 Nov 2004 (57) Guardian obit
    Norman Hunter 29 Oct 1943 – 17 Apr 2020 (76) Guardian obit
    Geoff Hurst 08 Dec 1941 – Living
    Brian Labone 23 Jan 1940 – 24 Apr 2006 (66) Guardian obit
    Francis Lee 29 Apr 1944 – 02 Oct 2023 (79) Guardian obit
    Bobby Moore 24 Apr 1941 – 24 Feb 1993 (51) Independent obit
    Alan Mullery 23 Nov 1941 – Living
    Keith Newton 23 Jun 1941 – 16 Jun 1998 (56) Independent obit
    Peter Osgood 20 Feb 1947 – 01 Mar 2006 (59) Guardian obit
    Martin Peters 08 Nov 1943 – 21 Dec 2019 (76) Guardian obit
    Alex Stepney 18 Sep 1942 – Living
    Nobby Stiles 18 May 1942 – 30 Oct 2020 (78) Guardian obit
    Tommy Wright 21 Oct 1944 – Living
    18/04/1970 Back Home #1

    Updated for the death of Terry Cooper.

    The 1970 England team now has just 7 survivors (there are 9 from the 1966 team).

     

    Just a reminder that Bobby Charlton should be updated on this list. World Cup winner and pop star...

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    6 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

    Minor self-proclaimed gangster, comedian and author Dave Courtney is being touted as dead. 

     

    There's no denial on his official X account. 

    And so, we wait.

     

    If true, he is a List of the Missed @Death Impends, last picked in 2010: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2010/celebs_C.html#courtd

     

    Killed himself just after watching Charlton pummel Reading 4-0. I would understand if he were a Reading fan, watching them right now is soul destroyingly bad, but he was supporting Charlton!

     

    When I worked in a book shop many aeons ago, his books were immensely popular. I always got the feeling that no-one would admit to buying or owning a Courtney book, but they were the perfect books to read on holiday and then dispose of overseas. Somewhere on the Costa Brava must be a massive book depository of old Courtney tomes.

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    1 hour ago, TheSpinosaurus said:

     

    Indeed. Feels like Hurst, Beckenbauer, Zagallo and Jairzinho are the only 60s greats left.

    Law and Tostao too. The latter was more 1970s as Jairzinho but players like Cubillas, Gigi Riva, Rivera, Mazzola etc are still going.

  19. Posted

    4 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

    Dead

     

    I've been worried about Thatcher. I was struggling to remember the last Thatcher breaking news of a major celeb

     Glad to see back on form.

     

    As for Sir Bobby, a true legend. 4 World Cups, a World Cup winner and someone who transcended the sport. RIP

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  24. Posted

    24 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

    I thought that the tweet had embedded but It did not. I’ve reposted it now. 

    That's not what Perhaps is saying.

     

    Instead of clickbaiting, you could've just gone on the article, put the reason for death, then put the link underneath. 

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