VSBfromH 74 Posted November 10, 2010 Eddie Baily dead at 85. The inside forward played nearly 300 games for Spurs between 1946 and 1956, scoring 64 goals. He scored 5 goals for England in 9 appearances, making his debut against Spain in the 1950 World Cup Finals in Brazil. He later went on to play for Port Vale, Nottingham Forest and Leyton Orient before returning to White Hart Lane in 1963 as Bill Nicholson's assistant manager. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted November 11, 2010 Jim Farry The former head of the SFA (Scottish Football Association) has died of a heart attack aged 56 (or possibly 55, depending on which bit of the same article you believe). I recall hearing his name quite frequently in the football press as Scottish football lurched from one crisis to another. He was eventually ignominiously sacked for gross misconduct for allegedly deliberately delaying the registration of Jorge Cadete and preventing him from playing for Celtic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,777 Posted November 26, 2010 This has to be the most obscure BBC obituary of the year so far: Former manager of the Mauritius national team, Mohammad Anwar Elahee, dead at 81. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,387 Posted November 27, 2010 Ex-footballer Nigel Callaghan has bowel cancer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/derby/hi/tv_an...000/8564446.stm Whilst he was a complete useless string of piss when he came to Villa & milked us for every penny he could, you wouldn't wish this on anybody... Nigel Callaghan has undergone further surgery after his cancer spread to the liver... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted December 1, 2010 D W Smith Former football referee David "D W" Smith has died aged 84. He refereed a few notable games, including the centenary 1971-72 FA Cup Final between Leeds United and Arsenal and the 1974 Manchester Derby. The latter was his last match at the top level, and famous for Denis Law putting City 1-0 up (and refusing to celebrate) prompting United fans to invade the pitch in an attempt to get the game abandoned. Smith did eventually abandon the game with 8 minutes remaining following a further invasion, but only once he had heard that United were going down regardless of the outcome. The 1-0 result was eventually allowed to stand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,777 Posted December 14, 2010 Rushden and Diamonds goalie Dale Roberts has died suddenly at the age of 24. He will presumably be going to purgatory, being as the Diamonds are a club with no soul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,791 Posted December 15, 2010 Purgatory or not, his sudden death at 24 is not suspicious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted December 16, 2010 Rushden and Diamonds goalie Dale Roberts has died suddenly at the age of 24. He will presumably be going to purgatory, being as the Diamonds are a club with no soul. The Daily Mail seems to have found a reason why he might have taken his own life. Ah, those Terry boys! Dontcha just love 'em! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,258 Posted December 17, 2010 Ralph Coates, Spurs & Burnley legend and ex-England footballer, has died, aged 64, after being seriously ill for a week after suffering a stroke. He had been added to my DDP team as a late addition, but like Feller, he will be pencilled out now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,752 Posted December 17, 2010 Former Burnley star Ralph Coates has died aged 64. He also played for Spurs and Orient, and won 4 England caps. He recently suffered a stroke from which never recovered. Edit: See above! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,777 Posted December 21, 2010 Enzo Bearzot, manager of Italy's 1982 World Cup winning team, dead at 83. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,777 Posted December 21, 2010 [this came out as a double post because T-Mobile is shit, but it's at least an excuse to post this photo of Bearzot, Dino Zoff and at-the-time Italian PM Sandro Pertini playing cards on the way back from the tourney] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted December 21, 2010 [this came out as a double post because T-Mobile is shit, but it's at least an excuse to post this photo of Bearzot, Dino Zoff and at-the-time Italian PM Sandro Pertini playing cards on the way back from the tourney] Who's the Souness lookalike then? Ah, just did a bit of digging, It's "The Baron", Franco Causio! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,387 Posted December 21, 2010 Avi Cohen, the former Rangers and Liverpool defender, is gravely ill after sustaining a serious head wound in a motorcycle accident. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,387 Posted December 22, 2010 Nat Lofthouse, not dead, but not very alive either by the looks of it... Gotta be a contender for the DL, surely? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,573 Posted December 22, 2010 Nat Lofthouse, not dead, but not very alive either by the looks of it... Gotta be a contender for the DL, surely? Weird coincidence. I was just checking yesterday to see if he was still alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 887 Posted December 22, 2010 Jan Lenstra, older brother of sc Heerenveen legend Abe Lenstra died yesterday 21st December 2010. he was 91-years old. Between 1936 and 1951 he played over 480 matches for the club. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 887 Posted December 24, 2010 Another sad departure in the Netherlands. Legendary keeper Frans de Munck died at the age of 88 today. Frans de Munck with Jayne Mansfield, mother of Mariska Hargitay (Law and order, SVU). Lucky bastard! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,777 Posted December 28, 2010 Avi Cohen, the former Rangers and Liverpool defender, is gravely ill after sustaining a serious head wound in a motorcycle accident. He's dead. Shalom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,387 Posted December 31, 2010 A late Christmas present from the Manchester Evening News, although perhaps the the sad tidings are a little late for some, me included. After The Gold Rush ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted January 5, 2011 Trapattoni suffers mild stroke "The 71-year-old Italian was having a routine operation on a carotid artery at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan on December 29 when he suffered the stroke, which caused partial paralysis down the right side of his body. Trapattoni was immediately moved to intensive care, but amazed doctors with his quick recovery and has since been discharged. He is now continuing his recovery at his home in Cusino Milanino near Milan." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 5, 2011 Trapattoni suffers mild stroke "The 71-year-old Italian was having a routine operation on a carotid artery at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan on December 29 when he suffered the stroke, which caused partial paralysis down the right side of his body. Trapattoni was immediately moved to intensive care, but amazed doctors with his quick recovery and has since been discharged. He is now continuing his recovery at his home in Cusino Milanino near Milan." Come in Mr. Hughton, your time is now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,777 Posted January 7, 2011 Nigerian defender Uche Okafor, who I vaguely remember from their 1998 WC campaign, dead at 43. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted January 8, 2011 Thorbjorn Svenssen Norway's most capped player has died aged 86. He won 104 caps and captained Norway 93 times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,777 Posted January 10, 2011 Macclesfield midfield Richard Butcher has died suddenly at the age of 29, less than a year after the death of Macclesfield boss Keith Alexander. Expect the Curse of Macclesfield articles.... never. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
