Grande Pablo 109 Posted March 31, 2016 Manager of Tranmere, notably in 1994 when they got to the League Cup Semi-Final with John Aldridge, etc - Johnny King http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/31/johnny-king-former-tranmere-rovers-manager-dies-aged-77 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted April 1, 2016 Buford, wasn't he one of the 14/15 players that Big Jum used to win the title?? Yes he was part of that legendary team FTD 83 WE WON THE LEAGUE AT DENS, FUCK THE DEE, FUCK THE DEE 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted April 1, 2016 FAO Charon A testimonial from season 82/83 B - Bannon, Clark, McAlpine, Narey, Holt, Gough F - Milne, Hegarty, Malpas, Dodds, Britton 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted April 1, 2016 For the record Buford, imo what Jum achieved was of greater note than what the jakey hun in Aberdeen did, and Notts F and Leicester too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted April 1, 2016 Wee Jum is a United hero Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted April 12, 2016 Real Madrid centre back in their 1966 European Cup final victory, Pedro de Felipe, dead at 71. Probably not that many years away from being able to do lists of surviving early European Cup winners. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted April 12, 2016 Or perhaps not, as a check of the 1956 final gives us 6 players allegedly still alive, with a score of 5-1 to Stade Reims. Bet they'd have loved that at the time. Francisco Gento (b. 1933) is the only player from the original winners still alive. As for Reims, French legends Raymond Kopa (b. 1931) and Michel Hidalgo (b. 1933) are still going, as are, apparently, Raoul Giraudo (b. 1932), Robert Siatka (b. 1934) and Jean Templin (b. 1928), though those latter three are rather more obscure. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted April 14, 2016 Might be nowt after Barca getting scutched, but rumours bouncing around about Messi and heart problems.. Just a sayin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Happy Reaper 223 Posted April 14, 2016 FAO Charon A testimonial from season 82/83 B - Bannon, Clark, McAlpine, Narey, Holt, Gough F - Milne, Hegarty, Malpas, Dodds, Britton Ah, Davey Dodds, the Elephant Man himself! And Eamonn Bannon with hair... Memories, memories... So, United v Hibs for the Championship title next season? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted April 14, 2016 FAO Charon A testimonial from season 82/83 B - Bannon, Clark, McAlpine, Narey, Holt, Gough F - Milne, Hegarty, Malpas, Dodds, Britton Ah, Davey Dodds, the Elephant Man himself! And Eamonn Bannon with hair... Memories, memories... So, United v Hibs for the Championship title next season? United and Falkirk if Stubbs is still there manager. If Falkirk lose the playoff games Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted April 25, 2016 Spurs' title challenge BOING BOING BOING Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted April 25, 2016 FAO Charon A testimonial from season 82/83 B - Bannon, Clark, McAlpine, Narey, Holt, Gough F - Milne, Hegarty, Malpas, Dodds, Britton Ah, Davey Dodds, the Elephant Man himself! And Eamonn Bannon with hair... Memories, memories... So, United v Hibs for the Championship title next season? Dodds, yeah, a remarkable looking chap: I'm wondering if he inspired Billy the Fish in Viz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted April 25, 2016 FAO Charon A testimonial from season 82/83 B - Bannon, Clark, McAlpine, Narey, Holt, Gough F - Milne, Hegarty, Malpas, Dodds, Britton Ah, Davey Dodds, the Elephant Man himself! And Eamonn Bannon with hair... Memories, memories... So, United v Hibs for the Championship title next season? Dodds, yeah, a remarkable looking chap: I'm wondering if he inspired Billy the Fish in Viz l We used to chant " Davie Dodds, elephant man, elephant man, Davie Dodds .............. You get the picture... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted April 26, 2016 So, given the Hillsborough verdict; I'd say we're in for some form studying opportunities with regard to the current health of the likes of David Duckenfield (71), Graham Kelly (70) etc. Paperwork to the CPS by the end of the year with the possibility of charges and court action starting around March Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,530 Posted April 26, 2016 David Duckenfield forgetting to take his medicine and dropping dead of a heart attack within six months is a guarantee, let's be honest. Always forget Graham Kelly is still alive tbh, mainly because I can never remember when Bert Millichip actually carked it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted April 26, 2016 David Duckenfield forgetting to take his medicine and dropping dead of a heart attack within six months is a guarantee, let's be honest. Always forget Graham Kelly is still alive tbh, mainly because I can never remember when Bert Millichip actually carked it. Duckenfield appears to have had some personal breakthrough/breakdown so might just publicly go through emotional torture on this. Not good for his heath, but probs survivable. He's a golfer etc. so fairly fit. Kelly was a fat freeloading chump in his late forties, haven't seen him photographed of late. He was also implicated in a bung scandal that ended his career prematurely. In retrospect it was standard football organisation behaviour; someone might also suggest re-opening that case once his profile is raised. I say he's more of a health risk than Duckenfield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted April 26, 2016 Some discussion about lack of Bernard Ingham's remorse and health today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted April 26, 2016 Some discussion about lack of Bernard Ingham's remorse and health today. Is he ill? How nice tragic. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,329 Posted April 26, 2016 Some discussion about lack of Bernard Ingham's remorse and health today. Looked ill.I don`t understand why he couldn`t just have said to reporters "I made a catastrophic mistake and am very sorry for my previous comments and all the offence it caused." I mean he is no longer working or in the public eye so the concession wouldn`t harm him at all now in fact may redeem him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted April 26, 2016 Some discussion about lack of Bernard Ingham's remorse and health today. Looked ill.I don`t understand why he couldn`t just have said to reporters "I made a catastrophic mistake and am very sorry for my previous comments and all the offence it caused." I mean he is no longer working or in the public eye so the concession wouldn`t harm him at all now in fact may redeem him. Well, I can answer that bit. He didn't say that, because he is a twat! With a long history of being a twat. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,051 Posted April 26, 2016 Rant follows: Thatcher and the political elite depended very much on the loyalty of the police while they introduced some really tough laws. Therefore any possible criticism of the police required a whitewash and rubbishing the claims of what Andrew Mitchell and their ilk still call "plebs". There is evidence to show (and will be brought out over the next few years under the 30 year rule) that most criticism ended up on the highest desk in the land for Thatcher's personal attention. Public protest and disorder was higher than most people think back in the 1980s, hence the introduction of a Public Order Act which gave the police essentially carte blanche to deal with any gathering of three people or more. Hillsborough is simply one of a very long list of stains on the UK's history during that period. It is symptomatic of where the UK and social attitudes are even today. And the new generation coming in with a Conservative majority are now learning the lessons of exactly what that means. It has already begun, when people start to believe that politicians know better than doctors what is good for patients. Patients died on almost a weekly basis in the late 1980s due to policies introduced then. Ingham was very much involved back then and is a lingering oxygen thief from that period. Rant ends...for now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,329 Posted April 26, 2016 Some discussion about lack of Bernard Ingham's remorse and health today. Looked ill.I don`t understand why he couldn`t just have said to reporters "I made a catastrophic mistake and am very sorry for my previous comments and all the offence it caused." I mean he is no longer working or in the public eye so the concession wouldn`t harm him at all now in fact may redeem him. Well, I can answer that bit. He didn't say that, because he is a twat! With a long history of being a twat. His eyebrows look like whats his face out of the muppets! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 26, 2016 Duckenfield will try to pull off a Pinochet and avoid trial through "illness"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted April 26, 2016 Duckenfield will try to pull off a Pinochet and avoid trial through "illness"... Hmmm, either that or he'll go further into remorse and get religion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scraggy Taters 290 Posted April 26, 2016 Some discussion about lack of Bernard Ingham's remorse and health today. Looked ill.I don`t understand why he couldn`t just have said to reporters "I made a catastrophic mistake and am very sorry for my previous comments and all the offence it caused." I mean he is no longer working or in the public eye so the concession wouldn`t harm him at all now in fact may redeem him. Well, I can answer that bit. He didn't say that, because he is a twat! With a long history of being a twat. His eyebrows look like whats his face out of the muppets! What, Bert, the Mancunian drug-dealer-lookalike ? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
