CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted September 29, 2018 9 hours ago, gcreptile said: Steve Smith, former player of Huddersfield Town also has this ball-against-the-head-caused dementia: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/steve-smith-latest-football-legend-13326981 Just to clarify, it's this Steve Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(footballer,_born_1946) Not the cricketer Steve Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(cricketer) Or the other cricketer Steve Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(cricketer) (huh, same link?) Or the ALS-stricken football player I picked in Death By Numbers: Not this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_Sr. nor this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(wide_receiver,_born_1985) but this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(running_back) Don't forget former NBA All Star Steve Smith,he spent 2 seasons as the Milquetoast out of place nice guy on the Jailblazer's Nba Team in the Early Aughts 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 29, 2018 12 hours ago, gcreptile said: Steve Smith, former player of Huddersfield Town also has this ball-against-the-head-caused dementia: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/steve-smith-latest-football-legend-13326981 Just to clarify, it's this Steve Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(footballer,_born_1946) Not the cricketer Steve Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(cricketer) Or the other cricketer Steve Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(cricketer) (huh, same link?) Or the ALS-stricken football player I picked in Death By Numbers: Not this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_Sr. nor this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(wide_receiver,_born_1985) but this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(running_back) And not the Canadian comedian better known by his alter-ego, Red Green. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(comedian) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Green_Show 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 30, 2018 David Brigidi, owner of Karela United in the Ghana Premier League and a former Nigerian senator, has died. He was 56. https://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2018/september-30th/david-brigidi-owner-of-gpl-club-karela-united-dies.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,443 Posted October 2, 2018 On 03/04/2018 at 04:34, Sir Creep said: Stricken Ajax midfielder Abdelhak Nouri, who suffered serious, lasting brain damage after collapsing during a friendly, has been transferred out of intensive care, and can breathe on his own, the club said Tuesday. "He is no longer in an induced coma and has full respiratory functions," the club said, in a statement issued in the name of Nouri's family. But it added soberly that "his condition further remains unchanged from previous updates and is stable, but with serious and permanent brain damage." Well this is a serious blow to Cancel My Appointments DDP team, but frankly I don't root for death, it will come when it will come, and I'm happy to hear he has had limited progress. That said, I think it's time for a joke: What is an Ajax fan's favourite vegetable? SC Bit of a live update from the commentary on Bayern v Ajax in the Champions League, as one of his friends did a celebration for him. Nouri is apparently "getting better, thankfully" despite having "recently been in a coma". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 2, 2018 2 hours ago, msc said: Bit of a live update from the commentary on Bayern v Ajax in the Champions League, as one of his friends did a celebration for him. Nouri is apparently "getting better, thankfully" despite having "recently been in a coma". Needless to say I've watched him like a hawk (meaning once a month I check in lol). He is forever brain damaged and probably the mind of a 2 year old. So 'getting better' a relative term I suppose. One of those 'may be best had he departed' kinda deals. But who am I to judge? SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted October 10, 2018 On 15/02/2017 at 22:03, maryportfuncity said: Debated over posting this. Tony Hopper - Carlisle player of fairly recent vintage - has life limiting illness; http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/tony-hopper-to-say-thank-you-to-the-fans-at-the-portsmouth-game-3574726.aspx Limited to 20 months, as he's now dead. See he also played for one of my favourite examples of non-league overspending, Celtic Nation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted October 10, 2018 41 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Limited to 20 months, as he's now dead. See he also played for one of my favourite examples of non-league overspending, Celtic Nation. RIP As per the link played in the Great Escape game where Jimmy Glass (the goalie) scored in 94th minute to keep Carlisle in the Football League. Mary and me might have been planning to ruin each others Unique for 2019 - no matter now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted October 10, 2018 On 15/02/2017 at 22:03, maryportfuncity said: Debated over posting this. Tony Hopper - Carlisle player of fairly recent vintage - has life limiting illness; http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/tony-hopper-to-say-thank-you-to-the-fans-at-the-portsmouth-game-3574726.aspx Tony Hopper, dies aged 42. Edit: I know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted October 10, 2018 21 minutes ago, time said: Tony Hopper, dies aged 42. Edit: I know You just beat me to it - really sad. Saw him play often enough and he was central to one of the best Carlisle squads in recent memory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted October 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Grim Up North said: RIP As per the link played in the Great Escape game where Jimmy Glass (the goalie) scored in 94th minute to keep Carlisle in the Football League. Mary and me might have been planning to ruin each others Unique for 2019 - no matter now. TBH I wasn't planning to pick him and partly from pure sentiment. Leaving him out was less for the Jimmy Glass game because those of us who really cared saw that season as the nail-biting nightmare result of the brainstorms of an idiot chairman. St Jimmy's Day was a let-off we barely deserved and - in any case - little more than a minor reprieve ahead of us falling into non-league in 2004, and more for his part in the better sides of the mid-90's including a championship, another promotion and two runs to Wembley - including our first win there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fergie86 376 Posted October 11, 2018 Big Ron Atkinson in Hospital abroad after "a dizzy spell", doesn't sound too serious to be fair but he is 80 next year so one to keep an eye on as i doubt he will live into his 90's. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 12, 2018 Singapore football icon Arshad Khamis, who played for the Lions in the 1970s, died in Chilliwack, Canada, from a suspected heart attack on Friday morning (Oct 12). He was 68. Known for his powerful, long-range shots, the prolific striker played alongside national heroes such as Fandi Ahmad, Quah Kim Song, Samad Allapitchay and the late Dollah Kassim. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted October 13, 2018 Jamaican footballer Luton Shelton (Nov 1985) has ALS. I remember him playing alongside Henrik Larsson at Helsingborg many years ago. He's Jamaica's all-time top scorer, so definitely obitable. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,443 Posted October 13, 2018 18 minutes ago, Predictor said: Jamaican footballer Luton Shelton (Nov 1985) has ALS. I remember him playing alongside Henrik Larsson at Helsingborg many years ago. He's Jamaica's all-time top scorer, so definitely obitable. Help for that obit - he played 4 English Premier League matches for Sheffield United in 2007 and about a dozen more in the Championship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted October 15, 2018 Former Real Mardid player Fernando Serena has died aged 77. Spanish obit: https://www.realmadrid.com/noticias/2018/10/fallece-serena Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted October 15, 2018 5 hours ago, CastAway said: Former Real Mardid player Fernando Serena has died aged 77. Spanish obit: https://www.realmadrid.com/noticias/2018/10/fallece-serena Should've had more international caps. Madrid came from behind v Partizan in the 66 European Cup Final to win 2-1, with Serena scoring a peach to win the Cup, through ball on the break, heads it up, chests it down and rams it in from outside the box. https://youtu.be/OKVPhOIgtyw ^^ owner doesn't allow embedding but its only the 3 goals, a minute long or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,443 Posted October 17, 2018 Oleg Bazylevych at 80. No English obits, so here's Shakhtar Donetsk's English twitter feed: Managed many Russian and Ukrainian sides, and was Assistant to Lobanovsky when Kiev won the Cup Winners Cup. As USSR co-manager, he failed to qualify for Euro 76. He was manager of Shakhtar Donetsk, CSKA Moscow, and Zorya, all of whom became far more renowned and successful clubs years after he left. He was the 2nd full time manager of the Ukrainian national team, but in his first competitive match, they lost 2-0 at home to Lithuania and he got sacked. Really, Scotland should have signed him in the late 90s, we'd have qualified for something by now with that level of personal bad luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,579 Posted October 18, 2018 Former Leicester City player Geoff Scott Dead at 61. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted October 27, 2018 Leon Carpette at 68. Part of Trinidadad & Tobago team that should've been at WC74 , except for voodoo and shit in a game v Hiati. Scored 5 good goals, got beat 2-1. https://sabotagetimes.com/football/how-voodoo-and-gangsters-took-haiti-to-the-world-cup-part-2 http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/football-icon-carpette-dies-6.2.701035.37c159486b Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exu 250 Posted October 27, 2018 Glenn Hoddle in hospital after being taken ill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted October 27, 2018 Leicester city helicoptor crash. Usually ridden by the owners. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-46006470 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted October 27, 2018 Doesn't look like the kind of crash people are exiting alive. BT Sport has had something of a cursed day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted October 27, 2018 Oh, oh no... 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted October 27, 2018 45 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Doesn't look like the kind of crash people are exiting alive. BT Sport has had something of a cursed day. Reports coming in that he was killed in the crash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted October 27, 2018 and news coming in, Michael Owen just fell off his horse 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
