Perhaps 1,425 Posted November 28, 2020 Former Aston Villa player Gordon Cowans diagnosed with Alzheimer's aged just 62. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8994905/Aston-Villa-legend-Gordon-Cowans-opens-footballs-dementia-scandal.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,206 Posted November 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Perhaps said: Former Aston Villa player Gordon Cowans diagnosed with Alzheimer's aged just 62. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8994905/Aston-Villa-legend-Gordon-Cowans-opens-footballs-dementia-scandal.html This was announced back in March (see link) , but to be fair to you, maybe this resurfaced again after Mike Bailey's diagnosis https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/gordan-cowans-aston-villa-sid-17890941.amp 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 112 Posted November 28, 2020 On 09/03/2020 at 19:11, Grande Pablo said: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/11132919/aston-villa-gordon-cowan-alzheimers/ Gordon Cowans diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. He’s a friend of a friend & saw him about 3 or so years ago, & it was so sadly obvious he had some form of difficulty. He’s now brave enough to go public & should be admired. Cracking player for us in his day, & woefully underused by England. Feel slightly hypocritical on having him on my list today. Not sure how all this anti-heading stuff will end up, but it's a real shame nonetheless. Cowans was a genius with the ball at his feet & rarely recall him heading the ball! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted November 28, 2020 A few veteran managers who seem worthy of consideration: Frank O'Farrell - Manchester United (born 1927) Tommy Docherty - Manchester United, Scotland and Chelsea (to name a few) (born 1928) Billy Bingham - Everton & Northern Ireland (born 1931) Gordon Lee - Everton & Newcastle (born 1934) John Sillett - managed Coventry City to FA Cup glory (born 1936) Jimmy Melia - took Brighton to 1983 FA Cup Final (born 1937) Wilf McGuinness- Manchester United (born 1937) Ron Atkinson- West Brom, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday & Manchester United (born 1939) Terry Neill - Arsenal & Spurs (born 1942) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcJWallace 270 Posted November 29, 2020 Legendary Senegalese player Papa Bouba Diop has died per African Football account Sandals for Goalposts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,206 Posted November 29, 2020 Means the 2008 FA Cup Final lists have now lost one player each. I'm not sure if that's the most recent FA Cup Final where there is a deceased player on both teams but I'd imagine it must be. (Whittingham for Cardiff, Diop for Portsmouth) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,611 Posted November 29, 2020 Sad news. Apparently he died after a long illness RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,994 Posted November 30, 2020 German player Erich Haase died last week at 88: https://www.wz.de/sport/fussball/wuppertaler-sv/wuppertaler-sv-idol-erich-haase-gestorben_aid-54761461 Notable for making the national team of both German states, well, at least the "B Elf" as we call the second row, in West Germany. Former DDP pick, too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcJWallace 270 Posted December 2, 2020 Mohamed Abarhoun, a member of Morocco's 2012 Olympic squad, has died of stomach cancer aged 31. The defender, who earned 7 caps for the Moroccan national side in 2013 and 2014, played domestically for Moghreb Tetouan before moving to Portugal to play for Moreirense and spent the 2019-2020 season at Caykur Rizespor in Turkey. He fell ill in February of this year and was released by Rizespor at the end of the season, although the club supported him financially throughout despite his leaving the club. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/12/327619/moroccan-football-player-mohamed-abarhoun-dies-from-cancer-at-31/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,994 Posted December 3, 2020 Scottish title winner of 1955 with Aberdeen, Bobby Wishart, dead at 87. He was the last survivor: https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/football/aberdeen-fc/donsnews/bobby-wishart-last-surviving-member-of-aberdeens-1955-title-winning-side-dies-at-age-of-87/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,569 Posted December 4, 2020 On 02/12/2020 at 17:26, MarcJWallace said: Mohamed Abarhoun, a member of Morocco's 2012 Olympic squad, has died of stomach cancer aged 31. The defender, who earned 7 caps for the Moroccan national side in 2013 and 2014, played domestically for Moghreb Tetouan before moving to Portugal to play for Moreirense and spent the 2019-2020 season at Caykur Rizespor in Turkey. He fell ill in February of this year and was released by Rizespor at the end of the season, although the club supported him financially throughout despite his leaving the club. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/12/327619/moroccan-football-player-mohamed-abarhoun-dies-from-cancer-at-31/ For fans of zero-hit DDP team Color Me Abbad, I think Mohamed Abarhoun is the first person to die this year that got a QO and would, theoretically, have broken the DDP record for earliest hit alphabetically. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted December 5, 2020 Victor Ponedelnik, who scored the winning goal for the USSR at the 1960 UEFA Euro, has died. He was the last surviving member from that squad. https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/L-ancien-attaquant-sovietique-viktor-ponedelnik-est-mort-a-83-ans/1202351 (French language obit) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,206 Posted December 5, 2020 32 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: Victor Ponedelnik, who scored the winning goal for the USSR at the 1960 UEFA Euro, has died. He was the last surviving member from that squad. https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/L-ancien-attaquant-sovietique-viktor-ponedelnik-est-mort-a-83-ans/1202351 (French language obit) Played in the 1962 World Cup and was the last playing survivor of that squad. Only two squad members remain from that team now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted December 6, 2020 Out of interest, how many of the USSR 1966 World Cup squad who made the Semifinal are still going? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,206 Posted December 6, 2020 55 minutes ago, Deathrace said: Out of interest, how many of the USSR 1966 World Cup squad who made the Semifinal are still going? Ponomaryov Afonin Khurtsilava Sabo Danilov Sichinava Porkjuan Malofeyev Markarov Kavazashvili 10 out of 22, not too bad. A number of them died in their 50's through alcoholism, judging by causes of death. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted December 6, 2020 48 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Ponomaryov Afonin Khurtsilava Sabo Danilov Sichinava Porkjuan Malofeyev Markarov Kavazashvili 10 out of 22, not too bad. A number of them died in their 50's through alcoholism, judging by causes of death. Probably better than England which is quite shocking when you consider the wealth of the two countries over this period. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,994 Posted December 13, 2020 On 13/07/2020 at 13:05, Grim Up North said: Update on DDP pick Ernie Moss from end of May He had corona virus but he's recovered. Ernie Moss must be pretty far gone if his daughter posts stuff like this: I mean, he's not dead yet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,751 Posted December 13, 2020 59 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Ernie Moss must be pretty far gone if his daughter posts stuff like this: I mean, he's not dead yet... He's in a care home so she's probably not able to visit him - might be nothing more than that. Top DDP tip - he's a certainty to die in 2021 because I've dropped him from my team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exu 250 Posted December 13, 2020 My father -in -law was at death's door on Monday night. My brother-in-law starting posting all sorts of crap on Facebook about saying goodbye etc. The bleedin phone was ringing off the hook for the next 2 hours with everyone commiserating with us at his passing and us telling people that he wasn't actually dead. I can see the funny side to it, but I'm not going to tell the missus that! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcJWallace 270 Posted December 13, 2020 Motjeka Madisha, defender for South African sides M Tigers, Highlands Park and most recently the decorated Mamelodi Sundowns, has tragically been killed in a car accident aged 25. Madisha also had 13 caps and one goal for South Africa between 2015 and 2020. https://briefly.co.za/90701-mojeka-madisha-passes-hours-sundowns-celebrate-anniversary.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,419 Posted December 14, 2020 John McSeveney, who played for Sunderland (1951-55), Cardiff (1955-57), Newport County (1957-61) and Hull City (1961-64), has died age 89. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,419 Posted December 14, 2020 Gérard Houllier, French manager of teams including PSG, Liverpool and Aston Villa dead, aged 73. Obituaries: Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Mail 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,645 Posted December 14, 2020 Gerard Houllier has died... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 294 Posted December 14, 2020 46 minutes ago, time said: Gerard Houllier has died... Real shame he was a true gentleman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomarse 84 Posted December 14, 2020 That's a big one but had heart problems for years, didn't he have a mild heart attack when at Liverpool? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
