time 8,592 Posted December 31, 2022 Keith Sanderson, who won the 1967 League Cup with QPR, has died following a car crash on Christmas Eve. He was 82. As well as being a footballer, he also had a full-time job working for IBM. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted January 1, 2023 Looks like Frank McGarvey is the first DDP hit of the year? 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted January 1, 2023 "This morning" - oh what a giant gasp of relief... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,026 Posted January 1, 2023 Herald is a QO: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23222671.celtic-icon-frank-mcgarvey-dies-aged-66-tributes-flood/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 578 Posted January 1, 2023 Crike, that was quick! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted January 1, 2023 Well, that's a quickfire start. Not surprised though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,045 Posted January 1, 2023 Well first AO hit for me, that was quick, I wasn’t expecting him to go so quickly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 1, 2023 On 18/11/2022 at 17:33, Banana said: Frank McGarvey has pancreatic cancer. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/frank-mcgarvey-heartfelt-celtic-thank-28518567 Should now be a Drop 40 candidate. I tried telling them, did they listen? 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted January 2, 2023 Danny Theis, Luxembourgish footballer, died on 12/29 at the age of 55, played 34 matches between 1991 and 1991 for the national team of that country and coached the under 19 of the same selection, died of a heart attack and complications from a fall from a bicycle.Luxembourg champion 7 times and cup 3 times https://www.fupa.net/news/der-fussball-in-trauer-dan-theis-ist-tot-2918084 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted January 2, 2023 Vladimer Barkaia was a Georgian footballer who died on 12/30 at the age of 85, played for the Soviet national team scoring 2 goals in 2 games, Soviet league champion in 64, played for FC Dynamo Tbilisi http://www.nplg.gov.ge/bios/en/00006941/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted January 2, 2023 On 01/01/2023 at 09:58, Spade_Cooley said: Parece que Frank McGarvey é o primeiro hit DDP do ano? He was top scorer in the first division in 1981, between 74 and 22 he is the only scorer who has died 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted January 2, 2023 Bob Jongen, Dutch footballer born in Germany, died at the age of 95 on 1/1. He played for Roda JC, Germany Aachen, Fortuna 54 and Roda Sport https://www.limburger.nl/cnt/dmf20230101_97011303 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted January 3, 2023 On 01/01/2023 at 17:31, Banana said: I tried telling them, did they listen? Their loss, our gain I suppose. Sad to see him go - very quick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nantonian2013 50 Posted January 3, 2023 Sebastian Haller has returned to training at Borussia Dortmund, for anyone who picked him for 2023 pools. Article here. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted January 4, 2023 On 09/01/2013 at 18:25, BadEgg said: David Gold the West Ham Chairman in hospital with pneumonia,only a matter of time??? Pneumonia done my grandparents one after the other, just months apart,I think it did Jeremy Beadle,all I know is if you're over 50 and you get that you may as well go down the Co-Op and start booking your funeral A “matter of time” and mere 10 years later, David Gold, former Chair of Birmingham City FC and since 2010 joint Chair of West Ham FC, has died aged 86. Obituaries: Daily Star, Metro, BBC 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted January 4, 2023 Armand Joel Banaken Bassoken was a defender for the Cameroon national football team who died in a motorcycle accident aged 39 on 3/1 in Indonesia, where he played most of his career. https://fajar.co.id/2023/01/03/banaken-basoken-meninggal-dunia-karena-kecelakaan-bek-timnas-kamerun-yang-lama-merumput-di-indonesia/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted January 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Thatcher said: A “matter of time” and mere 10 years later, David Gold, former Chair of Birmingham City FC and since 2010 joint Chair of West Ham FC, has died aged 86. Obituaries: Daily Star, Metro, BBC The man behind one of the all-time great tweets: 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 948 Posted January 5, 2023 Juventus centre back Ernesto Castano dead at 83. He had a long and successful career with Juve and gained 7 caps for Italy. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, justonecornetto said: O zagueiro Ernesto Castano, da Juventus, morreu aos 83 anos . Ele teve uma longa e bem-sucedida carreira na Juve e somou 7 internacionalizações pela Itália. of 23 members of the Euro 68 title (he wore shirt number 7 in the competition) he is the 11th to die 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted January 5, 2023 23 minutes ago, diego said: of 23 members of the Euro 68 title (he wore shirt number 7 in the competition) he is the 11th to die That compares to 12 of the Yugoslav and 16 of the English and Soviet squads at that tournament having died. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted January 7, 2023 Modeste M’bami, Cameroonian footballer who was on the squad which won Gold at the 2000 Olympics, has died aged 40. Played for PSG from 2003-2006 and Marseille from 2006-2009. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted January 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Modeste M’bami, Cameroonian footballer who was on the squad which won Gold at the 2000 Olympics, has died aged 40. Useful player for Marseille in the noughties. Was also on the pitch when the tragic Marc Vivien Foe died. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted January 8, 2023 On 08/08/2022 at 12:13, drol said: Roberto Dinamite (wiki) has been in & out of hospital recently and is suffering from cancer... Roberto Dinamite dead at 68. Kudos to those who picked him, I totally forgot. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted January 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, drol said: Roberto Dinamite dead at 68. Kudos to those who picked him, I totally forgot. Being honest, I long listed him when you made that post, and then never looked at him again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
