Sinbabad 1,112 Posted February 12, 2023 Yousef Al Salem, former Saudi international, is dead aged 37 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted February 13, 2023 Suat Türker, Turkish-German Striker has died aged 46. Obit (In German). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted February 13, 2023 Brian Lee, former manager of Wycombe Wanderes and chairman/president of the Conference/National League has died aged 86 two days after the funeral of his wife Shirley Ann. Club announcement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max_bossetti 149 Posted February 13, 2023 19 hours ago, Sean said: https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Contractor-of-Christian-Atsu-s-apartment-arrested-after-attempting-to-flee-Turkey-1712624 Atsu still missing however in related news the contractor of the building he was staying in has been remanded in custody after trying to flee Turkey. No living or dead person can be taken out of the building where Christian Atsu is trapped. Link Really sad news, knowing he has 3 kids... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted February 13, 2023 Pierre Garcia, French player and manager has died aged 79. Obit (In French Oleg Bejenar, Ukrainian player and manager has died aged 51. Obit (In Russian). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted February 14, 2023 Viktor Aristov, Ukrainian player and coach has died aged 84. Obit (In Ukrainian). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,311 Posted February 14, 2023 Atsu Still missing as per an update from his agent. They have located 2 pairs of his shoes and his exact room location but not him. Thermal imaging suggests people may still be alive in the building but he also states that progress is slow, help is limited, and that Hatayspor has provided no help whatsoever to help locate him. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted February 14, 2023 4 hours ago, Sean said: Atsu Still missing as per an update from his agent. They have located 2 pairs of his shoes and his exact room location but not him. Thermal imaging suggests people may still be alive in the building but he also states that progress is slow, help is limited, and that Hatayspor has provided no help whatsoever to help locate him. Given that it has become clear that he's still in there, it's ridiculous that the BBC haven't pulled their article about him being rescued from last week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,311 Posted February 14, 2023 7 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Given that it has become clear that he's still in there, it's ridiculous that the BBC haven't pulled their article about him being rescued from last week. And they even had his wife on BBC news the other day saying the reports were false. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted February 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Given that it has become clear that he's still in there, it's ridiculous that the BBC haven't pulled their article about him being rescued from last week. Do the BBC ever pull articles? They tend to keep up inaccurate ones and do have a current one saying he is still missing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted February 14, 2023 1 minute ago, The Old Crem said: Do the BBC ever pull articles? They tend to keep up inaccurate ones and do have a current one saying he is still missing. Well they ought to. Bloody irresponsible journalism otherwise. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted February 15, 2023 From Villa coach Bobby Glaze - Brian Little went to his funeral today. https://twitter.com/brianlittle912/status/1625883918284226562?s=20&t=j6-OFvu0neL7-QlbUmCvCg 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted February 15, 2023 Wim Kras Dutch Forward has died aged 79. Obit (In Dutch.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcJWallace 270 Posted February 16, 2023 Horrible story coming out of Belgium where lower-division goalkeeper Arne Espeel (25) collapsed on the field after saving a penalty kick and later died in hospital. Attempts to revive Espeel with an on-site defibrillator were unsuccessful, but the usual antivax lunatics are already on the story like flies to shite. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/14/belgian-goalkeeper-arne-espeel-dies-after-making-penalty-save 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,025 Posted February 16, 2023 On 29/12/2022 at 17:25, drol said: Indian legend Tulsidas Balaram, 86, hospitalised. Tulsidas Balaram now being reported as dead: https://www.news9live.com/sports/football/tulsidas-balaram-dies-au49-2053733 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted February 16, 2023 Theo Dunne, Irish midfielder and manager has died aged 85. RTE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, The Old Crem said: Theo Dunne, Irish midfielder and manager has died aged 85. RTE Uncle of red card magnet Richard. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted February 16, 2023 Vadim Vadimovich Shpitalny was a Soviet football player who died at the age of 50 on 2/15, champion of the Russian second division in 98 https://www.4vsar.ru/news/yshel-iz-jizni-fytbolist-i-173491/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted February 17, 2023 Kevin Bird, who was a defender for Mansfield Town and Huddersfield Town has died from dementia aged 70. Mansfield Town statement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted February 17, 2023 Colin Dobson, football "hero" at Huddersfield and Sheffield has died at 82: https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7421857/colin-dobson-huddersfield-sheffield-wednesday/?rec_article=true Mentioned on the forum as a Hartlepool Deadlypool pick for Gooseberry Crumble. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,112 Posted February 17, 2023 Italian Mario Zurlini, who notably played ten years (between 1964 and 1974) for Napoli, is dead aged 80 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted February 18, 2023 On 10/02/2023 at 17:28, Sean said: Partner confirms on BBC News that he is still missing .Well over 100 hours now. Sadly no happy ending his body has been found and he's only 31. I hope the club takes care of his family. https://news.sky.com/story/body-of-former-newcastle-united-footballer-christian-atsu-found-following-turkey-quake-12813763 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LWCZ 185 Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, the_engineer said: Sadly no happy ending his body has been found and he's only 31. I hope the club takes care of his family. https://news.sky.com/story/body-of-former-newcastle-united-footballer-christian-atsu-found-following-turkey-quake-12813763 And to think he was supposed to take a plane few hours before the earthquake but decided not to as he scored a late winner the night before and went out celebrating with his teammates...man, RIP. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,112 Posted February 18, 2023 Italian player and manager (Perugia, Lazio, Inter and AC Milan) Ilario Castagner is dead at 82 In 1978-1979, under his management, Perugia became the first Serie A to finish the season unbeaten, a feat only equalled by Fabio Capello (1992 with Milan) and Antonio Conte (2012 with Juventus) However Perugia finished runner-up, their highest achievement to date. Castagner was also the 4th (out of 8) to coach both Inter and AC Milan, and the only one to go straight from Inter to AC Milan (or the opposite) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,112 Posted February 19, 2023 Ahmed Suat Oyazici, Turkish Trabzonspor’s player (1967-1972) and manager (1973-1988 and 1999) is dead at 87 Under his management, Trabzonspor won 4 Champions titles, 3 Cups and 5 Supercup, doing the treble (Championship, Cup and Supercup) in 1977. These was the first time a club outside the « big three » (Galatasaray, Besiktas and Fenerbahce) had won the the championship, a feat that was only repeated in 2010, 2020 and 2022 As a player, he was a member of Turkey’s okympic team in 1960. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
