Banana 859 Posted December 3, 2018 23 hours ago, gcreptile said: And now she's dead. https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774e7745444d31457a6 What obits will she get... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-6453637/China-mourns-death-former-womens-World-Cup-star-43.html here's your QO 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 3, 2018 FC Barcelona are in a period of mourning following the news that former club president, Josep Lluis Nunez, has died aged 87. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted December 15, 2018 So, here's a thing Only eleven men have managed Manchester United since the war and of them only TWO - Matt Busby and Dave Sexton - are dead. The Doc (90), Wilf McGuinness (81) and Frank O' Farrell (91) - all of whom managed them in the 70's being the most obvious totterers in that company 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 15, 2018 Sur Alex most likely imo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted December 15, 2018 14 minutes ago, charon said: Sur Alex most likely imo Only five years younger than Wilf McGuinness and he's had a stroke, so I see your point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted December 16, 2018 Felice Pulice. Never capped at international level, but goalkeeper for the notorious/batshit insane Lazio team of the mid-1970s that won the 73/74 Scudetto amid various murders and right-wing insurgencies. Dead at 72. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted December 16, 2018 32 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Felice Pulici. Never capped at international level, but goalkeeper for the notorious/batshit insane Lazio team of the mid-1970s that won the 73/74 Scudetto amid various murders and right-wing insurgencies. Dead at 72. FTFY. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,195 Posted December 17, 2018 Waiting for a valid obit for that footballer who passed away this year? Wait no longer. Not sure how many are on list of the lost but loads of sports people here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/46554724 Nigel Sims is on there. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted December 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Waiting for a valid obit for that footballer who passed away this year? Wait no longer. Not sure how many are on list of the lost but loads of sports people here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/46554724 Nigel Sims is on there. And still no sign of Lindy Remigino. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Waiting for a valid obit for that footballer who passed away this year? Wait no longer. Not sure how many are on list of the lost but loads of sports people here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/46554724 Nigel Sims is on there. 345 days between death and QO, will this record ever be defeated? It also means January 2018 is now officially the biggest month in DDP history (38 deaths). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted December 17, 2018 Is it just me? Back int' day, these lists of dead of the year always seemed to be that filler news in the "quiet" period between Christmas and New Year. Now they seem to come thick and fast (oo-er, missus) over a fortnight before the end of the year. And in the past few years, there have been major personalities go, close to, on or after Christmas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,448 Posted December 17, 2018 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: Is it just me? Back int' day, these lists of dead of the year always seemed to be that filler news in the "quiet" period between Christmas and New Year. Now they seem to come thick and fast (oo-er, missus) over a fortnight before the end of the year. And in the past few years, there have been major personalities go, close to, on or after Christmas. I always think its tempting fate to put out a years memoriam video before the 31st. Look what happened when the BBC did their 2016 one on 23rd December! Carnage ensued! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted December 17, 2018 11 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Waiting for a valid obit for that footballer who passed away this year? Wait no longer. Not sure how many are on list of the lost but loads of sports people here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/46554724 Nigel Sims is on there. Ah, fantastic! I mean, after Derek Dudley's death I explained to Joey and Sir Creep that every premier league (ex-)player would obit. Sims was an annoying holdout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted December 17, 2018 16 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Waiting for a valid obit for that footballer who passed away this year? Wait no longer. Not sure how many are on list of the lost but loads of sports people here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/46554724 Nigel Sims is on there. Great. It would be nice to get Alan Deakin on there too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted December 18, 2018 Michael Robinson not too well. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46602814 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted December 19, 2018 ManCity player and executive Colin Barlow dead at 83: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-colin-ba I had him on a list somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 19, 2018 On 17/12/2018 at 12:01, gcreptile said: Ah, fantastic! I mean, after Derek Dudley's death I explained to Joey and Sir Creep that every premier league (ex-)player would obit. Sims was an annoying holdout. You didn't explain that this qualifies as an 'obit'. And you could not possibly have expected this article to post and save your arse. Lucky bastard. They aren't obits imho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted December 20, 2018 As mentioned elsewhere, DDP pick Peter Overton dead at 43. Don't think he'll get a QO but I've been wrong before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted December 24, 2018 Stanko Poklepović dead at 80. Former Croatian national team coach and four-time manager of Hadjuk Split, where he both won the first Croatian league title after independence and, when returning to the club in 2015, was the oldest known boss of a top-flight football team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,448 Posted December 26, 2018 On 13/10/2018 at 08:24, 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. On 13/10/2018 at 08:43, msc said: Help for that obit - he played 4 English Premier League matches for Sheffield United in 2007 and about a dozen more in the Championship. Transcribed from local press, but Luton Shelton alleged to be "gravely ill" with ALS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted December 27, 2018 Phoneposting so no link, but Sigi Schmid died on Xmas Day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 27, 2018 I phone post 75% of the time. You get links and bolded names. 'Can't never could', Spade. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 28, 2018 Peter Hill Wood, former Chairman of Arsenal, deid aged 82. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46700308 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted December 30, 2018 More longlist combing - here's a more bizarre finding: Gary Mabbutt, Spurs "legend", suffering from diabetes, had circulatory failure and heart surgery in 2017, says "a rat ate a part of my foot while I was sleeping": https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45323426 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 30, 2018 1 minute ago, gcreptile said: More longlist combing - here's a more bizarre finding: Gary Mabbutt, Spurs "legend", suffering from diabetes, had circulatory failure and heart surgery in 2017, says "a rat ate a part of my foot while I was sleeping": https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45323426 Certain that was posted on here at the time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
