The Dead Thread

bigjonny · November 3, 2015

R.I.P Mr. Farthing

summerisle · November 4, 2015

Gunter Schabowski : Ex. East German Politician who announced in 1989 that all E. Germans were to be allowed to emigrate immediately. A mistake that precipitated the fall of the Berlin Wall. His autobiography was titled - We Did Almost Everything Wrong.

HuddersfieldToffee · November 5, 2015

tommye said:
What age is a 'nice' age to die then?

It's gonna happen to everyone, but you'd think you'd get a good innings in.

summerisle · November 5, 2015

HuddersfieldToffee said:
It's gonna happen to everyone, but you'd think you'd get a good innings in.

Unless you're an English cricket middle order batsman.

ToffeeDoug · November 5, 2015

summerisle said:
Unless you're an English cricket middle order batsman.

Tom Graveney, 88.

HuddersfieldToffee · November 5, 2015

summerisle said:
Unless you're an English cricket middle order batsman.

26 is about right in that case.

Eggs · November 7, 2015

.....former Chelsea manager, Bobby Campbell has passed away. I think he was from Liverpool and played a number of games for the Reds.

ToffeeDoug · November 10, 2015

Pat Eddery has passed away, just 63. Now there was a jockey.

Donald Twain · November 10, 2015

ToffeeDoug said:
Pat Eddery has passed away, just 63. Now there was a jockey.

Agree ! 63 though, he always looked about 60 to me back then. He was top quality and his ride on Dancing Brave will live long in the memory. Cheers for all the wins Pat.

Toast · November 10, 2015

ToffeeDoug said:
Pat Eddery has passed away, just 63. Now there was a jockey.

Really good jockey, 11 times champion.

Never rode out for places though, and cost me a huge place pot once, not that I'm still bitter about it like.

His rivialry with Steve Cauthen was one of the best.

Eggs · November 10, 2015

ToffeeDoug said:
Pat Eddery has passed away, just 63. Now there was a jockey.

....big surprise to me as a racing fan. I didn't know he was ill. No doubt he was a top jockey.

The Cowboy · November 10, 2015

summerisle said:
Gunter Schabowski : Ex. East German Politician who announced in 1989 that all E. Germans were to be allowed to emigrate immediately. A mistake that precipitated the fall of the Berlin Wall. His autobiography was titled - We Did Almost Everything Wrong.

This sounds great, but I can only see the book available in German. Don't suppose you could advise an English book covering the same period/subject matter?

Eggs · November 10, 2015

...former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt has dies aged 96.

hallamblue · November 10, 2015

Eggs said:
....big surprise to me as a racing fan. I didn't know he was ill. No doubt he was a top jockey.

Apparently been ill for ages. First thing they told me when I went in a bookies aged 16 was never back Eddery for a place. Win or nowt, that was his mantra. Golden age for jockeys that was, only Ryan Moore and Frankie who can hold a candle to the jockeys in the eighties.

canuckblue · November 10, 2015

summerisle said:
Gunter Schabowski : Ex. East German Politician who announced in 1989 that all E. Germans were to be allowed to emigrate immediately. A mistake that precipitated the fall of the Berlin Wall. His autobiography was titled - We Did Almost Everything Wrong.

Looks like Kenwright and Co. will have to find another title....