The Dead Thread

[Cork Evertonian]

He was the Cork man who managed Man United. RIP Frank O'Farrell.

Man United pay tribute to 'dignified' former boss Frank O'Farrell

The club expressed gratitude to the Corkman for taking on the manager's job "at a tricky point in the club's history"

www.irishexaminer.com

 

[Kurt.]

Gordon Lee

RIP X

 

[Nicodemus49]

So true.
If I'm correct, he holds the record for drinking the most tinnies during the flight home to Australia at the end of a test series. Had to pour him off the plane at Sydney.
Some character.

Partially right. I think David Boon broke that record by all accounts with 52 tinnies. There's a cracking video of Dean Jones on YouTube recounting the story. Sadly Dean Jones is no longer with us either. Sad days. RIP Rod Marsh and Warney....

 

[tommytowne]

Partially right. I think David Boon broke that record by all accounts with 52 tinnies. There's a cracking video of Dean Jones on YouTube recounting the story. Sadly Dean Jones is no longer with us either. Sad days. RIP Rod Marsh and Warney....

I had got one aspect wrong on my original post.
When I read his obituary, his exploit was actually en route to England before the series started.

 

[Bluerover]

He was the Cork man who managed Man United. RIP Frank O'Farrell.

Man United pay tribute to 'dignified' former boss Frank O'Farrell

The club expressed gratitude to the Corkman for taking on the manager's job "at a tricky point in the club's history"

www.irishexaminer.com

Only seeing this now. Another quiet but very serious contributor to the game. May he rest in peace.

 

[tommytowne]

Only seeing this now. Another quiet but very serious contributor to the game. May he rest in peace.

He, like Moyes, never had an earthly following such an iconic manager. Players saw to it that he wouldn't be around for long.

 

[summerisle]

 

[summerisle]

One of those character actors who appeared in a myriad of programmes and instantly recognisable. Just a few : Red Dwarf, Rumpole of the Bailey, Hi De Hi, The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin : he also performed widely in stage and film.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Richie’s grandad

 

[summerisle]

 

[WilliamPerry]

Everton Fc

 

[AndyC]

One of those character actors who appeared in a myriad of programmes and instantly recognisable. Just a few : Red Dwarf, Rumpole of the Bailey, Hi De Hi, The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin : he also performed widely in stage and film.

Secret Army too.
RIP Ron Pember

 

[navidson]

One of the modern greats - Recently rewatched Body Heat with him and Kathleen Turner and it still stands up - Wonderfully steamy, sexual chemistry onscreen chemistry that you don't see too much nowadays

R.I.P

 

[summerisle]

Timmy Thomas R&B singer, probably best known for his anti-Vietnam war song (sadly still also applicable today).

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

One of the modern greats - Recently rewatched Body Heat with him and Kathleen Turner and it still stands up - Wonderfully steamy, sexual chemistry onscreen chemistry that you don't see too much nowadays

R.I.P

Wasn't he in the Black Widow movie recently as the US Intelligence chief?