The RIP thread.

[Mick Dempsey]

Ah bugger, Terry Venables aged 80, a life well lived, full of achievement and excitement. Plus gave us the great summer of ‘96.

Always seemed like a bloke you’d enjoy a beer with.

Edited November 26, 2023 by Mick Dempsey

[nepia]

Yep; El Tel, a down to earth geezer.

 

He lived well

[Mark Bolam]

Indeed Mick.

He gave me plenty of happy memories, and I reckon you’re spot on about the beer.

 

RIP El Tel.

[Mick Dempsey]

Franz Beckenbauer.

A personal hero, oozed class, magnificent player and man.

[Mark Bolam]

Sad day for football indeed.

What a player!

 

RIP Franz.

[Mick Dempsey]

I was born in 63, so grew up in the 70s, 25 years after the end of the Second World War (think 1999 to now for perspective)

Anti German sentiment was widespread and accepted.

Men like Beckenbauer and the West German football team with players like Muller, Gunter Netzer, Paul Brietner certainly helped us view the Germans more as people like us rather than pantomime villains.

They didn’t have to keep winning titles though!

 

[Bob_z_l]

And JPR Williams

Another name from my youth gone.

 

[Stubby]

Amie Nightingale the " token female radio 1 DJ )  from the 70s . She was 81 .

[sime42]

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

Amie Nightingale the " token female radio 1 DJ )  from the 70s . She was 81 .

 

Still on late night radio until late last year apparently. That's some devotion.

 

[Peasgood]

Annie was 83