Sorry to hear that Rover, condolences to you and yours. Emphysema and other complications from smoking did for my dad many moons ago. not good, not good at all.
Widnes Vikings centre Kato Ottio has died at the age of 23 after suffering "a sudden health issue" in training. Very sad. RIP
The Moody Blues did some great stuff. Among Ray's songs were And the Tide Rushes In, Lazy Day, Dear Diary and For My Lady. Another singer passed away today France Gall
Tommy Lawrence, ex Liverpool keeper, affectionately known by their fans as the Flying Pig, has died aged 77. Was in the news not so long back when stopped on the way to a Liverpool v Everton match and asked about his memories of a derby in Shankly's days by a reporter who was unaware he was talking to someone who had played in that match.
I have family from the Wirral. There's an oft-told anecdote from his time at Tranmere where he got stuck in a toilet bowl. Happy memories of times spent with family, some since passed, pissing themselves with laughter. RIP
I was working for one of the trawler owners on the dock, and can remember this happening as if it was yesterday. Doesn't seem 50 years ago, RIP all those that perished.