Off Topic The R.I.P Thread

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lardiman said:
I'm not going to engage in a debate about what happened in South Africa.
There is no 'right' or 'wrong' point of view, and besides this would not be the right thread for such a debate.
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You are right Lardi.

My only observation about South Africa is that in 20 years time it will be Zimbabwe Mark 2 ...but on a far bigger scale.

All of the warning signs are there.
 
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Ffs said:
RIP Peter Brackley.

Commentator on the best football programme, Football Italia.

Commentator on the best football game, Pro Evo.

I didn’t know he was an impressionist, but Spitting Image was before my time.
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67 is no age.

A great voice.

Great memories.

Pro Evo :rolleyes:

RIP Peter <rose>
 
RIP Baroness Trumpington.

A Bletchley Park Code cracker, fantastic Parliamentarian, and a wonderful woman. Not only that, a member of our dwindling Westminster smoker's club up until recently before she retired ....aged 95.

If nothing else, Jean was a fantastic example of how smoking 40 cigarettes a day can indeed lead to a long and fulfilling life.

RIP.
 
Royston Vasey said:
RIP Paddy Ashdown.

Not my cup of tea politically, but a brave man with many achievements in his life.
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He made some mistakes in his life but which of us hasn't done that. And he always served his country the best that he could.
A good man.
 
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It ain't half hot mum was part of the background of my childhood, and Winsor was a big part of that. Not an actor with a huge CV, but much loved never the less.
RIP
 
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RIP Hugh McIlvanney. Years ago I used to get the Observer and go straight to McIlvanney's report and Eamonn McCabe's large photo. What a combination. Sports writers of that era were craftsmen, and would write insightful descriptions which gave you the flavour of the occasion. What a contrast to today's pages, which give a few quotes and focus on the manager. Btw we went to the same school.
 
ForestHillBilly said:
RIP Hugh McIlvanney. Years ago I used to get the Observer and go straight to McIlvanney's report and Eamonn McCabe's large photo. What a combination. Sports writers of that era were craftsmen, and would write insightful descriptions which gave you the flavour of the occasion. What a contrast to today's pages, which give a few quotes and focus on the manager. Btw we went to the same school.
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He was a top journalist who covered sport not a top sports journalist … as Parky said on Talksport yesterday <ok>
 
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