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Henk Potts, former presenter on Talksport passes away aged 50

Sergio Mendes, age 81- king of Bossa Nova music.

Ron Yeats - at age 86 - ex-Liverpool skipper and a member of the Liverpool team promoted with the Os in 1962.

See also this separate thread that has been started viewtopic.php?t=14443

James Earl Jones/Darth Vader R.I.P

James Earl Jones, 93

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce81rkg87w8o

Gutted about that, one of the greatest voices ever

Actor Kenneth Cope dies aged 93,famous for his role in Randall and Hopkirk Deceased.

Chad McQueen, played "Dutch" in The Karate Kid, has died aged just 62. I've only just found out that he was Steve McQueen's son.

Gary Shaw, Villa striker. I remember a story back in the day: he was supposed to pick a Miss Aston Villa from a group of six contestants. They had to cancel the beauty contest because he had relationships with most, if not all of them.

Was once crowned European Young Player of the Year - some accolade, that.

Tito Jackson R.I.P

Sad news that Totò Schillaci has died aged just 59. The scorer of six incredible goals during Italia 90.

People called Tuti must be sh*tting themselves right now.

Dunners wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 1:58 pm Sad news that Totò Schillaci has died aged just 59. The scorer of six incredible goals during Italia 90.

That's really sad to hear, saw a documentary on him relatively recently and he wasn't even supposed to be in the squad for Italia 90

And what an iconic World Cup that was - great weather, immaculate pitches, first sight of box nets and great stories

WhetstoneO wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 2:57 pm And what an iconic World Cup that was - great weather, immaculate pitches, first sight of box nets and great stories

Is this code for hooliganism?

He broke Irish Hearts but was a cult hero here.

That BBC Promo for the ‘90 World Cup, with Nessun Dorma, stays in the mind. Best World Cup in my lifetime for sure.

That BBC Promo for the ‘90 World Cup, with Nessun Dorma, stays in the mind. Best World Cup in my lifetime for sure.

Give it to Jabo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 6:21 pm That BBC Promo for the ‘90 World Cup, with Nessun Dorma, stays in the mind. Best World Cup in my lifetime for sure.

As long as you don’t include the Final. That stank the place out.

Give it to Jabo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 6:21 pm That BBC Promo for the ‘90 World Cup, with Nessun Dorma, stays in the mind. Best World Cup in my lifetime for sure.

'The Best World Cup' depends on your age. You must be pushing 50 at a guess?

Probably the most influential World Cup of all time, but not the best.

What’s your fave?

(Based on my theory, I’m predicting 1998, wherever that was).

Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2024 8:52 am

Give it to Jabo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 6:21 pm That BBC Promo for the ‘90 World Cup, with Nessun Dorma, stays in the mind. Best World Cup in my lifetime for sure.

'The Best World Cup' depends on your age. You must be pushing 50 at a guess?

Yes, it does depend on your age. The 1970 World Cup was the best,won by the best ever team,Brazil.

The 1990 World Cup was the first time that the tournament gripped the nation as a shared televisual event that even non-football fans were engaged in. The day after England's semi-final penalty shootout loss, non-football fans were all talking about it and suddenly full of opinions on the merits (or otherwise) of certain players and Gazza's tears.

It had become a cultural moment. The same almost happened for Mexico 86, especially with the hand of God, but the time difference was still too much of a barrier. Italia 90 built upon the drama of Mexico 86, but hit the winning formula of a banger of a theme tune.

...or so I've read. Obviously, being too young to have experienced both of those tournaments, I'm just going by what I've been told.