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To return to a measure of gravity; My old man died this morning after a short illness. He was RL through and through, a former groundsman and director at Batley amongst other roles at a number of

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my mum, aged 82. Proud Leigh supporter, season ticket holder for god only knows how many years, the woman that took me to my first match and made me a knitted scarf for the event( Leigh versus Austral

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RIP Hughie, a proper legend and a damn nice bloke as well. I only saw him a few years ago when he was playing a veterans’ game and he was in fine form then. This is one of my favourite pics of mine of

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Never watched union, but he was clearly a respected and legendary figure from the WRU's Golden Age. 

Him and J.P.R.Williams within a month is a huge loss for Welsh RU heritage. Both would have been fine Rugby League players at the highest level.

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Don't tell him Pike.

RIP Ian Lavender.

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With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on!

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56 minutes ago, Bedford Roughyed said:

Don't tell him Pike.

RIP Ian Lavender.

The last of the gang to go. 

Also today, the news of the passing of Michael Jayston, a character actor who has been in a lot of things. People might recognise his face before his name.

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56 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

The last of the gang to go. 

Also today, the news of the passing of Michael Jayston, a character actor who has been in a lot of things. People might recognise his face before his name.

He was great in Quiller

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5 hours ago, Futtocks said:

The last of the gang to go. 

Also today, the news of the passing of Michael Jayston, a character actor who has been in a lot of things. People might recognise his face before his name.

I hadn’t heard that , that’s sad . Tinker Tailor comes to mind . 

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13 hours ago, Futtocks said:

The last of the gang to go. 

Also today, the news of the passing of Michael Jayston, a character actor who has been in a lot of things. People might recognise his face before his name.

Peter Guillam in Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy.

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Toby Keith, aka "The Star" in this anecdote.

 

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Toby Keith, aka "The Star" in this anecdote.

 

Kris Kristofferson was right both about the man and the direction he took country music in.

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On 05/02/2024 at 13:35, Futtocks said:

The last of the gang to go. 

Also today, the news of the passing of Michael Jayston, a character actor who has been in a lot of things. People might recognise his face before his name.

Such a distinctive, enjoyable voice (Jayston) - heard in numerous TV ads of the 70s and 80s. Did loads of audio books, too, apparently.

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Mojo Nixon, aged 66.

 

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With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on!

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Kenyan long-distance runner Henry Rono, who broke four world records in the span of 81 days in 1978, died on Thursday at the age of 72.

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RIP Alexei Navalny.  

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With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on!

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