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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

JDINTHEHIZZOUSE
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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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Eddie Stobart.

Eddie Stobart, who has died aged 95, was a Cumbrian agricultural contractor whose name became an icon of the road haulage industry and a source of truck-spotting entertainment for generations of bored car passengers.

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24 minutes ago, JohnM said:

Eddie Stobart.

Eddie Stobart, who has died aged 95, was a Cumbrian agricultural contractor whose name became an icon of the road haulage industry and a source of truck-spotting entertainment for generations of bored car passengers.

We all remember that brief moment when you could see a huge reproduction of a rugby league player on the side of a truck. RIP Eddie.

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1 hour ago, tim2 said:

We all remember that brief moment when you could see a huge reproduction of a rugby league player on the side of a truck. RIP Eddie.

I saw a few down in Essex and Hertfordshire. Let us not forget that the only alternative sponsorship offer on the board was £20,000.

Not £20,000 per year.

Not £20,000 per club.

£20,000 for three years of the whole Super League.

A few hundred quid per club.

The Stobart deal was better.

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JohnM

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I'd hoped to avoid that issue. More of interest because Stobbie-spotting was all the rage at the time. There were even Corgi -type models, along with Norberts - Norbert Dentressangle.

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RIP Eddie Stobart, when young, and not so young to be fair, there was always the bit of excitement to see how many times we’d pass the same name.  

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12 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Mick O'Hare in the Grauniad has done an obituary: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/09/brian-lockwood-obituary

Nice obit.

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Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king"

 

This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits.

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Thom Christopher, aged 84. I remember him as Hawk from 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century', but also the somewhat neurotic villain Troxartas in 'Deathstalker & the Warriors from Hell' as riffed by Mystery Science Theater 3000.

https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/thom-christopher-1940-2024-one-life-to-live-star/ 

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Roy Haynes, drummer, aged 99, died 12th Nov.

Lou Donaldson, alto saxophonist, aged 98, died 9th Nov.

Retrospective on last Sunday's Jazz Record Requests. 

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Futtocks

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58 minutes ago, Shadow said:

Jimmy Carter

A brave and modest man whose Presidential term was just a beginning to all the tireless good work he did in the following decades.

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51 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

A brave and modest man whose Presidential term was just a beginning to all the tireless good work he did in the following decades.

He got dealt a $h!t hand, his peace deal between Israel and Egypt was massive and still keeps Egypt from rattling swords with Israel and being a good go between.

Shame other countries didn't follow the lead.

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Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007

Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king"

 

This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits.

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Former goalkeeper Charlie Wright, 86. The Glaswegian, fond of exchanging banter with fans behind his goal, was one of the great characters of Sixties and Seventies football. 

Workington signed Wright from Rangers (where he played only in the reserves). After a Reds debut in 1958 (and 136 league and cup appearances for the Cumbria club), his playing career took in Grimsby Town, Charlton Athletic and Bolton Wanderers. After retiring as a player, Wright managed York City and Bolton Wanderers.

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