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Lou Christie 82

 

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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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Mick Ralphs (81) of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople amongst others.

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1 hour ago, Padge said:

Mick Ralphs (81) of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople amongst others.

Sad news.

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17 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Ex Northants, Durham and England cricketer Wayne Larkins, 71.

Very sad , loved watching him as a kid in a very good Northamptonshire side . Really gave it a whack with his big SS bat

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Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota killed in car crash:

Diogo Jota killed in car crashpublished at 09:40 British Summer Time

Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Zamora, Spain, the Guardia Civil confirmed to the BBC.

His brother, Andre Felipe, also died in the crash, which happened at around 00:30 local time (23:30 BST).

The car, a Lamborghini, left the road due to a tyre blow out while overtaking another car. The car set on fire, and both are confirmed to have died. 

We'll bring you more updates on this as soon as we have them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y7p6pw5gyt?post=asset%3A2acccf6e-b9b7-4700-9497-da7352614aa5#post

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Wolford6

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25 minutes ago, Damien said:

Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota killed in car crash:

Diogo Jota killed in car crashpublished at 09:40 British Summer Time

 

 

Very sad and great commisserations to his and his brother's family.

Whatis it about Premiership footballers who want to buy the fastest cars on the planet? You'd think they'd be extremely concerned to preserving their huge salaries and reduce the risk by driving something sensible every day. There must be a fair chance that the two of them would have survived a similar tyre blowout in a Range Rover.

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44 minutes ago, Damien said:

Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota killed in car crash:

Diogo Jota killed in car crashpublished at 09:40 British Summer Time

Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Zamora, Spain, the Guardia Civil confirmed to the BBC.

His brother, Andre Felipe, also died in the crash, which happened at around 00:30 local time (23:30 BST).

The car, a Lamborghini, left the road due to a tyre blow out while overtaking another car. The car set on fire, and both are confirmed to have died. 

We'll bring you more updates on this as soon as we have them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y7p6pw5gyt?post=asset%3A2acccf6e-b9b7-4700-9497-da7352614aa5#post

Know a few people who are cut up by this one

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The Hallucinating Goose

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44 minutes ago, Wolford6 said:

Very sad and great commisserations to his and his brother's family.

Whatis it about Premiership footballers who want to buy the fastest cars on the planet? You'd think they'd be extremely concerned to preserving their huge salaries and reduce the risk by driving something sensible every day. There must be a fair chance that the two of them would have survived a similar tyre blowout in a Range Rover.

It really shows the great gulf in wages between football players and other sports doesn't it?

You'll get a championship footballer driving round in a Ferrari, and a Super League RL player driving round in a 20 year old Corsa..!

hunsletgreenandgold

hunsletgreenandgold

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57 minutes ago, Wolford6 said:

Very sad and great commisserations to his and his brother's family.

Whatis it about Premiership footballers who want to buy the fastest cars on the planet? You'd think they'd be extremely concerned to preserving their huge salaries and reduce the risk by driving something sensible every day. There must be a fair chance that the two of them would have survived a similar tyre blowout in a Range Rover.

This seems very premature and not really relevant.  Until we hear anything to the contrary this sounds like a tragic accident that nobody could've foreseen. 

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1 hour ago, Damien said:

Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota killed in car crash:

Diogo Jota killed in car crashpublished at 09:40 British Summer Time

Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Zamora, Spain, the Guardia Civil confirmed to the BBC.

His brother, Andre Felipe, also died in the crash, which happened at around 00:30 local time (23:30 BST).

The car, a Lamborghini, left the road due to a tyre blow out while overtaking another car. The car set on fire, and both are confirmed to have died. 

We'll bring you more updates on this as soon as we have them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y7p6pw5gyt?post=asset%3A2acccf6e-b9b7-4700-9497-da7352614aa5#post

This shook me when I read it this morning. So tragic, he was only 28 and just got married. Leaves behind his wife and 3 kids. 

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The Hallucinating Goose

The Hallucinating Goose

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11 minutes ago, hunsletgreenandgold said:

This seems very premature and not really relevant.  Until we hear anything to the contrary this sounds like a tragic accident that nobody could've foreseen. 

If you read the live updates on BBC says it says that the Spanish Guardia have announced, the tyre blew on his lamborgini while overtaking another car, which caused him to lose control, crash and burst into flames. His brother was also killed. It happened in Zamora.

Edit. In fact, just read what @Damien has posted above.

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hunsletgreenandgold

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21 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

If you read the live updates on BBC says it says that the Spanish Guardia have announced, the tyre blew on his lamborgini while overtaking another car, which caused him to lose control, crash and burst into flames. His brother was also killed. It happened in Zamora.

Edit. In fact, just read what @Damien has posted above.

I know the detail - I'm suggesting that drawing conclusions about the car that was being driven and potentially how it was being driven is premature. Whether it was a Lambourghini or Fiesta, a tyre blowout could've caused the same. And seems insensitive to pose 'what is it about PL footballers' like this was some huge risk he was taking - we know nothing beyond what is in the public domain, all of which points to this being a tragic accident rather than anything reckless. 

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It’s devastating news and a real shock as a Liverpool fan to lose a player so young while still playing for the club.

I’m glad the tributes are emphasising that he was great in character as well as his footballing abilities.

Its hard to believe it’s happened so soon after getting married and that he leaves behind young children.

RIP Diogo.

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Father Gascoigne

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3 hours ago, Wolford6 said:

Very sad and great commisserations to his and his brother's family.

Whatis it about Premiership footballers who want to buy the fastest cars on the planet? You'd think they'd be extremely concerned to preserving their huge salaries and reduce the risk by driving something sensible every day. There must be a fair chance that the two of them would have survived a similar tyre blowout in a Range Rover.

I think it just highlights how freakish accidents can happen at any time, no matter what precautions you take. 

Younger men in general have a carefree attitude when it comes to alcohol, partying, driving, women, you name it. No one enters a car thinking this might be the day their tire blows out. I think of how many times you see egregious speeding on highways to overtake, and 99% of the time it doesn't end in a horrific crash. 

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I think Jota wanted to fly but was told he couldn’t by his doctor after surgery. So was using the car to head to the ferry I’m assuming to head back to Portugal. Too early to speculate too much but he’s the last person you think of as a flash premier league player. An out and out family man. Very sad for his parents who have lost two sons and his new wife and three children. RIP Diogo. 

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