... I'd heard he had committed suicide, but the story I heard was that he thought he was dying of cancer (he wasn't of course) and so took his own life rather...
Great news, Bob even as it is April Fools day, that was good! And I for one would like to had the last 71-72 legue game of Liverpool v Arsenal replayed! Theo! ...
Any other footballers of the ones I knew in 60s -70s that committed suicide? I read about Clement, and I know about Justin Fashanu Any others? Theo ... ...
The whole Leeds United team have committed suicide several times this season... Grim subject, but when I updated the 70-71 site adding the Bradford City team,...
Dind't the first Black player in british football Jackoson(?) (played for leeds) top himself or did he drink himself to death ? On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:32:48...
Albion's Left back Paul Robinson does it every Saturday :-) On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 11:11:03 -0700 (PDT), "Theodoros Peppas" ... -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how...
Hi everyone, Just a reminder you to come and visit the Sixties and Seventies Soccer Group at Yahoo. If you have heard some news of the stars from the 60s and...
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I seem to recall reading about a winger Swansea signed from Man Utd in the 70's / 80's Alan Davies I think it was. I am sure Bill will know for certain. For...
Poor Tommy Caton took his own life too. In another thread, Bobby Stokes died prematurely of an alcohol related illness. I recall seeing him on Match of the 70s...
Bit of a morbid subject this isn't it? Or is this the AFD factor here? Given that most young drivers of sports cars drive in a suicidal fashion, you might...
Yep that was the chap.
On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:36:24 -0700 (PDT), "Theodoros Peppas"
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> Dear George and Angela > hopeBob forgives...
... The accident that sticks in my throat is the one that wiped out the Housemans and orphaned their children. From memory it was 100% the fault of the other...
The great Lawrie Cunningham also died in a car crash. What a player he was. On Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:05:02 -0000, "Geoff Bethell" ... -- http://www.fastmail.fm -...
... Have a feeling this was his nickname within the club itself. However I used to frequent the Shed and heard him referred to as Gladys many times each game....
Yes I also recall Houseman was the unpopular one, rather like Paul Hinshelwood in the Palace "Team of the Eighties" who got called "Doris". Later it was Alan...
Yes I also recall Houseman was the unpopular one, rather like Paul Hinshelwood in the Palace "Team of the Eighties" who got called "Doris". Later it was Alan...
Dear Bill spot on! Just returned from Munich, in time to see Liverpool's three goals at Einthoven, and. yes, Nobby was Peter Houseman's nickname. Poor soul,...
Paul Hinshelwood was/is something of an enigma to most Palace supporters and the reason for him being called Doris is still open to debate. When he first...
I remember when I first started living in north London (1965) and I went to White Hart Lane every other week or so. At that time the "double" team was pretty...
It's only comparatively recently that I've heard the nickname "Baggies" used for WBA, yet I understand it's as old as the hills and certainly older than the...
Like most clubs the was always a them and us environment. The name Throstles is taken from birds nesting in one of the stand of the ground so it's much more...
Exactly how many other Albions in the League are there? I can only recall - how could I ever forget - Brighton and Hove of that ilk. A lot of teams were...
Weller was one of those players who got into a partnership up front, in his case with Derek Possee at Millwall. Weller went on to Chelsea whilst Possee went to...
Wasn't Wellor one of the first footballers to do modelling ? I seem to recall he has his own Knitwear range in the 70s :-) On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 03:38:29 -0700...
... Because they play in black and white there is only one true 'Magpies' - Maidenhead United. As people will know, Leeds United gave up the knickname...
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