RIP To Those Departed

[andrewjohnsmith]

Former England cricketer, Graham Thorpe, dies aged 55.

Really sad news. Followed him since his England A days and he went on to be a world class player. Probably our only world class player through the mid to late 90s.

I read his autobiography. He had a lot of troubles. Alcoholism and divorce. That was around 2006/7. I'm sure he had more. He could have played more tests and had an even better record.

Instantly brought back memories of David Bairstow. RIP Graham Thorpe. You left us with many great memories. Not just the runs but the style in which you played.

[Cjay]

Aw

For those who don't know he was wrongfully arrested 30+ years ago and years later the arrest went viral.

Became a bit of a celebrity

Tata and farewell

[Barlow Boy]

Sven Goran-Eriksson dies aged 76

[Tighthead]

RIP Sven.

[Cjay]

RIP Sven.

Just released his documentary on Amazon.

Bless him

[SG90]

RIP Sven. Gave some great memories as a England fan and the last time England were enjoyable and likeable, Euro 2004.

[Onemanstanding]

RIP Sven.

[DDB220]

RIP Sven.

I remember Talksport used to have a great song that they created and aired on a regular basis when he was England manager. Takes me back I remember it like yesterday as it was always on when I was driving to and from work down Shooters Hill.

[hector]

I remember Talksport used to have a great song that they created and aired on a regular basis when he was England manager. Takes me back I remember it like yesterday as it was always on when I was driving to and from work down Shooters Hill.

I used to live just off Shooters hill in the late '70s

[DDB220]

I used to live just off Shooters hill in the late '70s

Presumably your career as highwayman didn’t go to plan

I was at Plumstead nick back then. Abbeywood is now a rather sought after location following the building of the Elizabeth Line. It was a-bit of a hole back then.

[1964white]

RIP Sven.

[Jaydog]

Presumably your career as highwayman didn’t go to plan

I was at Plumstead nick back then. Abbeywood is now a rather sought after location following the building of the Elizabeth Line. It was a-bit of a hole back then.

What did you do?
I never had you down as a criminal.

[Muppet the Cat]

I think most people really warmed to Sven and wanted him to do well at the England helm. He always came across as a really nice, calm kind of chap, albeit there must have been a steely determination there to get to where he got to in the world of football management...........and a bit of a dark horse by all accounts, Ulrika in her prime !!

RIP Sven

[mentalcase]

The first NON British manager of our national team.
Awful decease
RIP Sven.

[CUSSIE01]

RIP Sven, always liked him, always seemed like a real gentleman.

[Cjay]

One of the things slightly overlooked about Sven.

The whole Notts County thing was a mess.

He had every right to take the club to the cleaners.

They owed him millions.

He waived the entire fee and helped steady the ship and used his experience to see them through very troubled times.

A good man.

If he wasn't Notts County probably don't exist any more.

As he said "he didn't want to be responsible for killing the oldest football club in the world."

[White Riot]

Rip Graham Thorpe and Sven.

[Barlow Boy]

Rip Graham Thorpe and Sven.

Transpired Thorpe took his own life, so sad

[Lockstock]

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[Jaydog]

This is why it doesn’t take a massive leap of imagination to believe the story in Dietmar Hamann’s book, ‘The Didi Man’, about what Sven said to him while on a post-season tour to Thailand with Manchester City in 2008.

“One morning I was on a sun lounger by the pool when I saw Sven walking towards me carrying a silver tray with a bottle of champagne and two glasses on it,” Hamman wrote.

“It was still only ten o’clock in the morning…Sven came over and put the champagne on the table next to me, then placed one glass in front of me and the other by his lounger.

“I looked up and said, ‘Boss, what are we celebrating?’… He turned to me and smiled that gentle smile of his and took on the air of a Buddhist philosopher as he said, ‘Life, Kaiser.’ Then after pausing for dramatic effect, ‘We are celebrating…life.’”