SA Footy

Jim05 wrote:Pim Verbeek the former Socceroos coach has died of cancer aged 63

Far out, I didn’t realize he was crook. Too young, Fkcancer

Mental As Anything founding member and songwriter Andrew "Greedy" Smith has died after suffering a heart attack while driving in Sydney.

Brodlach wrote:Mental As Anything founding member and songwriter Andrew "Greedy" Smith has died after suffering a heart attack while driving in Sydney.

Just heard that, sad news which comes on the back of Noiseworks guitarist Stuart Fraser passing away from lung cancer on Sunday

Brodlach wrote:Mental As Anything founding member and songwriter Andrew "Greedy" Smith has died after suffering a heart attack while driving in Sydney.

“If you leave me, can I come too...”
I loved the Mentals - RIP Greedy.

Spargo wrote:

Brodlach wrote:Mental As Anything founding member and songwriter Andrew "Greedy" Smith has died after suffering a heart attack while driving in Sydney.

“If you leave me, can I come too...”
I loved the Mentals - RIP Greedy.

"I was lying in bed when I woke up dead
Cool, but not too calm
Must've stolen my soul through a photograph
Or a jungle voodoo charm"

Fond memories of seeing the Mentals at Lennies back in the day. Another Aussie icon gone.

Big shock to hear that former English cricket captain Bob Willis has died.

RIP

https://ew.com/celebrity/2019/12/08/ren ... r-dies-79/

I remember René from Benson, one of my favourite shows

Marie Fredriksson, one half of the popular Swedish duo Roxette, has died at the age of 61 after a 15 year battle with brain cancer.

Clinton Grybus, 12 years today.

Booney wrote:Clinton Grybus, 12 years today.

Wow, that's gone quick. Still miss him

Derek Fowlds (Heartbeat, Yes Minister) dies aged 82.

DOC wrote:Derek Fowlds (Heartbeat, Yes Minister) dies aged 82.

RIP. Bernard Woolley in Yes Minister is very much under-rated, a perfect foil to the back-and-forths between Humphrey Appleby and Jim Hacker, and often highlighting the irony or silliness (as the last few seconds of this excerpt demonstrates):



Also had some funny lines in his own right.

Hacker: Bernard, Humphrey should have seen this and warned me.
Bernard: I don't think Sir Humphrey understands economics, he did read classics.
Hacker: What about Sir Frank? He is Head of the Treasury.
Bernard: I am afraid he is in a greater disadvantage in understanding economics, he is an economist.

Terry Jones from Monty Python has passed away at the age of 77. RIP.

https://www.theage.com.au/culture/celebrity/monty-python-star-terry-jones-dies-aged-77-20200122-p53tw2.html

He gave us many great Python characters (Mr Creosote, Brian's Mum, and numerous pepper-pot ladies), but I'll always love him as Prince Herbert in 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.'

FATHER: One day, lad, all this will be yours!

PRINCE HERBERT: What, the curtains?

FATHER: No, not the curtains, lad!

John Cleese :

2 down, 4 to go.

Rip terry Jones a seriously funny funny man.
So many hilarious lines and characters.

Magellan wrote:He gave us many great Python characters (Mr Creosote, Brian's Mum, and numerous pepper-pot ladies), but I'll always love him as Prince Herbert in 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.'

FATHER: One day, lad, all this will be yours!

PRINCE HERBERT: What, the curtains?

FATHER: No, not the curtains, lad!

Anyone who has followed a long suffering football team would empathise with Gordon Ottershaw (whom I think is in @Doddy's avatar)

"EIGHT-ONE! EIGHT-BLOODY-ONE!"



I might drag out my Ripping Yarns DVD tonight.

Pseudo wrote:I might drag out my Ripping Yarns DVD tonight.

Always worth a watch, and seriously under-rated IMHO.

Forgot about Gordon Ottershaw. Although, I imagine Geoff Blethyn would've been offended by his disparaging remarks about the centre-forward who wore glasses on the pitch.

Ripping Yarns..... now that takes me back!

I have a vague memory of an episode where the central character has an uncle who collects diseases......and he was shocked to learn his uncle had taken ill.......

Magellan wrote:

Pseudo wrote:I might drag out my Ripping Yarns DVD tonight.

Always worth a watch, and seriously under-rated IMHO.

Yes, and when I'm finished I might tuck myself into bed with his * Nasty Book, and read myself to sleep with Bert Fegg, the West Bromley Fighting Haddock and Depravo the Rat...

* - like Ripping Yarns, a collaboration with Michael Palin.

Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash near LA