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Re: RIP thread
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Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:50 am
by Durhamfootman
The story went that Big Jack always paid for drinks by cheque because he knew that it would always be framed rather than cashed, but he disputed this saying that he had never had to buy a drink in Ireland.
Re: RIP thread
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Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:19 am
by sussexpob
Durhamfootman wrote:The story went that Big Jack always paid for drinks by cheque because he knew that it would always be framed rather than cashed, but he disputed this saying that he had never had to buy a drink in Ireland.
I very much doubt he did have to pay. Obviously what he did for Irish football makes him a legend. I guess you dont get that type of abrasive yet warm characters in football anymore. Certainly a lot of amusing anecdotes around in the last day or two about him. RIP Jacky....
Not directly related, but I seen some comments about his home town in some articles; pretty crazy that Ashington, a tiny village of 20000 people, has produced two world cup winning footballers, a player voted in Leeds United all time team, Newcastle United best ever player (Jackie Milburn), a PGA golfer who finished in the top 5 of a major, a Wisden Cricketer of the year (Harmison), and several other professional footballers or cricketers.
Mark Wood comes from there too, so they are currently represented at the highest level of English sport. Pretty amazing, what are they feeding people there?
Re: RIP thread
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Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:40 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Famous Pitmen Painters from there too, according to Wiki.
Re: RIP thread
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 4:41 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Long term opening partner to Sunil Gavaskar, the crouching opener Chetan Chauhan has died.
Re: RIP thread
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Wed Aug 19, 2020 7:14 am
by Durhamfootman
Ben Cross
short illness
only 72
Re: RIP thread
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Wed Aug 19, 2020 7:50 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Only remember him for Chariots. He had a small role in Bridge Too Far and was in a Bernard Rose film, Paperhouse. Not seen him in anything else. Forty years on I can clearly picture him in COF though.
Re: RIP thread
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Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:17 pm
by Durhamfootman
he was Spock's dad in the first remake of Star Trek, and I remember him in First Knight. Bridge too far was a surprise to me
Re: RIP thread
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Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:18 pm
by Durhamfootman
Was he in Jewel in the Crown?
Re: RIP thread
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Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:23 pm
by Durhamfootman
seemingly not, yet I seem to remember him in something along those lines
I also thought he was in the bodyline tv series, but seemingly not there either
Perhaps he's one of those actors who is memorable despite not being in anything
Re: RIP thread
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Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:31 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
He could have played a convincing Douglas Jardine I think. If Hugo Weaving hadn't got the part.
Re: RIP thread
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Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:53 pm
by Durhamfootman
I thought he did play Jardine, tbh. I was really surprised that he didn't
Re: RIP thread
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Wed Sep 02, 2020 4:02 pm
by DiligentDefence
Northants stalwart David Capel died today aged just 57. Player and coach all round good bloke.
Re: RIP thread
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Wed Sep 02, 2020 4:18 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Played in the 1990 win in Jamaica.
Sad to hear. Very good county player, who had some good times with England.
Re: RIP thread
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Wed Sep 02, 2020 4:39 pm
by Durhamfootman
yep... one of the good guys, David Capel. RIP
Re: RIP thread
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Thu Sep 10, 2020 3:19 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Film and tv actor Diana Rigg has died at 82. For me she is Mrs Peel in my favourite ever tv programme, The Avengers, when she was an exceptionally beautiful (and sexy) woman- with great comic flair. Memorable too in the Bond film OHMSS (only made 17 feature films), and as Mrs Danvers in a tv version of Rebecca. Also a highly regarded stage actor.