The departed 2

[SCOTTISH LEEDS]

RIP Glenn Roeder

Classy player, classy manager and from the eulogies from emotional ex-colleagues an all-round great human being.
One guy - I missed who it was - was on talkSPORT saying that he was under Roeder at West Ham and they got on brilliantly and he added some details as to how he worked with players, changing who he was depending on the character of the individual. The player was originally from the north-east and his mother had been ill for some time, which Glenn of course knew about.
One Saturday, Roeder took a call from one of the club secretaries to say that the mother didn't have long left, so on full-time he pulled the player to one side and told him just to get in his car and be with the family, saying don't worry about next week, etc.
About an hour later, as the player was in his car and Roeder presumably was on the coach or maybe in his own car, he called the player and stayed on the phone for four or five hours as he made his way up to Newcastle. The entire trip. Just talking football, talking family, music, politics, whatever, just to keep him calm and make sure he was okay.

The player was gushing about how much it meant and how utterly brilliant Roeder's man-management skills were.

Don Hutchison was the player.

[SCOTTISH LEEDS]

Liverpool Legend and the man who scored the winner against us in the 1965 FA cup final Ian St John has died aged 82.

[NottinghamWhite]

Liverpool Legend and the man who scored the winner against us in the 1965 FA cup final Ian St John has died aged 82.

Loved Saint & Greavsie television classic. Great player from a wonderful era of English football.

R.I.P. Saint.

A Bill Shankly quote.

"What would you do if God came to Liverpool tomorrow?"
"Move St John to inside-right."

[Selby White]

Loved Saint & Greavsie television classic. Great player from a wonderful era of English football.

Me too, essential television for any football fan.

RIP - Ian

[Davycc]

RIP Ian. Classic TV along with Greavsie. Not too shabby a player either.

[Mr Russell]

Former England cricketer Joey Benjamin has died aged 60 of a heart attack, he played one test for the England National side in 1994 against South Africa, RIP Joey.

[ChilwellWhite]

Trevor Peacock has passed best known as Jim on the Vicar of Dibley, no no no, yes.

[johnh]

Murray Walker passed away, age 97, RIP.

[Barlow Boy]

Murray Walker passed away, age 97, RIP.

Very sad news, some of his commentaries were legendary.

[Davycc]

One of those unmistakable voices. Great commentator.
"With half of the race gone, there is still half of the race to go." Hope you enjoy the rest of the race Murray. RIP