ACE has SHUFFLED off this mortal coil

Bear of the week thread 

East Stirling 

Moribund
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I remember when he picked seven Liverpool players in one England team,
including old man Callaghan who had actually played in the 1966 World Cup
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zico wrote: ↑09 Oct 2025, 12:12 Hi all, just to let you know I am back, many thanks to Easthammer for holding the fort. Shall I start again on Monday East, unless you want to carry on for a bit? My nephews MRI has been posponed till November  so good to go if needed.

Great band but same Setlist as 40 years ago

Think they are playing the last ever shows about now
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Texas -  Sharleen Spiteri

Hot Chocolate  -  Errol Brown
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QPR v Millwall Not quite in the international break as such as it's on the 18th, but a good couple of days before the next West Ham game which I shall be boycotting anyway. Qpr v Millwall- 12:30 Fulham v Arsenal - 5:30 I've always fancied seeing two games on one day but never done it. . Went to Bir...

wils wrote: ↑06 Oct 2025, 13:39 QPR v Millwall

Not quite in the international break as such as it's on the 18th, but a good couple of days before the next West Ham game which I shall be boycotting anyway.

I might go Wimbledon v Port Vale
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Gary ABLETT
Gary SPEED
Gary MASON
Gary MOORE
Gary COLEMAN

All Brown Bread
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Yet another know nothing shit stirring Gary in the Media getting it all wrong. Must be a Gary thing... https://x.com/Basil_TGMD/status/1974794413831508250 Absolutely thick as pig shit. ✊️💦 So many dangerous, unhinged Lefties who will live in a world of delusions in their own head when they chat shi...

Similar to the Lady Gaga thread -  Cartoon pop star image, but they were both already genuinely good singer / songwriters to begin with. 
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The Championship looking open again

12 midweek matches, no home wins
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Cheers Zico - thanks for completing the numbers 

Thanks Zico

May we humbly await the outstanding number quiz ?  (Number nine)
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RIP to the Italian film beauty, and not so long after Gina Lollabrigida

Sophia Loren is still with us
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I suspect many of us have seen a world great have a bang - average game ; and we are puffing up the memory a bit
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Blondie had plenty of great covers ;

Denis, Denis - Randy and the rainbows
The tide is high - John Holt
Hanging on the Telephone - The Nerves
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Nick Heyward did a great version of 'Sounds from the Street' , by The Jam
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.. 79 today

Where do the years go
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RIP Stephen, half of Blancmange

Not quite up there with other synth - pop duos like Soft Cell and OMD, but they had a few hits
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Not really that old ;

Younger than Fullkrug, Wilson, Rodriguez

Only two years older than Bowen, Paqueta, Kilman
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Do we have nothing better to offer than Andy fucking Irving ? .. QPR have better players than that 
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on telly i saw a fat, washed up, ex - manager called Wayne Rooney

Still, he's younger than Fabianski
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American politician Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez is a massive YES
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I am more from the punk / new wave era, but a terrific young band with Supertramp influences are The Lemon Twigs

Led by two very talented young brothers

and RIP to Rick
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