Age 71 – Celebrity Death Club

Gary Sprake, 71….. Dead

Former Leeds United, Birmingham City and Wales goalkeeper Gary Sprake has died at the age of 71. Swansea-born Sprake made more than 500 appearances during 11 years at Leeds United, and was a First Division title winner in 1969. He

Football Manager Sacking Bingo 3 20th November 2025
Aye, also of some minor interest to my fellow Carlisle supporters. His assistant - Paul "Simmo" Simpson - who's had two spells at Carlisle and is from Carlisle, jumped ship over the summer for a job in the US. Some of us reckon Simmo might have just edged them over the line. Unlikely to see […]
The Deathlist Christmas Special! 20th November 2025
Special mention to Wombling Merry Christmas by The Wombles. I love a sax solo!
Political Discussions And Ranting Thread 20th November 2025
The Deathlist Christmas Special! 20th November 2025
I'm probably too mainstream, lol. Favourite Christmas song: A Spaceman Came Travelling - Chris De Burgh Favourite Christmas tune: In Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield Least favourite Christmas song: absolutely loads - anything involving the Spice Girls, or sausage rolls, Wham's Last Christmas (obvs), narrowing it down is a problem! I may come back to […]
Derby Dead Pool - The Lost And The Missed 20th November 2025
List of the Lost: Barry Knight, cricketer. https://essexcricket.org.uk/2025/11/13/barry-knight-1938-2025/ https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2025/celebs_K.html#knigb1
Football Manager Sacking Bingo 3 20th November 2025
Another world cup he fails to attend in the dugout...
The Dead of 2025 20th November 2025
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Robert Stirm, who was the subject of the award winning photo "Burst of Joy" dead at 92. Was held captive in Vietnam for five years after being shot down, and was a cellmate of John McCain. In a cruel twist, his wife pictured in the photo served him with divorce […]
The Deathlist Christmas Special! 20th November 2025
Undoubtedly already covered in one of those Kill/Save threads I don’t read, but what are your most and least favourite Christmas songs? I’m always looking for something different to karaoke and this year I’ve got the Sharon Van Etten cover of 2000 Miles, The Band’s Christmas Must Be Tonight, and Christmas Time Is Here from […]
Fort William Football Club 20th November 2025
I’m glad I overcame my prejudices and watched it. That ending would have been enough to give Jock Stein a heart attack in heaven. He actually died of a pulmonary embolism, I believe, but then we’d have missed the ‘Scotland’s best attack all match’ joke.
Kill or Save: UK No.4 Hits of the 70s 20th November 2025
20/11/2025 69 Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygène Part IV +4 68 Electric Light Orchestra - Livin’ Thing 45 Bryan Ferry - Let’s Stick Together 43 Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel 32 The Emotions - Best Of My Love 23 Mr. Big - Romeo 23 Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby 19 […]