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Co starred with Clint and Arnie back in the day. Massive presence on screen. RIP
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Paul Mariner: Former Ipswich and England striker dies aged 68
'Brave as well as skilful - Mariner one of the finest of his time' BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty Paul Mariner was a striker of the highest class who mixed the old-fashioned virtues of physical presence and aerial power alongside a complete all-round game. He will be remembered as one of Sir Bobby Robson's most astute acquisitions when he moved to Ipswich Town from Plymouth Argyle in 1976, going on to become a key figure in their greatest period. Mariner played in the FA Cup final win against Arsenal in 1978 and also when Ipswich Town won the Uefa Cup in 1981, scoring in the first leg of a 5-4 aggregate win over AZ Alkmaar. It was a regret that Ipswich Town did not win the title despite coming close during his time at the club but Mariner's consistency, goals, character and outgoing personality made him one of their true legends of a golden era in Suffolk under Robson. Mariner's quality earned him England honours, the high point of his international career coming when he scored in the 3-1 win over France at the 1982 World Cup in Spain. He mixed modern attributes, was brave as well as skilful and at his peak was one of the finest British centre-forwards of his time.
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They had some good stories about him on this weeks Iron On Wrestling Podcast - good to hear more about what happened to him after his WWF run ended
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@mikethesnow said in RIP 2021:
Off to Valhalla
Andy ‘The Viking’ Fordham
Certainly not a picture of health when he was playing but definitely part of the reason I enjoyed Darts on sky back in the day. RIP.
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Philip Sherry.
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@donsteppa said in RIP 2021:
Philip Sherry.
That's another of the voices from my youth gone. Always seemed to come accross as as a pretty classy bloke
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@donsteppa said in RIP 2021:
Philip Sherry.
A few firsts in there - I remember him on the first TV3 news bulletin and TV 1 news before that, but a long, illustrious career apparently.
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He would be in his 80s I assume? Not many left from that era of TV news readers. Tom Bradley is one.
Article said 87. Dougal Stevenson still alive as well
Douglas Stevenson always has a place in my heart for his Blerta work. He just seemed to drop off the face of the earth in the 80s, no idea why.
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@donsteppa said in RIP 2021:
Philip Sherry.
I didn't realise he was still alive
Neither. I assumed he slipped off quietly years ago.
RIP 2021