They've only just killed his character off! Absent from the program for months (AFAIK), he's died peacefully aged 98.
I wonder if they were seeking a new actor but couldn't find one with a good enough likeness? (in voice, of course!)
This happened at a place with security guards, CCTV cameras and plenty of people nearby. Can you be safe anywhere in public in Manchester? Safest places would probably be the football stadia, which ironically would be the reverse of the situation 40 odd years ago!
It was 10-1 in 2001, Belgium's joint record score. The match in San Marino earlier this year was only 0-4, and they managed to hold out for 42 minutes, during which they had this glorious opportunity to go ahead
I can remember Liverpool having 9 different scorers in a European match in the 70s...
From what I've read about the achievements of Potter and his staff in raising Ostersunds from obscurity to Europe, any debt is owed to them, not by them.