My father passed away recently and a friend of mine suggested you can get minuscule amounts of ashes made into jewellery, ornaments, tattoos etc.
Not at all made my mind up yet as I’m actually not keen on tattoos personally, but just wondered if this was more of a ‘thing’ than I’d realised.
By and large he’s excellent at his job, and his passion from a fan’s point of view has been very very good.
I’m sure there will be counter examples, but 2 family members met him and found him a bit aloof though. Nobody’s perfect I guess.
I recall it being on A Question of Sport’s ‘What happened next!?’ about a year later. Matt Le Tissier was on the show and he claimed it shouldn’t have been allowed because ‘the ref didn’t give Parris permission to re-enter the field of play’ … which was factually inaccurate to the circumstances.
My lovely Dad passed away 10 days ago, and mum surprised us all with the news that they’ve both agreed/arranged to have direct to cremation services. In other words, no funeral service.
They wanted people to not have to go through the pain of goodbye again weeks after the death and would rather...
3-3 vs Bournemouth in early ‘94?
We were 1-3 down going into the last 5 mins, and Paul McCarthy (RIP) scored before Chappers rattled in a 30 yard equaliser.
One for the teenagers:
Maupay Maupay
Scores goals for me
Maupay Maupay
The king of shithousery
To the tune of Monday, Monday (The Mama’s and the Papa’s)
I may have it wrong. I just have a memory of us being thrashed at home in 92 by Orient, but being pleased when Andy Kennedy scored a late consolation goal believing that goals for would mean something more in a loss.
I was in the North that night.
We played very, very well by all accounts and the Goldstone properly erupted for the equaliser. I ended up halfway down the terrace off the back of that crowd swell surf!
Fergie was renowned for his fledglings even then, and I remember Beckham coming on… but...