[Misc] Ben's Grandad Has Passed Away

[symyjym]

Work fine on Macs, dodgy as hell on windows.

Probably, all I know is that about 6 years ago I was using a stream and I got a really nasty sticky virus. Couldn't get rid of it from my system but my mate who is a bit of wiz managed to trick it into not working. I would never use a dodgy stream again.

 

[origigull]

RIP BG. Its strange that when I log onto NSC and look through OPs, if one is by BG I always seems to open it up first just to see if I can fathom out what's he is up to - either IT issues, rumours from his sons in a queue about the next player coming or who's playing full back. He was the joker of the pack in the nicest possible way and a legend on NSC. I hope his family and friends can look at the many plaudits on here and chuckle to themselves saying 'that's typical BG. RIP fellow Albion fan.

 

[lawros left foot]

His funniest posts were the rumours that he had heard in the queue for his halftime Bovril. Nobody else had heard any of these rumours, and they never came to pass, but, that never stopped him posting more.
Bless you, BG, sleep well.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

I think you'll find it was never.

Patience and civility well beyond my capabilities.

Very true.

In one of the many threads about Webster and Stephens recently, in which we were usually poles apart opinion wise, he labeled my post as ‘Absolute rubbish.’ and I remember being quite surprised at BG being that strong! That’s about as insulting as he got even when he was getting huge stick from many for his slightly outlandish views/wind ups.

An absolute legend of this board for sure and he’ll be greatly missed.

 

[StillHateBellotti]

Sad loss, Bens Grandad RIP x

 

[dazzer6666]

Was reading through this amazing thread again on the way home tonight and welling up a bit.....I lost my dad in November and couldn’t help but reflect on the similarities - also 76, frail through illness (kidney failure), basically IT illiterate but tried his best (I got a call most weeks about a ‘broken internet’, a printer not working, a locked ebay account, Tesco online shopping access and suchlike) and prone to completely random statements of the obvious about sport, cricket in particular (and he was a big fan of Trescothick). Like me he obviously never knew @BG, but I’m sure they would have got on. That makes me smile. Hope they bump into each other wherever they are now.......

 

[Hampster Gull]

RIP big man

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I never really understood why he didn't flounce at least once, given the amount of stick he took sometimes on here by some.

 

[matbha]

Rip bg

 

[timbha]

I never really understood why he didn't flounce at least once, given the amount of stick he took sometimes on here by some.

not his generation. Stoic.

 

[hart's shirt]

This thread should take its rightful place in the NSC heavens alongside those threads honouring Robert (RMHP), Ed (Lord B), Jacob (Snoobs) and Matt.

They always feel so much more precious than NSC Gold, infinitely more significant than just another thread on the Big Board.

Although they have left us, the memories of BG and the others will continue to live on here.

NSC Immortal.

 

[robinsonsgrin]

gosh... wow! not been on since the weekend.... shocked and saddened. thoughts with all who held him dear.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Was reading through this amazing thread again on the way home tonight and welling up a bit.....I lost my dad in November and couldn’t help but reflect on the similarities - also 76, frail through illness (kidney failure), basically IT illiterate but tried his best (I got a call most weeks about a ‘broken internet’, a printer not working, a locked ebay account, Tesco online shopping access and suchlike) and prone to completely random statements of the obvious about sport, cricket in particular (and he was a big fan of Trescothick). Like me he obviously never knew @BG, but I’m sure they would have got on. That makes me smile. Hope they bump into each other wherever they are now.......

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news...roblems-without-murdering-them-20200221193718

 

[AZ Gull]

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news...roblems-without-murdering-them-20200221193718

I'm amazed they managed to get both Joe Biden and Madonna for that photo.

 

[Ken Livingstone Seagull]

Will raise a strong mai tai is his direction later (sun not quite over the yardarm just yet). BG was a subject of footy (or IT) conversation occasionally all the way out here in Hawaii and as a youth referee, I never did look at left backs without thinking of BG at some point and smiling to myself. I still will.

 

[dazzer6666]

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news...roblems-without-murdering-them-20200221193718

All true. In the spirit of BG, my mum, who struggles even more than dad did, told me this week that since the Storm Dennis power cut last week, the computer has been broken.

‘Have you switched it back on ?’

‘What ?’

[emoji849][emoji849]

 

[rippleman]

Just heard this terribly sad news.

The daft old duffer made me chuckle so many times. A true NSC legend; this place wont be the same again.

My sincere condolences to Ben, arfer and the rest of the family.

RIP BG

 

[Arkwright]

Just checked NSC for the first time in a few days and am truly shocked by the sad passing of BG. While I rarely agreed with him it's always good to read other opinions and his opinions were always strong.
A true legend of NSC and our NSC family, you will be greatly missed. I hope you find a suitably message board on the other side that you can monopolies.
Thoughts are with family and friends.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I didn't realise that Ben's Grandad's real name was Brian Lisher. So I wondered if he was also on Twitter.

These are his only tweets in seven years. Bless 'im.

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Those four tweets sum up his NSC activity very well.

 

[Maximus]

Sad loss to this board.

Even now I was in another thread (knockaert) and my first thought was “I wonder what BG’s obscure view on this would be”. He’ll be missed. RIP Brian.


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