Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
My word, I bet he was quite the ray of sunshine during and after

I went to my parents' house after the game to see my pa, who'd be sent home to die, and he spoke his last cogent words to me. "Could you fetch me my cigarettes please?" which was funny, given that it was some months since he'd been in a condition where he was capable of smoking, and then, "Lost? To Wimbledon?"

Next day, deaded.

Good timez.
Look on the bright side, though: he died when we were still champions and didn't have to watch Dennis miss that penalty.