Category Archives: R.I.P.

Cardiff City characters no longer with us.

Mel Charles 14/5/35 – 24/9/16.

Posted on September 25, 2016 by The other Bob Wilson

The last question in my six decades quiz on Friday concerned Jacob Mellis, now of Bury, who became the first player ever to score at Rotherham’s New York Stadium when he netted for Barnsley in a pre season friendly in … Continue reading →

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Muhammad Ali 17/1/1942 – 3/6/2016.

Posted on June 5, 2016 by The other Bob Wilson

It must have been around the time when Victoria Wood and Prince died on successive days about six weeks ago that I heard someone from the BBC’s Library section being asked if 2016 was an exceptional year when it came … Continue reading →

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