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 Post subject: Checked out at 72…
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:27 am 
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Sid Waddell


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19231497

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:47 am 
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RIP Sid. singly responsible for bringing the enjoyment of darts to me. Authentic, funny, genuine and inspiring. Now that's the Brittania I love.

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 Post subject: Re: Checked out at 72…
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:14 pm 
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Darts commentating will never be the same in darts, he jazzed up what sometimes was a boring sport! He just had his 72 birthday on friday and the dies the next day! Life can be a right b****** at times!!! RIP Sid ;-)


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His greatest achievement must surely be the penning of Jossy's Giants!


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 Post subject: Re: Checked out at 72…
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:14 pm 
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Yep and some of his one liners were absolutely class.

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