from sport passing away atm, two at the weekend, firstly Joe Mercer, a jockey who was right up there with Piggott, Eddery and Hide when I was younger, secondly Ron Hill a legend in marathon running, who apparently ran at least a mile every day for 52 years 39 days.

got respect for someone who can ride a horse as fast as mercer and bigger respect for hill and anyone else able to run a marathon. i was fit in my younger days but could never have done that.

Barney Curley too, former Horse Racing trainer and orchestrator of one of the biggest betting coups of all time.