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Kenneth Wolstenholme - RIP
Lately we lost a fine actor in Dudley Moore, the stalwart of the Royal Family, a gifted young cricketer in Ben Hollioake and Director Bill Wilder.
All of these were sad deaths, some expected, some tragically sudden.
We lost another one this week, however, that got no mention whatsoever on these boards or indeed many others, and that has surprised me.
If I said to you the words "Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over ... it is now!" what would you think of? Is there anyone who (really) doesn't know the most famous phrase in England's football history?
We have a lot of football fans on this site and I was surprised that no-one mentioned the death of Kenneth Wolstenholme. But better late than never
All of these were sad deaths, some expected, some tragically sudden.
We lost another one this week, however, that got no mention whatsoever on these boards or indeed many others, and that has surprised me.
If I said to you the words "Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over ... it is now!" what would you think of? Is there anyone who (really) doesn't know the most famous phrase in England's football history?
We have a lot of football fans on this site and I was surprised that no-one mentioned the death of Kenneth Wolstenholme. But better late than never
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whats going on? loads of famous people are dying, ic an't say i knew who this bloke was but sad news indeed.
Posted: 12:55 Mar 31 2002 
Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over. It is now! - The singlemost popular phrase throughout english football ever.
Sadly for Kenneth, it is over now, may he RIP.
Sadly for Kenneth, it is over now, may he RIP.
Posted: 19:45 Mar 31 2002
the man was a legend, the most used phrase by football fans the world over, he will be sorely missed 
Posted: 22:57 Mar 31 2002
Maybe someone could explain to me why this is sad news?
Death is the natural and unavoidable flip side to life and is a daily occurence.
It is not inherently sad and certainly no more so when the person happens to be famous.
In this instance, the deceased is a man who got to spend his life watching and talking about football for a living, not a bad way to spend your time IMO. In the course of that career, he contributed a phrase that has become instantly recognised and synonymous with England winning the World Cup. Not too shabby.
Without death, a person's existence is incomplete for only in reflection can the sum of a person's life be recognised. To die in old age after a long and happy life is not sad in the slightest.
I would suggest that the saddest death highlighted by the media recently was that of Ben Hollioake, who at 24 had only just begun to show his potential as an international cricketeer and indeed as a man with friends and family.
Death is the natural and unavoidable flip side to life and is a daily occurence.
It is not inherently sad and certainly no more so when the person happens to be famous.
In this instance, the deceased is a man who got to spend his life watching and talking about football for a living, not a bad way to spend your time IMO. In the course of that career, he contributed a phrase that has become instantly recognised and synonymous with England winning the World Cup. Not too shabby.
Without death, a person's existence is incomplete for only in reflection can the sum of a person's life be recognised. To die in old age after a long and happy life is not sad in the slightest.
I would suggest that the saddest death highlighted by the media recently was that of Ben Hollioake, who at 24 had only just begun to show his potential as an international cricketeer and indeed as a man with friends and family.
Posted: 11:54 Apr 01 2002 
A sad loss
Posted: 17:24 Apr 01 2002