Comments on SOCRATES HIMSELF IS PARTICULARLY MISSEDTypePad2011-12-04T19:27:13ZTony Teahttps://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/2011/12/socrates-himself-is-particularly-missed/comments/atom.xml/Tony commented on 'SOCRATES HIMSELF IS PARTICULARLY MISSED'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef01675eb0207c970b2011-12-13T06:07:17Z2011-12-13T06:07:17ZTonyOr Socratina, as the case may be.<p>Or Socratina, as the case may be.</p>Ann O'Dyne commented on 'SOCRATES HIMSELF IS PARTICULARLY MISSED'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef015438396a70970c2011-12-13T02:51:14Z2011-12-13T02:51:14ZAnn O'Dynehttp://bwican.blogspot.com/good name Socrates - put it on the list. X X X<p><b>good name Socrates - put it on the list. X X X</b></p>Tony commented on 'SOCRATES HIMSELF IS PARTICULARLY MISSED'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0162fd67f167970d2011-12-06T00:31:12Z2011-12-06T00:31:12ZTonyhttp://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/cricket/Or, was.<p>Or, was.</p>Brett Pee commented on 'SOCRATES HIMSELF IS PARTICULARLY MISSED'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0162fd5e9e7a970d2011-12-05T07:26:43Z2011-12-05T07:26:43ZBrett PeeHe is probably philosophical about this whole death thing.<p>He is probably philosophical about this whole death thing.</p>Tony commented on 'SOCRATES HIMSELF IS PARTICULARLY MISSED'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef015437d82544970c2011-12-04T22:49:13Z2011-12-04T22:49:13ZTonyhttp://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/cricket/Indeed. As it says in the Mail: The reality is that all the years of hard drinking and heavy smoking...<p>Indeed. <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2069956/Socrates-dead-Farewell-genius-Doctor-football-better.html?ito=feeds-newsxml" rel="nofollow">As it says in the Mail</a>:</p>
<blockquote>The reality is that all the years of hard drinking and heavy smoking had left that gangly body too weak to recover from a dodgy stroganoff. That followed two previous spells in hospital since August as he awaited a liver transplant which never came, while reflecting: ‘I have looked upon alcohol as a partner in my life.’</blockquote>
<p>Sounds like he died from a virulent bout of the George Bests.</p>Simon commented on 'SOCRATES HIMSELF IS PARTICULARLY MISSED'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0162fd5a10f1970d2011-12-04T22:42:19Z2011-12-04T22:42:19ZSimonSocrates had a very big drinking problem (and I'm not talking about hemlock).<p>Socrates had a very big drinking problem (and I'm not talking about hemlock).</p>