Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Other Football => Topic started by: manic-road on November 29, 2020, 06:49:12 PM
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Papa Bouba Diop - Senegal legend and former Portsmouth and Fulham midfielder - has died at the age of 42.
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That’s no age, poor kid
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That is a shock. Any idea what happened that led to his death?
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I read he had been ill for a while, didn’t say what the illness was though.
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Remember him scoring the winner in the opening game of the 2002 world cup against the then world champions France, it was a huge shock. RIP.
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Very sad news.
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I had no recollection of him playing for Blues.
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RIP.
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I had no recollection of him playing for Blues.
Two games, one goal.
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I had no recollection of him playing for Blues.
Two games, one goal.
If only it had been against us - he’d have been a Hall of Famer
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I had no recollection of him playing for Blues.
Hopefully neither did he.
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He was a really big unit.
I seem to remember him being the bloke who broke Darius Vassell's ankle in a game at VP.
What a shame to die so young.
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He was a pretty good player and part of some giant Fulham and Portsmouth teams. Terrified me every time they git a corner.
Only 5 years older than me.
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He has gone from a wardrobe to a coffin.
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I ran the London marathon in 2006 and had a few beers in the pub after with friends.
One of them, an Aussie woman, brought a mate of hers who was on the physio staff at Fulham. Apparently Boupa Diop was built like a god but absolutely refused to do any weights. It was his natural build - natural for a full time sportsman that is.