11 Jul 2026 18:04:32
Bates has died.

1.) 11 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026 20:07:17
Just spotted it too, Ealing.

94 - good innings. Mad as a box of frogs, of course, but he probably saved us at a time when no one else wanted to know!

2.) 11 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026 21:08:00
Spot on, Cleggy. He shafted quite a few of our creditors during his takeover process, but saved us in the process.

3.) 12 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026 22:24:15
Good point, Cleggy. Massimo was also certifiably crazy, but without both tenures, when nobody else was interested in us, where would we be now.

4.) 12 Jul 2026
12 Jul 2026 12:58:44
100% class.