Once a Cobbler always a.... Des O'Conner aged 88. R.I.P.
I went to see him perform with Jimmy Tarbuck a couple of years ago in Reading and The Cobblers were mentioned a couple of times during the show.
My folks went to see him at the Derngate last year and said he appeared to be on his last legs then. My dad was particularly scathing, saying he didn't appear to know what was going on most of the time, repeatedly needed reminding what to do next and was generally quite embarrassing to watch.
It's a shame that he's gone because, to be honest, he sounds ideally qualified to be recalled for his long awaited first team debut....