patto

This is really sad to hear, like many Bill was a massive part of the forum when I joined which was around 15 years ago now. He was one of those few special members that seemed to be part of the fabric of the place, as @c1982 said I remember he had the TT Emergency Board so that we could keep booting off about Everton if this place ever went down - I think that shows the work he put in behind the scenes. The fire that he showed in his posting was no doubt from a deep love of Everton and as others have said, not necessarily a bad thing at all. 
Hoping that Bill is at peace, condolences to his family and of course @patto. 

RIP Bill. Fair skies and kind winds.

RIP Bill and condolences to Patto and the rest of Bill's family.

Sad to hear. Sympathies to his family and thanks for the good work on TT.

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

To all at Toffee Talk thanks for all the kind words Bill did love it on here. 
and I know towards the end his big frustration was not being able to come on and have his say I think his last contribution was to get Beto Haha I wonder was he impressed with him. 
so thanks to all the kind words are much appreciated. 

Ah I'm so sorry to hear this,I really liked @Bill and loved his frank and straight views, proper toffee. RIP Bill and my condolences @patto to you and the family. X 

In retrospect, the name 'patto' is a bit of a give-away - if only we'd thought of it.

Echo all the sentiment above - Bill was and always will be a huge part of ToffeeTalk. I remember him as one of the mods when I first joined and had his own forum on standby whenever ToffeeTalk needed a few more pennies to keep the lights on - it was often ‘down’ and Bill’s forum filled the void. As above, I didn’t always share Bill’s views on Everton but he was clearly a huge Evertonian.
Love to @patto and family 💙
Finally, @patto I think it’s kind of cool that you and @Bill never revealed your link.

Very sad to hear. Bill was a genuine contributor. Wishing every sympathy to his family.

Sad news to hear of Bills passing, condolences to his family. A true blue RIP