MikeO Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Sadly today I have to inform the good folk of ToffeeTalk that Bill, an active and constant TT member for more than twenty years, passed away on Wednesday. In his time he contributed more than eighteen and a half thousand posts and spent many years as a valued moderator and admin, he was really part of the fabric of the site from virtually day one. He didn't always see eye to eye with everyone and was never shy of offering his opinions if he disagreed with something...no bad thing. I was informed of the sad news yesterday by @patto, who revealed that he was Bill's brother, so condolences and sympathies to him and all Bill's family from all at ToffeeTalk, he'll be missed. He's doubtless now somewhere telling The Golden Vision how he could've improved himself with a better work ethic! Thanks Bill, aka Toffeelicker, RIP mate. c1982, Matt, Quinn31 and 8 others 2 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 I've only ever known TT with Bill as a part of it. RIP. Quinn31, patto and c1982 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formby Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 That's very sad news. Condolences to @patto and all the family. RIP. c1982 and patto 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Wow, I'm shocked. Condolences @patto. We will all miss Bill's posts. c1982 and patto 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Sad news RIP Bill and condolences to Patto and family c1982 and patto 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Best wishes, Patto, to you and your family. Bill was always up for a debate and joust, I've enjoyed duelling with him and had a lot of respect for him. Was here when I joined and was probably key to me sticking around with the little competitions he ran back in the day. Rest in peace, Bill. patto and c1982 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wall Writer Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Condolences to Patto and the rest of Bill’s family. He will be missed on TT. c1982 and patto 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Rest in peace, Bill. Condolences to his family. patto and c1982 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonsta Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Condolences to his family, RIP Bill c1982 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 such sad news - Rest in Peace, Bill patto and c1982 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Blue Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 RIP Bill, thoughts and prayers with his family and friends. His posts were always fun to read. He will be missed and remembered . He is with Dixie and the boys now AlbanyNYToffee, patto and c1982 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Very sad to hear about Bills passing, he was a big contributor and character to TT and will be sorely missed by all who knew him. RIP Bill you will always be remembered fondly you are a true Blue legend. Condolences to Patto and the rest of the family I can’t begin to imagine how big your loss must feel. patto and c1982 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Sad to hear this, true blue. Sympathies to Patto and his family. patto and c1982 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StevO Posted January 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 12 Known him on TT for the best part of two decades, I disagreed with him pretty much for two decades. I know I had a lot of respect for him and he will be missed by a lot of people here on TT Bill made as big a contribution to this place as anyone over the years. He’s a major part of what TT is today and for that I’m grateful. Condolences to Patto and the rest of your family. Rest easy Bill. patto, London Blue, MikeO and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggytop Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Sad news to hear of Bills passing, condolences to his family. A true blue RIP patto and c1982 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Very sad to hear. Bill was a genuine contributor. Wishing every sympathy to his family. c1982 and patto 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post c1982 Posted January 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 12 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. Shukes, MikeO, StevO and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 2 hours ago, c1982 said: Finally, @patto I think it’s kind of cool that you and @Bill never revealed your link. In retrospect, the name 'patto' is a bit of a give-away - if only we'd thought of it. MikeO, patto and Matt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 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 patto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post patto Posted January 13 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 13 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. dunlopp9987, Quinn31, Shukes and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sev Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Sad to hear. Sympathies to his family and thanks for the good work on TT. patto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 RIP Bill and condolences to Patto and the rest of Bill's family. patto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 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. Matt, patto and Elston Gunnn 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 RIP Bill. Fair skies and kind winds. patto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeO Posted January 14 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 14 12 minutes ago, Zoo 2.0 said: I remember he had the TT Emergency Board so that we could keep booting off about Everton if this place ever went down... Story behind that. He did indeed do a standby forum, and independently I did the same for the same reason. There was a bit of friendly rivalry over who had the most members signed up (I did), but then one day I tried to log onto mine and found the whole thing had disappeared Got onto servers and had it restored, went into control panel to see if I could work out what had happened, and discovered that Bill had deleted it He'd guessed my password (probably something as imaginative as "joshua") and killed the site! I gave in at that point and didn't bother to get it going again, and I never told Bill that I'd found out it was him (he was all, "oh no Mike, what's happened?"). Says something about his will to win I guess, bless him. patto, Zoo 2.0, Matt and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elston Gunnn Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Without knowing any poster on TT, I could see from the way longstanding posters interacted with Bill that he was an institution on TT. Even when, maybe especially when, people disagreed with him, their respect for him was obvious. MikeO, StevO and patto 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Ah no. Sorry to hear that. Thoughts with @patto and the family. Can't remember if I've ever debated Bill directly, probs pissed him off at some point, but certainly know the name. RIP Bill. patto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggytop Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Correct me if I’m wrong, but there was a nice tribute to a Bill before the kick off today, I’m guessing it’s our Bill RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 14 Author Report Share Posted January 14 21 minutes ago, Wiggytop said: Correct me if I’m wrong, but there was a nice tribute to a Bill before the kick off today, I’m guessing it’s our Bill RIP. This guy more than likely... https://www.uptospeedjournalism.com/news/billy-ingham/ patto and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quinn31 Posted January 14 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 14 RIP and a big thank you to Bill for his thoughtful contributions and being a staple of ToffeeTalk. I'm sorry for the loss, though if he is indeed 96 year old Billy Ingham, no doubt a long life fully lived. My condolences, Patto. As a general note, this is an opportunity to thank all of you for contributing to this community - as someone who came to this forum as a new football fan and new Evertonian, I have learned so much from being a member here and thank all of you for increasing my knowledge, football, Everton, and many things else and I preemptively forgive all of you for the brain damage you've caused me on Brexit and Romelu Lukaku. Romey 1878, Matt, Sibdane and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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