Peter Whittingham dies age 35

[Pliskin]

Formerly a thorn in our side has passed away.

 

Thoughts with his family, no mention of the cause as of yet.

[EastAnglianFox]

Confirmed. 😔

 

 

[Toddybad]

1 minute ago, Pliskin said:

Formerly a thorn in our side has passed away.

 

Thoughts with his family, no mention of the cause as of yet.

I think he fell and injured himself from what I'd seen.

Was a really good player at championship level, as you say somebody that always caused us problems.

Really sad.

[UpTheLeagueFox]

Nice guy as well as a classy player.

Dreadful news.

[wardyfox86]

 Devastating news. 

 

Thoughts go to all his family. 

[Guest Manini]

A proper, proper wand of a left foot. RIP. 

[Finnegan]

Jesus **** that's horrible, tragically young. Was absolutely class with Chops for Cardiff, thoughts with his family and friends. 

[wardyfox86]

He was always good for a goal against us. I remember he scored an absolute peach of a free kick to Chris Weale's near post, he was clutching thin air. 

[Finnaldo]

Used to regularly rinse us in our Championship era, absolutely quality player at that level. 
 

Only from down the road in Nuneaton as well. Rest in peace and condolences to his wife and unborn child 

[TheUltimateWinner]

RIP 

 

 

 

[Saxondale]

Obviously tragic. RIP.

 

I always liked him as a player. I think he was much underrated generally.

[String fellow]

His death briefly got listed earlier this week on Wiki, but then got taken down. The original reason given was complications following a fall. This is today's list, with a similar reason given.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2020

[Super_horns]

 

RIP - gone tragically young.

 

Always seemed to play well against us.

 

Very good player at Championship level.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Really sad news, always seemed to be on the scoresheet. 

[David Hankey]

Wasn't he the guy who moved the ball by about a yard side ways at a free kick against Leicester in which he scored?

[Fox92]

Absolutely horrific.

 

Brilliant Championship player during his time and always a thorn against us.

[Ric Flair]

Really horrible news, fell down the stairs? Just nasty that is. He was as devastating a player in the Championship as there ever has been IMO, for a few years he was just a beast to come up against, absolute bull hammer of a left foot.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

7 minutes ago, David Hankey said:

Wasn't he the guy who moved the ball by about a yard side ways at a free kick against Leicester in which he scored?

Yeah. I was going mental at the ref for letting him move it 10 yards before he even kicked it, and then he stuck it in off the post. 

 

Can anyone find the highlights from that game? 

[RobHawk]

I heard a few days ago he had died after falling down the stairs, read yesterday he was actually in intensive care but not any more it seems

[Danno]

RIP.

 

He was brilliant, remember him, Bothroyd and Chopra tearing it up. 

[iamafox]

Cardiff had such a good team around a decade ago and he was one of their standout players. RIP

[bmt]

So sad. Good player, used to sign him on football manager when we used to be pretty shit, always good value. 

 

Thoughts to his family

[Leicester_Loyal]

47 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Really horrible news, fell down the stairs? Just nasty that is. He was as devastating a player in the Championship as there ever has been IMO, for a few years he was just a beast to come up against, absolute bull hammer of a left foot.

Fell over in a pub and hit his head, according to the BBC.

[Vlad the Fox]

35 is young, was he still playing anywhere?

[Finnaldo]

9 minutes ago, Vlad the Fox said:

35 is young, was he still playing anywhere?

Finished up in 2018 with Blackburn.

 

56 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Yeah. I was going mental at the ref for letting him move it 10 yards before he even kicked it, and then he stuck it in off the post. 

 

Can anyone find the highlights from that game? 

 

No highlights but it’s the last goal in this video: