Drawn to an end - so sad to lose my great mate and legendary cartoonist Bill Tidy. For the last few years he did my Xmas card. Always been a privilege to work with a comic genius RIP mate

Did four The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year Dinners all "on the house" including a poem for Gary Lineker as well as one of John Barnes', Terry McDermott and Cantona yet they never invite me!

Just back from Terry Mancini's Footballers Golf Classic in Spain

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Nice mention in Bumble's Daily Mail column yesterday even if he didn't get the gag quite right! Should have been "Jonny Bairstow has given up ironing as he has a job finding the crease"

With Chris and Stuart Broad at Lord’s hosting a dinner launching the Broad Appeal raising funds for Motor Nurone Disease This was held in memory of Chris’s late wife and Stuart’s much-loved stepmother Played charity cricket with Senior once in Los Angeles! Good luck "Junior"

I was lucky enough to meet Michael Parkinson on many occasions both here and in Australia. He was a legendary broadcaster and journalist but he remained a very friendly and likeable man with whom I felt privileged to be friendly. RIP Sir Parky.

Saddest of news about Frannie Lee. Met 43 years ago, played in charity games for me, booked me for Man City ex-Players Dinner. Last time we spoke he spotted we were of similar vintage because we had a 0736 mobile number. Great bloke!

Not surprised to read the research from University College, Dublin that goalkeepers brains react quicker than outfield players and non players. "Goalkeepers have to make very fast decisions based on limited or incomplete info" research says

Sir Bobby - Great friend to me since 1980 Pic five years ago one of many visits to Old Trafford with him Great privilege to let a goal in against him in 1982, appear live with him on Wogan in 1990 so many more memories RIP to a lovely, humble, almost shy man and a true legend.

Congrats to Pat Jennings who had his statue unveiled in Newry. It will never happen to me. People who played with me thought I already was one

Sad to see the awful language used by Carole VORDERMAN to others with whom she doesn’t agree They are all human beings and the right to freedom of speech carries with it responsibility Can’t help thinking my old friend Richard WHITELEY would be ashamed of her

'Tis the season to be jolly . . . and it feels like Christmas when you're with my friend Bob theCat Bevan MBE even when it's only mid-November

So sad about my great pal El Tel. Twenty years ago did his book launch lunch and he wrote this in my copy. Major clanger by the FA letting him go. Best England coach ever. RIP mate

El Tel and I were in Motcombs Wine Bar when he asked how old I was. I said I was two years younger. He said "I'd still rather look like me!"

I twice delivered poems about the Duke of Edinburgh one of which is on Youtube. They included the following verse "Last week a Greek friend I had to rebuke His (HRH) popularity isn't a fluke And while we might well give in On the Marbles of Elgin We'd like to hang on to the Duke"

So sad to hear about Bob Wilson's wife Megs. Lovely, brave lady. We go back a long way and his wife was there to pick me up when I passed out in Portugal when I was en route to play golf with him and which led to my pacemaker. Still carried on with the 18 holes though! RIP Megs

I’ve downsized into a luxury apartment on The Pantiles in Royal Tunbridge Wells. Every time I open a cupboard a light comes on and I do ten minutes!