Dickie Attenborough R.I.P

[boshman 1,073]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11230065

R.I.P. to a true legend and our Life President. Shocked!

[Liquidator 5,176]

RIP

[The Skipper 20,593]

Oh wow. RIP.

[James 5,199]

RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jBO348MgQc

[Yeboii 1,844]

Oh man I just saw the news

One of my favorite actors and I liked him even more (of course) when I found out he was a big Chelsea fan!

R.I.P.

[AndersonBLUE 819]

Noooo, Santa rip

[zolayes 14,489]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11230065

R.I.P. to a true legend and our Life President. Shocked!

NOT shocked BUT saddened

R I P for a long time fan

[BenIsLegend 475]

Lots saying the East Stand should be renamed in honour of him and I completely agree. Without him we probably wouldn't be at Stamford Bridge anymore, and we might not have even survived that as a club. We owe a lot to him as Chelsea fans.

[boshman 1,073]

@zolayes Yes, saddened is a better way to put it.

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/lord-attenborough-1923-2014.html

Fantastic article on the Chelsea website about the man. I never realised how influential he was in saving The Bridge. We have him to thank for so much. A stand named after him would be a great honour for a man we can probably never thank enough.

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

Deeply saddened by his death. One of the greatest directors in the film business of all times and also a world class actor. I will never forget his wroks esp. Gandhi and Cry freedom but also shadowland and a bridge too far are very underrated movies - coincidentially the latter is is about young men going from Britain to Arnheim for work. Sounds familiar to me^^

[Madmax 9,219]

Truly saddened to learn about this. Jurassic Park was a big part of my childhood and once older, I appreciated Gandhi, Chaplin and Cry Freedom. Rest In Peace.

[Special Juan 27,429]

Awful news this.

RIP Sir.

[The only place to be 11,313]

It was always a point of pride that this man held such a position within the club. A fine actor, a great director and an absolute gentleman whose importance to this club's history cannot be understated. RIP.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

RIP

I think it's only fitting that the man who helped us stay at Stamford Bridge, among many other things, gets a stand named after him. I hope the club does seriously consider honouring him by doing just that.

[chelsea blue 615]

Sad News

RIP

[Liquidator 5,176]

For Those of you saying name a stand after him, there are lots of petitions going round on Twitter to rename the East Stand after him

[Styles 9,790]

RIP.

[The only place to be 11,313]

For Those of you saying name a stand after him, there are lots of petitions going round on Twitter to rename the East Stand after him

That's a really nice idea and the Attenborough Stand has a fantastic ring to it. Would love to see something like that happen.

We'll be wearing black armbands at Everton too. Somewhat fitting this should happen on a Bank Holiday weekend though....somewhere The Great Escape will be showing.