After all, he wasn't the easiest person to get along with.

Whilst not accusing anyone - this is often repeated through hearsay. Whilst not everyone would agree, correspondent after correspondent in this thread - and many others - have testified to the fact that he was precisely the opposite to what people "spread " about him.

As for Colin Irwin's record as a journalist - he couldn't tell "Oh COme All Ye Faithful" from "While Shepherds......." when he came up here to Sheffield for the carols. Perhaps the locals got him pissed!!