Tragically, he and 30 others were killed when a bomb hit the club during an air raid in March 1941.
The death of Gorman's wife was the second tragedy to hit the club as it came a month after midfielder Mark Philo was killed in a car accident.
Paul Hutchins, chairman of the club and a BBC cameraman, said the VAT rise had hit the club hard and that the good work of volunteers helping the community was being undermined.
Most games at Stradey fail to fill the ground to full capacity but matches in the Heineken European Cup are often sell-outs so a crowd cut would hit the club in the pocket.
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Excluding the members of the 3, 000 hit club whose careers had coincided with the Dead Ball era (Cobb, Speaker, Wagner, Collins and Lajoie) or even pre-dated the early twentieth century (Anson), the average length of time it has taken for a member of the 3, 000 hit club to accumulate the final 10 hits is 35.14 at bats.
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The ERC could hit the Premiership club with a 5, 000 Euro fine.
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That was achieved on a tight budget and a reduced squad, but the debt-hit club's bankers have allowed the club some more leeway to strengthen this summer.
The chart below chronicles the length of time in at bats that it had taken 22 members of the 3, 000 hit club to accumulate the final 10 hits as well as their respective batting average during that period of time.
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She contacted the shelter, got donations of running gear, and in July 2007 the "Back On My Feet" running club hit the streets.
She had never worked with Mirwais, whose "Disco Science" became a hit on the French club circuit.
Leon Crouch, who has had two spells as chairman of the football club, hit out at the "terrible timing" of the League's decision.
Former Spurs defender Gary Stevens is tipping the forward to be a big hit on his return to the club.
As people begin to thoroughly study the 28 members of the 3, 000 hit club now that Derek Jeter has become the latest member of this exclusive fraternity, they will immediately realize how prominent of a place in baseball history Jeter could occupy upon his retirement from baseball.
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Keane's six years at Spurs was his longest spell with a team following stints with Wolves, Coventry, Inter Milan and Leeds -- and last season he became the 15th player to hit 100 goals for the north London club.
The two standouts are the almost drivable par-4 fifth, playing from an elevated tee straight at the ocean, tempting even the most conservative golfer to hit much more club than necessary, and the infamous Calamity Corner, the 210-yard par-3 fourteenth.
Tottenham were also cruising at 2-0 against Portsmouth as Ledley King celebrated his return from injury by heading home a Niko Kranjcar corner in the 29th minute and Defoe netted on the stroke of half-time against his former club, having earlier hit the post.
Penney resigned as Quakers boss earlier on Thursday after almost three years in charge of the administration-hit club.
Ribery has long been linked with a move to Madrid but his departure from Bayern appeared to hit a snag when the Bundesliga club issued a statement insisting the player was not for sale.
The number of 7 Days Club members hit 16.5 million, 70% more than in 2009, according to the company.
In the final over, Pettini joined the 50 club as he hit Boje for another six before reaching his half-century with a single.
As the best tennis players in the world hit the slick green (for now, anyway) grass at the All England Club in Wimbledon, it feels like the right time to pose the timeless question: Who is the best professional tennis player without a Grand Slam singles championship?
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As I saw to the boat, my buddies hit the on-site liquor store and loaded the suite with Sands beer, Havana Club rum, and Cohiba cigars that seemed just as important as the spears and snorkels.
While Benitez accepted the post until the end of the season, he hit out at the use of the term "interim manager" and the club's insistence on using the title.
Interest in Cuban music around the world hit an all-time high after the release of the "Buena Vista Social Club" album in 1997, followed by the film of the same name.
Leading by two shots on the 15th, Lewis hit her tee shot into the water for the second time this week and slammed her club into the turf.
Louis had already hit the bar with a looping header against his former club - one of 16 the striker has now played for - but rounded things off in style with his injury-time strike.
In October Al Fahim sold his majority shareholding in the club to Saudi tycoon Ali Al Faraj, but any hopes Hart may have had of this making his job easier were hit when the Premier League imposed a transfer embargo on the club over debts owed to other clubs.
And the club's summer transfer budget will be further hit by the lack of guaranteed Champions League football next term.
It would be hit or miss on the days he goes to the after-school club whether or not we could catch the 1720 from the bus station, about six minutes walk along the road .
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The speculation that I would have used a golf club to hit him is just truly ridiculous.
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