In the sad passing of dear Pat Roach, we have lost one of the most important ambassadors British Wrestling has ever had.

I am pleased that in the last year, I finally got round to putting pen to paper and wrote a long letter to Pat Roach, expressing my thanks as a long-time fan for all he did for wrestling. I got a nice signed photo back.

Having trawled through the archives, I have found an early snap of Mr Roach in the TV Times when he entered the Britain's Strongest Man tournament.