Though Bangalee, as he's fondly called is still mourning the sudden death of his son, who was said to have drowned in their swimming pool in their home while he was abroad, the news reaching R suggested that the singer is ready to shed the
togger of bereavement.
One said: "Make sure I'm by Tony" while the second message referred to son Anthony by his nickname: "I'm going to sleep with my
Togger."
"Footy" (also known as "
togger") is recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary as an Australian coinage (for Australian rules football).
I came back as Uncle Tucker to see my nephew
Togger Jenkins and gave him some sagely advice," he says.
Stephen's books tell the story of Thrifty MacFlash, who battles his way to become a sporting legend in a fantasy world where '
togger' (football) is ever ything.
Last but not least, former Grange Hill actors Chris Perry-Metcalf (
Togger) and Zammo himself, Lee MacDonald, complete the line-up.
He returned to his former stomping ground on a bright red motorbike and clad in a tight leather jacket, and offered some much needed advice to his wayward nephew
Togger Johnson, played by Chris Perry-Metcalf.
Tucker's legacy lives on at Grange Hill through his trouble-making nephews Tigger and
Togger, played by Chris Perry-Metcalf and Jack McMullen.
Which school has pupils called
Togger Johnson, Maddie Gilks and Calvin Braithwaite?
We'll see Tucker - Grange Hill's ultimate rough diamond - drop off his nephew, the cheeky
Togger, who starts at British TV's most infamous school in tonight's episode.
Tucker will be back as the uncle of current Grange Hill pupil, Patrick "
Togger" Johnson, in the first episode of the new CBBC series to be screened early next year.