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Dean Windass

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Mick please tell us whatever Tubeisarus inboxes you. I have a craving for popcorn today. Tubeinthianararsaurus vs The Bryzinanthiosopolos is perhaps the greatest battle on GOT.
 


ijjysmith said:
Very sad about this. It's hard for me to understand how a footballer can suffer from depression. But it clearly is a problem.
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It doesn't seem that odd to me. I expect it is a shock to many players that the one thing they were very good at, they are no longer that good at - their special skill has been deemed no longer useful. The world that they inhabited for twenty odd years is suddenly closed off to them. Not dissimilar to demob depression, I wouldn't have thought.
 
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There does seem to be a spate of mental illness related ex footballer stories about. I believe it is something (love them or loathe them) the FA have engaged with, educating players from a far earlier age regarding the pressures and strains of the game and its margins - but also after career advice, money, other employment, occasionally grief counseling.
 

If anyone's meant to be creating angst on this forum its me you melts. Pack it in. Thats my job!



Windass has said himself he's struggled with the fact that when he retired he literally had nothing to get up for.

Its a sad shame like. When footballs' been your life for 19 years its understandable.

Its why I think the "Everton Former Players Foundation" and he like have very important roles to play in that part of a players life.

and why David France OBE was well worthy of his honour like.
 
MarkRingResearch said:
Wish him all the best. Seems to be more and more present and ex players coming out about this problem.
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One of the main reasons for this is the fact that years ago we never had an uderstanding of mental health issues, also 30 years ago players never earned the money they do today so most knew that they had to have other strings to their bow if you like which would help them to secure employment after their playing days had come to an end. The modern game is a double edged sword, when a player is at the top of his game he is earning good money and can become financially secure for the rest of his life virtually overnight, they are in demand from press, media, sponsors and constantly live life in the public eye. When all that is gone and nobody wants to know you anymore it must be very hard to adjust,, you are suddenly on the periphory of everything that was once central to your being and now you feel alone and vulnerable. It is a fact that in the UK today ( not sure of worldwide ) 1 in 4 of us will at sometime in our life suffer from a mental health problem, lets be thankful that there is now a better understanding from health professionals and more expert help on offer to help people with these problems. I'm not saying it's perfect and a solution as it is not, people in general are still ignorant to mental health issues and would rather stigmatise and ridicule rather than educate themselves to the facts . Peoples attitudes towards mental health need to change. Personally I hope Dean Windass gets the help he needs to start coping with whatever issues he has and that he is strong enough to come out of it on the other side.
 

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