^^^This so very much this.
Oh how I would've loved to be at Goodison next weekend to show my respect to a fellow chosen one.
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^^^This so very much this.
Oh how I would've loved to be at Goodison next weekend to show my respect to a fellow chosen one.
Alan Whittle
Player Valuation: £60m
Desperate news. RIP Gary.
Tears shed in our house. My son Dan and I were only talking about him yesterday at Bolton. We were watching how the Everton mascot was virtually left to fend for himself during the pre match warm up and was only belatedly made part of the proceedings by Jags just before the toss.
On January 10 1998 Dan was Everton mascot at Selhurst and Gary was captain. Despite all the other responsibilities of the day he treated Dan like he was almost part of the team, ensuring that he met all of his idols and making sure that a couple of the other players (Craig Short and Thomas Myrhe) kept him involved during the warm up. He walked up to the toss with his arm around Dans shoulders and to me Dan seemed to grow to about six feet tall. We have a framed photo of the day with Gary and Dan together in our house and Dan still thinks of it as one of the best days of his life. Everton won 3-1, the only time I have ever walked away from a Palace home defeat with a huge smile on my face. Won't be smiling for a while now.
My thoughts to his family at this terrible time.
Tears shed in our house. My son Dan and I were only talking about him yesterday at Bolton. We were watching how the Everton mascot was virtually left to fend for himself during the pre match warm up and was only belatedly made part of the proceedings by Jags just before the toss.
On January 10 1998 Dan was Everton mascot at Selhurst and Gary was captain. Despite all the other responsibilities of the day he treated Dan like he was almost part of the team, ensuring that he met all of his idols and making sure that a couple of the other players (Craig Short and Thomas Myrhe) kept him involved during the warm up. He walked up to the toss with his arm around Dans shoulders and to me Dan seemed to grow to about six feet tall. We have a framed photo of the day with Gary and Dan together in our house and Dan still thinks of it as one of the best days of his life. Everton won 3-1, the only time I have ever walked away from a Palace home defeat with a huge smile on my face. Won't be smiling for a while now.
My thoughts to his family at this terrible time.
irishblue7
Player Valuation: £1m
Rip efc legend....
I only hope that fans show respect next weekend for both him and his family!!
He had his reasons for why he left the club he loved and in keepin quiet has protected the clubs honour and name!!
RIP Gary
I only hope that fans show respect next weekend for both him and his family!!
He had his reasons for why he left the club he loved and in keepin quiet has protected the clubs honour and name!!
RIP Gary
Librarian
Player Valuation: £70m
RIP Gary Speed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iENIFMEITSA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iENIFMEITSA
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Good peice here: http://www.whos-arsed.com/2011/11/gary-speed-rip/
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
johnnydawg68
Chairperson, People's Front of Saint Domingo
I just don't understand how he could take his own life??? RIP Gary. I'm literally sick to my stomach right now.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
I feel that Azzurri with post #30 has got it right with the reason Gary Speed left us. Perhaps even in those days his professionalism was dictating his career.
Regrettably though, other players just as good as Gary Speed have left us, and susequently faced the wrath of Evertonians for 'daring' to turn their back on the Blues .... remember he refused to play in a match at West Ham just before he was sold to Newcastle.
Having said that, it is desperately sad to hear of his untimely death at such a young age and surely with a long career in management still ahead of him .... who knows he may have eventually sat in the Manager's seat at Goodison, but that's something we will never know now.
I have no doubt though that all Evertonians, no matter what their attitude was towards Gary Speed for leaving the way he did, will show the proper respect to AN EVERTONIAN .... a Blue just like us.
R.I.P GARY SPEED
Regrettably though, other players just as good as Gary Speed have left us, and susequently faced the wrath of Evertonians for 'daring' to turn their back on the Blues .... remember he refused to play in a match at West Ham just before he was sold to Newcastle.
Having said that, it is desperately sad to hear of his untimely death at such a young age and surely with a long career in management still ahead of him .... who knows he may have eventually sat in the Manager's seat at Goodison, but that's something we will never know now.
I have no doubt though that all Evertonians, no matter what their attitude was towards Gary Speed for leaving the way he did, will show the proper respect to AN EVERTONIAN .... a Blue just like us.
R.I.P GARY SPEED
kenada_blue
Welcome to Barcelonaton FC
Hope we put a special tribute and performance for him against stoke next week.
Was one of us.
Was one of us.
kenada_blue
Welcome to Barcelonaton FC
rip gary speed. Always seemed a real nice fellow and a super player. Saw him score in one of my first visits to goodison. Once a blue always a blue. May he rest in peace
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