Gary Speed found dead

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Godspeed, Gary Speed...

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It's very hard to understand what demons drives a man, especially a proud and successful man, to take his own life. Whatever it was I just hope he is now at peace........goodbye Gary.....
 
I know some of you reading this won't be able to comprehend why he would take his own life. I also know how Stan Collymore is viewed on here, but he wrote something on Saturday morning that perhaps could help give some insight in to how someone's mind can work and drive them to such a thing.

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/ecoqm1

Sometimes the lows are just too much and the only release is to end it. The consideration of family, friends, commitments and the things that spur you on aren't even in your head at that point or can't be rationalised as reasons to live. I would think that Speed had battled with this for years and had thought about it many times, just this time the pain was too much and so he went that last step.
 

was made up when we signed him, he scored a great diving header against us for Leeds and was an integral cog in a great team they had.

Thoughts are with the 2 lads that will now grow up without their Dad.

R.I.P. Gary Speed.
Once a blue, ALWAYS a blue.
 
First time I've posted prompted by the terrible news today. I was just leaving school when he signed for us and remember thinking what a brilliant deal it was. There was a profile of him in the Guardian back then with this picture of him leaning against a tree and looking cool as you like. Quality player, scored a bunch for us, one of us forever. R.I.P.
 
He was on football focus yesterday morning, talking the WC draw for Wales. He seemed alright, looking forward to the job, all the ''have Wales turned the corner?" questions answered. It just doesn't make any sense, I hope he wasn't suffering in silence with a long term mental illness, and hope even more that it wasn't a domestic issue that made him feel he had no where to turn. Only 42, two sons, distinguished career, medals, made the move to management seemlessly, a really terrible day - prayers and hopes out to his family in this most desperate of times.
So sad, rest in peace Gary Speed.
 

Umbongo said:
I know some of you reading this won't be able to comprehend why he would take his own life. I also know how Stan Collymore is viewed on here, but he wrote something on Saturday morning that perhaps could help give some insight in to how someone's mind can work and drive them to such a thing.

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/ecoqm1

Sometimes the lows are just too much and the only release is to end it. The consideration of family, friends, commitments and the things that spur you on aren't even in your head at that point or can't be rationalised as reasons to live. I would think that Speed had battled with this for years and had thought about it many times, just this time the pain was too much and so he went that last step.
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No one can fathom what goes through another's mind. It's a delicate thing. I remember reading about that German goalie recently - the poor feller who threw himself on a railroad track. They seemed to have everything.
 
i had barry horne's name on the back of that danka shirt from the year before, speed came in and took the number 10. i had me mam peel the horne letters of the back of the shirt with the point of a hot iron, took about 2 hours (it was the old felt style ones) then we went and got speed on the back. i wore that shirt with pride every day after school playing footy in the park, me mam hated washing it every night.

couldn't believe it when me cousin phoned me earlier today, absolutley gutted. i cried more when he left then when dunc did.

R.I.P speedy, say hello to bally, dean and all the other evertonians we've lost over the years.
 
kenada_blue said:
Listening to 606...hard-stuff.

Robbie Savage is trying hard to keep it together remembering him.
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It's making me cry all over again. I'm so upset and shocked. So deeply sad when, as so many have said, he seems to have been doing so well in his coaching career. My thoughts go to his family.

I'm going to Goodison next week for my birthday, now I'm so glad that my dad will be with me (usually it's just my uncle), I'm sure it'll be emotional, I hope and pray that we show what class we have as supporters.

RIP Gary, a true Blue and a true gent.
 

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