Gary Speed found dead

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thebluefox said:
prob not the right time to talk about this ,but gary did refuse to play at west ham ,god rest his soul
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ITS NOT the right time . Nor ever will be .

I WENT to West Ham an' also know why he got off .

He was a Blue . Said it in he Proggy uny a fortnight ago .

Lets leave it at that , eh ???

Weve washed enough Dirty Linen in Public lately ...

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum , Retendre ....

R.I.P. A Toffee.
 

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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Excellent post, and thanks for the link which was very enlightening. Stan Collymore is clearly a very intelligent guy.
 
RIP Gary Speed. You were a hero to me growing up, a shining light in our team, a man of class both on and off the field. Devastated.
 

Azzurri said:
He got sold because he was the only one to stand up to Howard Kendall and tell him to stop drinking his life away.

Howard didn't like that and sold him at the first opportunity.

Only a few people know that, but I wish everyone did because he got so much unjustified stick.

RIP
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RIP Gary.
He was also that rare thing in modern sport, a man of principle. He left one of his clubs after having been required to give a half-time talk, as captain, in place of his manager, whom drink had rendered temporarily incapable of speech. The fans of the club in question were mystified by his departure, but he had signed a confidentiality agreement and never spoke of the incident.
He was a boyhood Everton fan and on Sunday, a mile away from the ground at which he had been revered, Anfield joined in the remembrance. It was there that he scored perhaps the most memorable of his goals: a late equaliser, headed in beneath the eyes of the Kop. On Sunday they, like the rest of football, bowed their heads in silent sadness.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/...ad-leeds-newcastle-wales?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

 
bluejock said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15910765.stm

If you didn't see the Swansea - Villa game earlier, watch this.

I can't explain why I'm sat here in tears for a man I never knew, never met, and whose only connection to me is he played football for my team for two years.

Such a tragic end to a life only half fulfilled.
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It's difficult to understand and comprehend but it's obvious he sufferd from the sometimes invisible illness of mental health.
I had the same emotional reaction to Alan Ball and Brian Labones passing and I can only put it down to being part of the Everton and Football family.

Very sad news indeed.
 
We don't know anything yet besides that he is dead, lets not build up a picture based on guesswork.
 
it's obvious he sufferd from the sometimes invisible illness of mental health.
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I didn't want to quote it, you forced my hand. Lets just remember the guy and send our prayers out to him and the family he has left.
 

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