UNABASHED Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 sad news indeed http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8918628 ... -dead.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Very sad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 OMG I'm in total shock. He lives about half a mile from my house and was one of my Everton heroes back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Thats very sad, I was watching him on TV yesterday and thinking what a genuine guy he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Absolutely stunned by this news. Still cannot believe what I have just read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Absolutley gutted RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Shocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Thats very sad, I was watching him on TV yesterday and thinking what a genuine guy he was. +1 he was on football focus yesterday and he seemed spot on. Great loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richt Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Yeah just read this from another source and was schocked! Like others have said, seemed a nice genuine guy. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 As a Leeds fan I was gutted when the news first came through, as he remains the only pro footballer I've ever met many years ago outside Highbury after we beat the Gooners 3-1 at their place, and he signed my programme for me too. My first ever game as well, I was the happiest kid on earth back then! He was an absolute legend for us back in the day, worked so hard and had a great touch along with a strong tackle, perfect midfielder. I can't accept suicide as a way out though, his poor family will be distraught over this, especially his sons. No person should do that to the people they care about, there's always another way. No doubting the guy's talents as a footballer and he always came across as a nice bloke, but I can't help but feel let down by one of my childhood heroes today. I know that's not considered a very PC viewpoint and will no doubt stir some tough feelings, but it's something I feel strongly about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I can't accept suicide as a way out though, his poor family will be distraught over this, especially his sons. No person should do that to the people they care about, there's always another way. No doubting the guy's talents as a footballer and he always came across as a nice bloke, but I can't help but feel let down by one of my childhood heroes today. I know that's not considered a very PC viewpoint and will no doubt stir some tough feelings, but it's something I feel strongly about. If it wasn't so inappropriate I think I'd be getting OMG cat out again.......jesus Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Just heard on radio in car what a shock!!! rip gary great footballer and guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 bloody hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I can't accept suicide as a way out though, his poor family will be distraught over this, especially his sons. No person should do that to the people they care about, there's always another way. No doubting the guy's talents as a footballer and he always came across as a nice bloke, but I can't help but feel let down by one of my childhood heroes today. I know that's not considered a very PC viewpoint and will no doubt stir some tough feelings, but it's something I feel strongly about. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 For anybody who's "been there" and got through it, you'll understand this poem perfectly. For those who have never suffered from depression, it explains a lot. I "swam back"......................Gary wasn't so lucky. RIP. Not Waving But Drowning by Stevie Smith Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning: I was much further out than you thought And not waving but drowning. Poor chap, he always loved larking And now he's dead It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way, They said. Oh, no no no, it was too cold always (Still the dead one lay moaning) I was much too far out all my life And not waving but drowning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Stunned, utterly stunned. Was turning from a brilliant player into a brilliant manager...so much to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Just drove passed his house when the guy was test driving the Lancer - parasitic scum from the press were parked outside in their vans. I understand that its terrible to commit suicide when the guy has a family but you just can't make a judgement on it - you don't know what pushed him or why he did it and anyone who can't have sympathy for him is seriously missing some human empathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Bloody hell, that's very moving mate. I guess if you've never been there then you just can't comment, so thanks for sharing. RIP Gary Speed For anybody who's "been there" and got through it, you'll understand this poem perfectly. For those who have never suffered from depression, it explains a lot. I "swam back"......................Gary wasn't so lucky. RIP. Not Waving But Drowning by Stevie Smith Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning: I was much further out than you thought And not waving but drowning. Poor chap, he always loved larking And now he's dead It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way, They said. Oh, no no no, it was too cold always (Still the dead one lay moaning) I was much too far out all my life And not waving but drowning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzr350z Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Very sad news Probably hear something out of the woodwork next few days.Must have been something really bad to do that to yourself. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Horrible twunts are on the news now reporting from outside his house live.........might go down there and hurl rocks at them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Man Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Just seen this on the news, absolutely shocking and sickening news, I was a big fan of his in his Leeds Utd days, really shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ds2000 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Its absolutely awful news; I'm a Manchester United fan and much like McAllister & Scholes, Speed was one of those players who got on with it, was incredibly talented, intelligent, pleasant and a great man. He seemed to have everything going for him and indeed heading in the right direction. RIP Gary and my thoughts go out to you and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Utterly shocked. Saw him wandering around Chester a couple of months ago and he didn't seem to have a care in the world. Local lad, he went to the same school as me and my daughter and he'll be sadly missed. One of those guys who didn't make any enemies, reading through the posts on the LFC forum yesterday it was obvious that Liverpool fans thought very highly of him. Just so sad. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK350Z Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 An outwardly happy and successful man does not commit suicide for no reason. Something here stinks. There was also suggestion that Speed, a former Leeds, Everton, Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers player, had recently learned that a tabloid newspaper was to print a story about his private life. The Sun newspaper denied online accusations. A message on the paper’s official Twitter account read: “No truth in this story. The Sun was not investigating Gary Speed in any way.†Now why would I not be surprised? http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/ RIP Gary Speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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