Gary Speed

[Jackson Corner]

One of Footballs nice guys. And a top player a real credit to the game. RIP

[Zammo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/danwalker/2011/11/gary_speed_leaves_a_huge_whole.html

Yesterday's 'normal' Football Focus day.

[FiNeRaIn]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/danwalker/2011/11/gary_speed_leaves_a_huge_whole.html

Yesterday's 'normal' Football Focus day.

What an absolutely top piece of writing. Thanks for linking.

[Terminal Boardom]

One of those players who always made the game look easy. Always cultered and elegant. The only player I can think of in the same mould was Colin Bell. Added to that was starting to get Wales playing some really exciting football and the future looked really good for the National Team. I heard the news on BBCR5L at lunchtime and I was dumbstruck by the news. 42 years old? His life had only just begun. He will be sadly missed.

[leww_rfc]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/danwalker/2011/11/gary_speed_leaves_a_huge_whole.html

Yesterday's 'normal' Football Focus day.

What an absolutely top piece of writing. Thanks for linking.

^ agreed, good read, seriously put's so much into perspective

[leww_rfc]

One of my favourite welsh teams

[No Fixed Abode]

Just waiting for the jokes to start.

[rfcjoe]

I saw one on sickipediabot(sp?) on twitter literally an hour after I think.

[leww_rfc]

I saw one on sickipediabot(sp?) on twitter literally an hour after I think.

think he means for the Welsh team photo m9

[No Fixed Abode]

I saw one on sickipediabot(sp?) on twitter literally an hour after I think.

think he means for the Welsh team photo m9

No, I meant about Gary Speed m8. There are certain individuals on here who mock the death of Matthew Harding, so I thought in equally bad taste they would mock the death of Gary Speed.

[leww_rfc]

think he means for the Welsh team photo m9

No, I meant about Gary Speed m8. There are certain individuals on here who mock the death of Matthew Harding, so I thought in equally bad taste they would mock the death of Gary Speed.

ahh right, too harsh.

[Big Foot]

Read a rumor online that a tabloid newspaper was due to release a story concerning his sexuality - hence hanging himself

[Jerry St Clair]

The breaking of the silence at the Liberty was a wonderful thing. It was spontaneous, touching and, most importantly, genuinely heartfelt.

[SLAMMED]

Also heard a rumour that a newspaper had set up a sting on him and were planning on revealing it.

[winchester_royal]

If the name of that paper ever gets revealed they're in an awful lot of trouble.

[rfcjoe]

The Sun have denied investigating him.

[Para Handy]

Being a cynic by nature, it's not often I blink in disbelief at the BBC Football page. However, I did just that today. Absolutely staggered by this.

Top player without question, seemed a nice solid bloke too. Wouldn't have guessed Gary Speed from any number of clues if I'd been told a an ex-footballer now manager had died. RIP.

[FiNeRaIn]

British media in destroying someones life shocker. They need to be moderated heavily now. I and many other people have simply had enough.

[cmonurz]

Being a cynic by nature, it's not often I blink in disbelief at the BBC Football page. However, I did just that today. Absolutely staggered by this.

Top player without question, seemed a nice solid bloke too. Wouldn't have guessed Gary Speed from any number of clues if I'd been told a an ex-footballer now manager had died. RIP.

Likewise I was pretty dumbstruck when I caught up with the news earlier. Heard 'Wales' and 'manager' and I was in enough disbelief saying to myself 'surely not Toshack'.

[SLAMMED]

The next few days will be interesting.