gary speed

Terrible news. RIP Gary Speed.

 

Kinda puts all the usual stuff on these boards into perspective, doesn't it? Suddenly, none of it seems that important.

 

I’m absolutely stunned, I can’t really think what to write. He seemed to be doing a really good job for Wales and had every reason to be optimistic about the future, as for his personal life, I have no idea.

It just shows that you can never tell what is happen in side someone else’s head.

RIP Gary

 

I'm numb, RIP a great player, a good manager and he seemed like a great man, sympathy to his family and friends

 

RIP Garry. Top Pro!!

 

RIP Gary Speed and condolences to the family. So sad to reach that dark place where someone feels that is the only option left.

 

Really sad news, what a loss.

Thoughts are with his young family, RIP Gary Speed

 

RIP Gary Speed. thoughts with your family

 

Great player, great manager, great Welshman, great man.

RIP Gary Speed 1969-2011

 

RIP. Very sad news

 

I saw "Gary Speed" trending on Twitter earlier and thought nothing of it - but imagine my shock to switch on Sky News and see the breaking news of an apparent suicide...

Truly shocking. I wonder if the FA/Welsh FA will jointly organise a tribute across football grounds next Saturday.

 

Nobody has asked the question WHY! It seems Gary topped himself! again why? sad news, he had a great life and was in the process of turning the welsh national side around, so what the hell was going on in his mind? I for one feel really saddened that this has happened, he was a great player and a true pro!
for what ever reason Gary decided to end it all, he will always be remembered for his true ability as a player! RIP!

 

I was just assuming it was the illness DEPRESSION Eddie.
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What a bunch of ****ers infest that general chat forum, BTW. #scum

 

Totally shocked. RIP Gary, great player and promising manager.

 

STUNNED!!!!

RIP Gary Speed.

 

A troubled mind no doubt; as Chuchill once described it 'the black dog of depression'.

Tragic, so sad and such a waste. At times like this you have to empathise hugely with those left behind.

RIP Gary.

 

Eddie , a good friend of mine hanged himself when we were both 18, a few months after our a levels. It was on a sunday morning , i had dropped him home at 3am earlier that morning after a night out with no issues and not a care in the world. He hung himself about 9 hrs later. To this day none of his friends or family know why he did it. Sometimes people just snap, chemical inbalances they try to say. Its a sad situation and one i would not wish on any family as i have lived through something similar. I feel for him and his family. RIP gary speed, true pro.

 

As someone who has suffered from depression for 12 years, it breaks my heart to hear news like this.

Most people just don't understand what depression is. Most rangers fans will have felt depressed yesterday because we lost. This is normal and after a few beers or a cuddle from a loved one and everything is back to normal.

But with depression that feeling jus doesn't go away. Sometimes to people on the outside it may look like somebody is perfectly ok, but on the inside they are dying. When you do slide into depression, it can feel like the only thing you have left us your pride, which means while you may spend all day crying your eyes out and see no hope in sight, when you see the people you know or love, you put up a facade which can hide it all and leave people believing everything is ok.

I know some believe that suicide is a very selfish act, in some ways it is. But people have to try and understand that depression is a mental illness, which doesn't make that person a 'nutter', but it can take away any logical thinking that the person may have possessed before they became ill.

A popular thing to say to people who have depression is "pull yourself together". This, while seeming like good advice, is probably the most harmful thing you can say. Nobody chooses to have depression, but once you do it can be almost impossible to find a way to make yourself feel better.

So to anyone who thinks that someone they know might be suffering from depression, do all you can to make them understand that you will be there for them no matter what. But it is also important to understand that no matter how hard you try, in the end it is still down to the person to help themselves. But love, friendship and most importantly of all understanding is the best cure for anyone who is suffering from depression.

RIP Gary, hope you've found your peace.

 

Choked as a depression is something you rather fully conquer ... I am honest enough to say it hasn't left me really sad that it has won the day on a public fiqure I wish hope for the family now as often depression can now eat away at the people left after such a sad event Always shown through as a great star on the pitch

 

Very very sad news RIP Gary