I think he did quite a lot. But you can’t be around people all the time and it only takes a bad few minutes to be in that place where you make the decision to end it. If he hadn’t been a talented boxer he’d probably have been a fat but happy normal bloke. Put his body and brain through a lot both with the boxing and the drink/drugs. Think this was always a strong possibility eventually and hard to say what impact his job had on his thoughts.
I like when you have stands maybe 20% full like Huddersfield’s and someone still insists on sitting in the worst possible seat.
I wasn’t speaking about Hatton specifically. Everyone is different and no single fix will cure/treat all. It’s a sad fact that men’s mental health still has a stigma attached to it.
Blocking Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending an Aston Villa match is the "wrong decision", the prime minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer criticised the move, saying "we will not tolerate antisemitism on our streets" and that the role of police was "to ensure all football fans can enjoy the game, without fear of violence or intimidation". Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch branded the decision a "national disgrace" and suggested Sir Keir should act to reverse it. She wrote on X that Starmer should "guarantee that Jewish fans can walk into any football stadium in this country". "If not, it sends a horrendous and shameful message: there are parts of Britain where Jews simply cannot go." Ayoub Khan, the independent MP for Birmingham Perry Barr, welcomed the decision: "From the moment that the match was announced, it was clear that there were latent safety risks that even our capable security and police authorities would not be able to fully manage." Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar called the decision "shameful" and urged officials to reverse it. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said it was "a serious mistake," adding: "You don't tackle antisemitism by banning its victims. This decision must be reversed." Meanwhile, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the move "takes racial discrimination to a whole new level".
Frankly it's bollocks ... would be easy enough to 'bubble' ... given the 'expectation' ... only real problems these days is when the authorities are caught completely unaware ...
Shocking. They’re a proper football club. They can always come back as Sheffield Thursday, I suppose.
