Wales manager Gary Speed confirmed dead

[Novo]

Wales football manager Gary Speed died.

His death was confirmed in a statement by the Football Association of Wales.

The statement said: "We extend our sympathies and condolences to the family. We ask that everyone respects the family's privacy at this very sad time."

Speed took over the Wales job in February, and earlier this month, said the side's rapid improvement had exceeded all expectations.

More to follow...



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15909277



RIP :(

Immense player on his day

[Marc]

Apparently hung himself. :-/

[fruit_cake]

crikey, RIP

[Locke.]

Wow :shocked:

[Novo]

It is probably the most unexpected and shocking death i have heard.. up there with MJ and Winehouse anyway

[fruit_cake]

he commited suicide apparently

[Locke.]

SSN just said he was found hanged

[MTVN]

Jesus :shocked: was a great player and doing a good job with Wales as well, RIP

[Marc]

Apparently hung himself. :-/

he commited suicide apparently

SSN just said he was found hanged

.

[Brother Leon]

Wow.

Wales were on the up.

R.I.P.

[James]

This is terrible. :( I was just reading about depression in football and the goalkeeper Robert Enke's suicide the other day.

[Pyramid*]

Tragic, absolutely tragic.

So sad that he felt that was the only option. It's his family and friends I feel for now.

[MTVN]

They were having a minutes silence in the Villa Swansea game but it spontaneously turned into applause with people chanting his name which was a good gesture, it's crazy that only yesterday he was on Football Focus laughing and joking around :(

[Shaun]

So sad and unexpected :(

[King Gizzard]

I cried when Shay was crying at the start of our match :(

[Ramsay]

So unexpected
RIP

[Novo]

Seen him in Boots a few years ago he always seemed really happy as well and the other day he was talking about the 2014 World cup Qualifiers about a week ago.. very weird

[arista]

Maybe a private problem became to much.

[King Gizzard]

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[Kazanne]

Aw,how sad,I used to have posters of Gary Speed on my wall when he was a player,poor man must have been in a dark place to do that.R.I.P Gary.xx

[GypsyGoth]

:sad:

[King Gizzard]

*rumours* the s*n were going to run a story on his private life in tommorows paper

[fruit_cake]

*rumours* the s*n were going to run a story on his private life in tommorows paper

that's awful, poor Gary he seems so normal in that TV clip

[MTVN]

*rumours* the s*n were going to run a story on his private life in tommorows paper

****** I hope that's not true

Edit - according to them it isn't anyway

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.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8919251/Gary-Speed-in-apparent-suicide-just-hours-after-tv-appearance.html

[King Gizzard]

It's crazy, there are absolutely no signs of anything in his Football Focus appearance :/

[MTVN]

Yeah I know, and you'd think he must have known he was going to do it then as well :/ I can't comprehend how he must have been feeling

[Pyramid*]

It's this kind of thing, the 'rumoured' reporting that may (may?) appear in forthcoming days that would be completely out of order.

The man took his own life. I'd say he has suffered enough whatever the reason to do that, and certainly, his family will be suffering enough without his private life being dragged through the papers and them having to contend with that on top of such tragedy.

[King Gizzard]

I think they mean it as a possible reason why he took his own life

[Grimnir]

why? very strange

heard rumours about him being gay or either him or wife having affair, those don't seem likely reasons to go to the extreme of suicide though

however it could be something else sexual that was discovered about him, something so terrible that if reached the public domain he would be completely destroyed?

that is the only thing that would make sense really

don't wanna offend anyone by being too specific but you can read between the lines and see what i mean right?

[Pyramid*]

I think they mean it as a possible reason why he took his own life

It still a matter that I don't think should be plastered over the papers for the same reasons I mentioned earlier.

[Jackie]

Something will come to light soon it always does.

[Pyramid*]

why? very strange

heard rumours about him being gay or either him or wife having affair, those don't seem likely reasons to go to the extreme of suicide though

however it could be something else sexual that was discovered about him, something so terrible that if reached the public domain he would be completely destroyed?

that is the only thing that would make sense really

don't wanna offend anyone by being too specific but you can read between the lines and see what i mean right?

and conversely: it could be completely non sexually orientated at all. it could have been something that most of us would consider 'not enough to take your own life' but at the time, it WAS enough to push the guy to the limit. Old saying about walk a mile in a person's shoes and all that......

[Grimnir]

and conversely: it could be completely non sexually orientated at all. it could have been something that most of us would consider 'not enough to take your own life' but at the time, it WAS enough to push the guy to the limit. Old saying about walk a mile in a person's shoes and all that......

walk a mile in his shoes?

so i get to be a successful footballer, manager of wales national team, married to hot wife, 2 kids, wealthy, large house in country, lots of mates.....

sounds good to me :D


people jump to the conclusion "oh he must have been depressed" why?

[Pyramid*]

walk a mile in his shoes?

so i get to be a successful footballer, manager of wales national team, married to hot wife, 2 kids, wealthy, large house in country, lots of mates.....

sounds good to me :D


people jump to the conclusion "oh he must have been depressed" why?

I actually find your use of your big grin smiley given the subject matter, very distasteful to say the least - along with what you consider to have been a great life - it wasn't so great that he wanted to stay alive.

Most people who are in a sound, contented, happy state of mind, don't take their own lives.

I'm not jumping to any conclusions as to him being depressed.

[Kerry]

I'm absolutely gutted and shocked to the core. Poor man :(

God Bless x

[Novo]

forgot you supported Sheffield United, he was only managing and playing for them last year

[Mystic Mock]

R.I.P Gary Speed,I definitely think something really bad must have happened in his last few hours to have made him commit suicide.

[Kerry]

forgot you supported Sheffield United, he was only managing and playing for them last year

Yeah :(

[Callum]

Rip :(

[InOne]

Damn, RIP :(

[MattySlug]

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/6986/speedtribute.jpg

[bbfan1991]

RIP Gary Speed, so young to go:(. He seemed such a nice guy, very professional and loved footie so much and of course loved his family more than anything else.

I cannot imagine what he felt and just hope more awareness about depression is available now after this..

[Kerry]

http://img.skysports.com/11/11/496x259/Sheffield-United-Gary-Speed-Tributes_2684195.jpg

http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/nov2011/0/0/image-5-for-tributes-to-gary-speed-gallery-527627064.jpg

[King Gizzard]

Been a year since this now

[Shaun]

So strange, was a cause of death ever given?

[Marc]

Yeah thats odd.. I never really heard much from this..

What happened exactly and why

[Ramsay]

Cant believe it's been a year :/

[Marsh.]

Wow, I was a bit surprised seeing a post of Kerry's there for a sec.

It's strange/frightening how things change and time flies.

[Petershaw1984]

Mis adventure or sumat...... very sad

[GypsyGoth]

Wow, I was a bit surprised seeing a post of Kerry's there for a sec.



Same

:sad:

[King Gizzard]

Not sure they ever gave a verdict, I think it was that he was going to hang himself but didn't, or something like that

[Marc]

Kerry :(

[MTVN]

Don't think the inquest ever established anything for certain, they couldn't be sure if he'd actually intended to actually kill himself or not, and there wasn't anything major/obvious leading up to it that would have caused it, makes the whole thing even more crazy