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Shocking news.
Being reported as suicide.
So young. RIP

On Sky news now

RIP

RIP.

Pretty shocked tbh, just one of those people you don't think of as dying young.

shocked. RIP

RIP

Dunno why but I'm pretty shocked at this as well.

RIP.

Thoughts with his family.

Wow was only watching him yesterday afternoon on football focus.

RIP thoughts are with his family and friends :(

R.I.P Leeds Utd LEGEND

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUoZStNOr1c

Totally gutted. He was my hero as a kid.

RIP

OMG. Shocking. Awesome player and looked like he was going to succeed as a manager too. Tragic

RIP

wow rly shocking news RIP

Was I'n warrington regular watching his son box my mate boxed against him and lost . Gary came over and talked 2 us was a really nice man shocking news

Tragic News

Puts Life into Perspective

Rest In Peace

Insane news. Robbie Savage said he spoke to him yesterday. Crazy. Must be something going on in the background.

Damn, same here, was chatting to a pal whilst watching it how good he was

RIP.

Shocking news, seems he was suffering from depression, the sad thing is people can hide this and don't seek the help needed because of the stigma.

RIP

yeah abs fuking gutted :( grew up watching him in the great title winning team at leeds..

He had the lot, looks, ability, great family and friends :(

RIP

Wow RIP  :(

Was he having relationsip problems/ depression? Very sad news

This was my first thoughts too, on paper he had everything - great career on the pitch, potentially great one on the horizon in the dugout, healthy, rich, family etc

Seems like a real waste, RIP

Very sad news. RIP.

Only yesterday Stan Collymore tweeted about his depression and how it affects him, and how he deals with it (or not). Collymore is often seen as 'troubled' and to hear about his depression doesn't really come as a great shock - but Speed would have been one of the last ex-footballers who I'd have thought suffered from depression. Seemed to have it all, and it highlights that depression can affect anyone regardless of money, success, family, etc.

Really shocking. RIP.

Gutted for his Mrs and young Kids

Shocking and unforgivable.

Regards

M

Wow - rip.

He was a great ambassador and an excellent player who I admired a lot.

This one is so shocking there's got to be a lot more to it than depression and I'm sure the press won't leave it alone until they find out.

Thoughts with his wife and kids.

Rip.

Saw this on facebook - http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/hearing-the-truth-before-it-is-too-late/#more-1775

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15911088.stm


Consensus seems to be that he was on good form in the last few days. Maybe he was good at hiding his real feelings, or maybe he'd found some relief in the knowledge that he'd found a way out.

Sure is easy for blokes, especially have-it-alls flying high in football, to talk about their real feelings.

""A minute's silence before kick-off was broken with the crowd bursting into applause after a few seconds and singing "One Gary Speed, there's only one Gary Speed." """

RIP

So sad. Great footballer and seemed an even better person.

RIP Gary Speed.

Shocked completely

RIP

It just doesn't make any sense at all, there must be something missing. Hopefully the people that need to have the understanding do have it to help them.

[ ] Good post.

I don't think this is the thread for debating whether or not the suicide was "unforgivable" or not.

m power is a nice person [ ]

Some people believe suicide is a sin. Some people believe it is selfish.

I know who is suffering more now but wish he had got the help he needed.

nice sig herbie

Wiiii only took 5 mins. May leave it a day or two tho.

u sure have a sharkscope star

Did have. Shhh I have been a supernova twice. Once was only because I won a seat to wsop on their sight tho. :)

Sadly the 'S' word is also 'Sectioned', and even though it may get them the help they need, in his case the gutter press would have had a field day.

what a great man and player and manager.

probably one of the greatest ever to have played for newcastle and extremely well loved by fans. you can replace newcastle with any other team he played for.

so sad and thoughts are with family and friends. RIP.

also think it's horrific how the rumour mill has started about him.

think it's really, really bad.

RIP

That's true, but if we are being brutally honest its no different than when any other celebs dies.

for sure. I could rant about this for hours, but I'll spare you all. suffice to say I think it's bad and there urgently needs to be a revision of what is laughably called 'privacy law' in the UK.

I never really wanted to to take this thread away from its root of a condolences thread but as it has started to stray that way I am going to say this, being gay is not for me, I take a line of each to their own as I don't care what people do as long as it doesn't hurt others.  If a tabloid was going to "expose" Gary Speed as a gay man then they should hang their heads in shame. 

The media in this country disgust me, but what disgusts me more is the lust the public have for knowing everything about everyone. 

I am not a Liverpool fan but after the headlines that were run in The Sun after Hillsborough I made the decision along with thousands of others not to buy that rag ever again, I still maintain that stance.  It was the same with the News of the World I shed no tears when it went, I never bought it because I had no interest in the junk written in it.

I take the same position with many other media sources, because the level of journalism is shoddy and lazy particularly with sports journalists who are happy to be spoon fed certain stories. 

Really don't think people should speculate. Don't see what good can come of it. It was a really sad and shocking event.
I'd rather celebrate his life than endlessly discuss his death.

[X] Good post.

There will be a minute's applause at the Forest Leeds game tomorrow.

I will contribute.  Cracking player, huge shame.

Very  +1

Tribute from Man United fan who asked @dewsyleeds for permission to lay his shirt down. #respect http://pic.twitter.com/mT8igLHj

(https://p.twimg.com/AfVb3ojCIAAcVuT.jpg)

Why? I'd genuinely like to know.

Yes, lots of us would, but it's none of our business, is it? I'm sure there are some things in your life you consider private, too. The guy has died, in sad circumstances, & we derived much pleasure from his skills. Can we - the public - not be satisfied with that?

One thing though. U can all preach about this in terms of we don't care who is gay etc etc yet somehow when these stories break the papers get sold by the bucketload

Surely that's the debatable bit, is it not?

Either way, nothing that would have come out about him (unless it was something horrific that he'd done) would have changed my opinion of him. I don't much care for newspaper's exposing people's private lives, but the fact is they are allowed to do it.

Whether that is right or wrong is what is up for debate.

create a separate thread for privacy debate ffs..

Saw this and felt abs awful.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVQoUpo9rX0

Yes, my bad for responding, apologies.

Ffs that's shocking

I have no desire to understand any rumours - if there is any back story its the last thing is family and children need.  However, if there was a story that the tabloids were planning to run, it is just sickening.  I was listening to Charlotte Church on Five Live today in the Leveson enquiry - just horrendous excuses for human beings, and im actually ashamed I bought tabloids for years. Only way it'll change is if people stop buying that shit, its a disgarce.

I think it's unfair to ask people not to speculate about this shocking news. Like many people I've followed Gary Speed's career since his debut for Leeds and always rated him as a player wherever he played. You kinda feel like you know Gary Speed because he was such a nice dependable fella and I do feel like I've grown up with him. After a magnificient career and MBE he was courting rave reviews as the national manager of his beloved Wales and everyone was happy for Gary Speed. Football fans and personal friends alike are stunned because they know he was incred excited about the future and had so much to live for today. So yeah why? He appeared completely normal to everybody on the day he died so I think he was prob hit with some news later in the day. The Leveson inquiry is currently in progress and it's purpose is to examine the culture, practices and ethics of the media. Loads of celebs have been lining up to give evidence that the media goes too far and ruins lives. If the press contacted Speed and pressured him to get his version before they went to print I want to know about that, and I want the inquiry to know about that. I couldn't give one fig about his sexuality and so I don't understand what should be hushed up and not speculated upon. All this looking back on his career in the papers and not asking why is unsettling me because it's like he was 79 yrs old or something. No, he was a young guy in his prime and excited about the future, so the only question is why?

Not sure who's misunderstood the meaning of speculate but I agree it's fine to ask why. I don't think it is helpful to make up/repeat rumours with no knowledge of how accurate they are and I think it's pretty fair to ask people not to do it while friends and families are grieving.

Maybe we could reflect on his passing, and his great life, then ask why. We live in a sensationalist, story/shock driven culture, that can obscure the part that really matters imo.

Think were all violently agreeing - if the press have something again to answer for, they need to be held accountable. There was one part of the inquiry today that stuck with me linked to suicide - great NOW headline "Church three in a bed coke fuelled orgies" - actually about her mums partner, not her where her mum attempted suicide and had her elderly Gran had to put up with comments in church on a Sunday. Just vile.

really feel for his family cant imagine the pain they are suffering

Great article by Henry Winter about how special football fans are in times like these

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/8922111/Gary-Speeds-death-sees-fierce-tribalism-put-on-hold-as-football-fraternity-stands-united-in-sadness.html

Universally respected by all football fans regardless of what team they follow is testament to how he went about his football.

R.I.P

Very much this.

For whatever reason, there are a small number of players who are able to transcend the usual football rivalries in terms of how people react to them.

Gary Speed was clearly one of them.  It's just tragic that we've had these horrific circumstances for it to be seen.

RIP Gary.

I've removed the last few posts from this thread.  If people want to debate the why's and how's on this then do it on a different thread and leave this one for people to pay their respects, as had been intended by the OP.

Number 3 is awesome.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q0TRt5YEgA

Agree 100 %    WP

Rest In Peace Gary Speed

RIP
one of the nicest men i have ever spent time with.

http://youtu.be/_YCjs9C7W28

I had to drive past Elland Road this morning and saw the tributes around the statue for the first time.

It's a spectacular sight, and a fitting tribute.

Gary Speed would of been 46 today. Can only imagine how excited he would be to see Wales qualify for the Euros.

Yes. So very sad.