VillaChris Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 One of the nicest men in football imo and an opponent you always respected and never abused. Still can't believe this has happened tbh, R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 A real tragedy. Its easy to scratch your head and think why as from the outside he seemed to have it all - two children, wife, successful career, his health etc and plenty to look forward to. It hard to know what people are thinking though and how peoples minds work. I've known two people who have taken their own lives and on both occasions it turned out there were underlying issues. Really feel for his family and close friends at this time as they will be questioning if they should have saw any signs. A true legend of the game and from all accounts a genuinely nice guy. I hope he has found peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Going to put it down to shock but the Swansea lot made surprisingly little fuss, from where I was it seemed like it was the villa fans who started clapping and chanting during the minutes silence then nothing during the game still can't believe it's happened RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted November 27, 2011 Moderator Share Posted November 27, 2011 I've often heard people say "never heard a bad word said about the man" rarely if ever is it true or even remotely close to being true. In the case of Gary Speed it is absolutely true. I've literally never ever heard a single person either in the game or who watches it say a bad thing about the guy, not even a negative. I can't even recall a single time when he was criticised for a nasty tackle or lashing out which given the number of games he played is just remarkable. He racked up some clubs too in his playing career with spells at Leeds, Everton, Newcastle, Bolton and Sheff Utd and I've never heard a fan of any of those clubs bad mouth him. Proud of the Villa fans reaction to the news today as I believe from speaking to those at the game it was them singing his name and its nothing less than he deserved. In an era in which football is destroying itself and footballers seems to spend their lives trying to demonstrate how far removed they are from the average man its ironic that the first man to pass 500 PL appearances was every bit the average man. Football has lost one of the good guys today and it has precious few to spare. RIP Gary Speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 As posted earlier, really doesn't add up, great job, family, money, looks, the man seemed to have it all on the surface. He must have been in a desperate place with nobody to turn to, to do this. RIP Gary Speed, never saw him have a bad game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussG Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 I'm no Savage fan but was hard to see and hear him in tears over this today. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrums Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Just because he was on TV laughing and joking with McAllister means nothing. People who suffer from depression can and do go to great lengths to cover it up. Churchill called it his black dog as it was always there and would increase / decrease with intensity on any given day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 27, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 27, 2011 RIP Terrible news, just shows how well people who suffer with depression etc can hide it. Tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowDoINotLikeThat Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 RIP. Did seem a genuinely nice bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I actually thought savages tweets were a bit self promoting Why the **** mention strictly Me me me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I think Everton fans were giving him a bit of stick before he left for Newcastle IIRC as he wouldn't sign a new deal. Apart from that model pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrums Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Whats that got to do with the topic? =/ Plenty of players get stick for not signing new deals. It happens at every single club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I actually thought savages tweets were a bit self promoting Why the **** mention strictly Me me me I'm no fan of Savage but thats out of order. He seems genuinely cut up about this. I have seen his interview on BBC and the context in which he mentioned strictly was that Gary Speed had been at a live show with his wife a couple of weeks ago supporting him and only yesterday wished him luck etc in a telephone conversation. He said that was how Gary was always thinking of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfcgoodie Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Hugo Viana after his game tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrums Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I actually thought savages tweets were a bit self promoting Why the **** mention strictly Me me me I'm no fan of Savage but thats out of order. He seems genuinely cut up about this. I have seen his interview on BBC and the context in which he mentioned strictly was that Gary Speed had been at a live show with his wife a couple of weeks ago supporting him and only yesterday wished him luck etc in a telephone conversation. He said that was how Gary was always thinking of others. I agree. Ridiculous post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted November 27, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 27, 2011 still cant believe this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 shocking and sad. i had a suspition it might have been sucide whe they never mentioned cause of death during the programme. personally dont think game should have gone ahead out of respect for the man. shows depression is a sick illness. no-one knew he was suffering from this was a great guy from what i saw of him and really made wales a great side again. sad my thoughts go out to his family and friends. RIP speedo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Too late IMO the news broke when we were about 30 minutes away from the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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