Villan4Life Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 my former Park Hall School (Castle Brom) colleague's Suicide bid article:- Daily Mail Lee Hendrie has revealed he twice tried to commit suicide after losing £10 million in failed property deals. The former Aston Villa and England midfielder, who earned £24,000-a-week in his heyday, lost a potential £10million in property deals and ended up with debts of over £1million. And Hendrie has now admitted it all became too much for him. I seriously wanted to end it all,' the 34-year-old told the Sunday Mirror. At the peak of his career Hendrie says he had it all. He was playing for Villa every week in front of 40,000 fans, had 12 caps for England Under-21s and had been selected to play for the first team under Glenn Hoddle. He had spent £1.2million on 20 luxury cars, including a Ferrari 360 Spider, had a £1.7million mansion and partied in the nation's most exclusive clubs. International star: Hendrie for England His marriage to his childhood sweetheart fell apart within HOURS after she found him texting another woman - one who would later save his life. But his life began to unravel in 2010 when his career appeared to fade. He had left Aston Villa after 251 appearances to join Sheffield United then to Derby County. But he was making the first team less and less and soon realised his career was in its twilight. Then depression started to take hold. 'I couldn’t get a contract with a club. I had no money left, all the houses were going and everything just came tumbling down,' he said. 'I felt I had failed my family and I wanted out... to end it all.' Hendrie will marry his fiance Emma Cheal, 27, this week. He credits her with saving his life after he took an overdose of tablets, washed down with wine. He says she called police who managed to trace his car after a conversation on the phone left her fearing the worst. 'I was all over the place,' he said. 'She said "where are you?" I said "don’t worry" and put the phone down. Next thing I knew I was waking up in hospital on a drip.' But that wasn't the end of his troubles. He tried to do the same thing again last July. After his second attempt Hendrie began to face up to his problems and has attended regular counseling sessions. Now playing non-league football and scraping a living wherever he can, Lee admitted, he described it as his 'wake-up call'. The death of his former Sheffield United team-mate Gary Speed, found hanged at his home, was a shocking reminder of the devastation his actions could have caused to his whole family. He said he felt 'sick' the day he heard the news and imagined what Speed's suicide had done to his wife and children. He says he is determined to get his life back on track and wants others to learn from his experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killeen30 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Was my favorite player growing up, sad times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted May 14, 2012 Moderator Share Posted May 14, 2012 Good Luck Lee, hope you sort things out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Shame. He had it all and should have made far more of his career than he did. When you compare him to the young players that have broken through to our first team in recent years, Hendrie was miles better than them. The 2nd leg vs Atletico Madrid at VP stands out for me... if you watch the video on youtube you will see how effective he was at such a young age. Cracking atmosphere that night as well! I know he was a bit of a cnut when he was out drinking, something I experienced first hand, but i do feel sorry for him now :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 His performances in 1998/1999 and 2004/2005 were impressive. They were his only good seasons for the club. Lets hope he sorts his life out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Who the f*ck buys 20 luxury cars? What a complete idiot. You never like to hear about someone on the brink like that, but how can you be so stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Hope he sorts himself out. Must make him a bit sick now to see his pal Gareth Barry raking in over £100k a week whilst he is (apparently) just scraping by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted May 15, 2012 Moderator Share Posted May 15, 2012 You get out of life and your career what you deserve, Barry worked hard and made the most of what talent he had while Hendrie opted to piss his up the wall. I have sympathy that he is so low that he would consider taking his own life but that is where the sympathy ends really, having known him when we were younger and played against him a number of times and seen him in social circles once he made it his downfall comes as little surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I've known quite a few people that have seen him out on Broad Street and pretty much everybody says he acts/acted like a complete dick head. In terms of talent there was a period where him and Barry were not a million miles apart, shows where a good attitude gets you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted April 12, 2017 Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2017 He's on the One Show talking about this right now. Hard hitting stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I always liked Lee Hendrie as a player and felt he was a bit of an easy scapegoat to fans and managers when things went bad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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