Wales football manager Gary Speed has died, aged 42

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Cheshire Police confirmed he was found dead at 07:08 GMT at his home in Huntington, Chester. They said there were no suspicious circumstances.

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

 

[oldscumbagonian]

Very sad; coincidentally, there was a piece in the Guardian yesterday by "The Secret Footballer" about depression in the professional game. And I guess that can extend to rugby as well.

 

[Seaton]

Our thoughts are with his family.

R.I.P Speedo

 

[lynam1104]

Sad to hear he died at such a young age. Anyone know the cause?

R.I.P

 

[lucky number 7]

Very sorry to hear about this

 

[LittleGuy]

Sad to hear he died at such a young age. Anyone know the cause?

R.I.P

Suicide by hanging.

Was a great player, always a contributor on all his teams. Would have liked to see where he could have taken Wales as manager.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Never heard of him before, but it's a sad situation

RIP

 

[dullonien]

Wow, completely out of the blue. RIP.

@ Olyy. Have you really never heard of him before?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Nope, never - Saw people saying "RIP Gary Speed" on Facebook but thought it was someone from back home that I didn't know, or something

 

[lucky number 7]

he was a savage player...really was one of my favorites growing up as a chap ...

The man had it all at 42 Looks money a family...there must have been a lot going on behind the scenes ...this is very sad.

 

[dullonien]

Probably one of the most well known Welsh football players ever. Hughes, Giggs, Rush and John Charles the only obvious ones above him.

 

[Teh Mite]

Never heard of him before

At least I'm not the only one.

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

Whatever he was going through, his family don't deserve to be put through this. My sympathy goes out to them.

 

[lucky number 7]

Exactly ..The hardships he faced are nothing in comparison to what his family are going through now.

 

[nickdnz]

Really sad situation. RIP Speed.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

[h=1]Premier League to observe a minute's applause for Gary Speed[/h]

A minute's applause will be held for Gary Speed at every Premier League game this weekend.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15941569.stm
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[Getofmeland]

Good Call, I do like the Minute of appreciation, the guy loved his football and well its someone who I grew up watching/hearing that he had scored against us, set up a goal.. Such a shame, he seemed to be doing a fantastic job with Wales as well, one of their best managers for a long long time and bright talent for the future...

RIP Gary

 

[TRF_Cymro]

WRU have announced that there will be a 1 min silence before the Wales vs. Australia game.

 

[Lydiate+Warburton]

WRU have announced that there will be a 1 min silence before the Wales vs. Australia game.

Ended up spontanesously being a minute of applause, quite touching to be honest.

 

[gingergenius]

Ended up spontanesously being a minute of applause, quite touching to be honest.

very touching. Besides the result, everything about Saturday showcased what a great country Wales is.