Dean Windass

Very sad news, a true great at the club!
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11718/7432779/Windass-reveals-suicide-bid

Horrible to read that. Hope he pulls through.

That is very sad. There is probably a problem in that many footballers don't plan for when their career ends and, whilst they may be set up for life financially these days, this is not enough for someone in their 30/40s.

And as someone who has suffered from depression/anxiety, albeit in the distant past, I have a lot of sympathy.

What I can't stand is ignorant people who say "pull yourself together". As if it were that simple..............

ancient milanista wrote:

That is very sad. There is probably a problem in that many footballers don't plan for when their career ends and, whilst they may be set up for life financially these days, this is not enough for someone in their 30/40s.

And as someone who has suffered from depression/anxiety, albeit in the distant past, I have a lot of sympathy.

What I can't stand is ignorant people who say "pull yourself together". As if it were that simple..............

Agreed as someone who suffers from Anxiety Attacks from time to time i know how hard it is for people to just plainly brush it off as nothing.

I've always thought that something needed be set up for players retiring to help them live without something they have been with since they were kid.

Forza_Vicenza wrote:

ancient milanista wrote:

That is very sad. There is probably a problem in that many footballers don't plan for when their career ends and, whilst they may be set up for life financially these days, this is not enough for someone in their 30/40s.

And as someone who has suffered from depression/anxiety, albeit in the distant past, I have a lot of sympathy.

What I can't stand is ignorant people who say "pull yourself together". As if it were that simple..............

Agreed as someone who suffers from Anxiety Attacks from time to time i know how hard it is for people to just plainly brush it off as nothing.

I've always thought that something needed be set up for players retiring to help them live without something they have been with since they were kid.

The PFA for instance.

Forza_Vicenza wrote:

ancient milanista wrote:

That is very sad. There is probably a problem in that many footballers don't plan for when their career ends and, whilst they may be set up for life financially these days, this is not enough for someone in their 30/40s.

And as someone who has suffered from depression/anxiety, albeit in the distant past, I have a lot of sympathy.

What I can't stand is ignorant people who say "pull yourself together". As if it were that simple..............

Agreed as someone who suffers from Anxiety Attacks from time to time i know how hard it is for people to just plainly brush it off as nothing.

I've always thought that something needed be set up for players retiring to help them live without something they have been with since they were kid.

i haven't told you what happened on the train to Genoa back in September with that women on the train suffering from Anxiety Attacks have I? grabbed hold of me when I was drifting asleep....scared the life out of me.

Are you bragging or complaining?

Sorry! No you haven't, must have been rather unsettling to say the least.

no AM....scared the life out of me.