Gary Speed dies aged 42

[Lady Whistledown]

Telegraph, Sky and Welsh FA confirm it apparently.

Fair enough. I just tend to be cautious where Twitter is concerned, as there have been plenty of hideously wrong rumours there in the past. But looking now, it does seem to have some substance to it.

How very sad (whatever happened).

 

[severnside gull]

Hung himself at home it seems - enter the conspiracy theorists that the press were about to out him for something untoward

 

[Gully]

Rumours on twitter that he has hanged himself.

Might be worth applying the Socrates test about starting rumours, posted on another thread by Uncle C, before posting something like that.

 

[Joey Deacon's Disco Suit]

Hung himself at home it seems - enter the conspiracy theorists that the press were about to out him for something untoward

....

 

[Springal]

Journal from the Times reporting cause of death, would hope he has facts 100% nailed on if correct. Very very sad

 

[Joey Deacon's Disco Suit]

Might be worth applying the Socrates test about starting rumours, posted on another thread by Uncle C, before posting something like that.

With all due respect, sod off.

 

[big nuts]

Unbelievable a vastly underrated footballer and doing great things as a manager with the Wales squad. RIP

 

[W.C.]

bloody hell, that is really sad. Was doing such a good job in his professional life too.

 

[mistahclarke]

sad news. shocked about the details of the reports. RIP footballing legend.

Wales boss Gary Speed found dead - Telegraph

The former Leeds, Everton, Newcastle and Bolton midfielder was found hanged at his home in Chester this morning.
Police say there are no supsicious circumstances surrounding the 42-year-old's death.
The Football Association of Wales confirmed the news, saying that Speed's family had authorised the release of the information.
A spokesman for Cheshire Police said: "At 7.08am this morning, sunday 27 November, police were informed of an incident at Aldford Road, Huntington. Officers went to the scene where a 42-year-old man was found dead. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and next of kind have been informed." The spokesman added that man was found hanged.

 

[brakespear]

No need for that sort of talk for now, IMO. It could have been for a multitude of reasons but there's no point in speculating.

Absolutely this.

 

[Jam The Man]

Awfully sad...

 

[Pat McCrotch]

So sad. Highly likeable fellow.

RIP.

 

[Gully]

With all due respect, sod off.

You obviously checked the theory and realised your post failed on the first criteria.

 

[Paris]

RIP Gary Speed

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Horrible news.

 

[The Grockle]

A real shame, one of the nice guys in football, my thoughts are with his family.

Wales qualifying for the world cup, however unlikely would be a fitting tribute to him.

 

[Pumba04]

Bloody hell...

Sky sports confirming that he hung himself

RIP

 

[andyconor]

Great guy RIP.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Can't believe it. Great player and always a credit to the game. R.I.P. Gary.

 

[paddy]

Very very sad