[Football] RIP Dermot Drummy

[ChazzyBHA]

Only left his role as Crawley manager in May. Only 54. Shocking news

 

[horshamite]

Shocking and sad. RIP Dermot.

 

[Mr Banana]

Top bloke. Always a great interview. Irrelevant, but Crawley won't have a better manager than him - the squad he worked with overachieved.

 

[Doctor Crawley]

All at Crawley will be stunned by this.
A really decent bloke, a bloody good coach who deserved better at CTFC.
One of life's true gents who will be sorely missed.
I personally hoped he would be invited back.
Terrible news.
RIP Dermot

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Sad news. RIP


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[Thunder Bolt]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=english_regions

 

[BensGrandad]

That is sad and just shows that not all managers are there for the final pay off when sacked.

 

[Kosh]

So sad

People, like you and me, trying the best they can, giving their all... going to work, trying their hardest, whilst 3000 people scream about how utterly shite they are... then at the end of the day the boss sacks them, all to appease the too quick to judge multitude.

Then they go home, with a pay out yes, but with shattered dreams... things must be really, really hard and frankly sad.

Football isn't all playboys, sky TV, cars with jelly suspension, Pep, dry ice and millionaires is it?

RIP

 

[pearl]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=english_regions

Oh that's awful, so sad

 

[Durlston]

Can't believe it. The poor guy. He did an ok job at Crawley and when you look at the state of Barnet FC at the moment, I'm sure if they'd employed him at the beginning of the season they'd be nowhere near the bottom of the table.

Very tragic. RIP Dermot and thoughts with everyone at Crawley Town FC.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

That is young. Pressure of job etc. Who can really know.

 

[Mr Banana]

He did seem depressed, in hindsight. Same kind of resigned thing you see with Coppell, Tyson Fury, Martin Ling, Martin Allen, Aspinall, maybe Kell Brook at the moment. It's gutting. Life is bloody difficult but it must be even harder when you're in these high-pressure situations and responsible for 25 athletes and keeping a club in the league

 

[Thunder Bolt]

He did seem depressed, in hindsight. Same kind of resigned thing you see with Coppell, Tyson Fury, Martin Ling, Martin Allen, Aspinall, maybe Kell Brook at the moment. It's gutting. Life is bloody difficult but it must be even harder when you're in these high-pressure situations and responsible for 25 athletes and keeping a club in the league

Unfortunately depression is rife amongst the footballing fraternity. It is slowly now being accepted as needing help, but the pervading opinion amonst many, is that depression is something well paid, professionals should never feel.
After all, how can you be depressed earning so much money?

I know of at least five of our former youngsters who have had problems with stress and depression in one form or another.