Stan 15,995 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39660196 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,829 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 44, fucking hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 4,202 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I wonder what causes a lot of these collapses? We've seen it happen so many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 4,202 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, Cannabis said: Long term physical demands on the heart must affect some people I guess. He must have started proper football in his teenage years and obviously still does so now aged 44. Around 40 years of constant physical activity may put some strain on some people's bodies? But humans are agrarian? Are we not meant to have physical lives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 2,834 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Any update? Hope he is alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 4,202 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Just now, Cannabis said: I'm sure we are, I'm just saying there could be 5% of us that end up having side affects (i.e. - collapsing) after years of physical activity. I could well be talking shite but it's just a theory as you do see elite sportspeople suffering this kind of thing from time to time. I haven't heard of it happening as much outside of football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,829 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) It'll probably more likely be disease, who knows how he's lived his life outside of the game or it could just be genes, some people have inherited conditions with the heart that tend to only show up in the middle age when life has take its toll somewhat. You often find men from all walks of life tend to have ticker trouble in their middle age, although I've usually associated it with around the 50 mark. Edited April 20, 2017 by The Artful Dodger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,829 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Edited because I used the word 'tend' three times within three sentences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadLinesman 5,475 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I tend to agree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMadLad 2,040 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Fuck me he's dead! Shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan 3,090 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Can't believe it. Such a healthy man. No age to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab 1,166 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 That's tragic. Rest in peace big fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,649 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Absolutely terrible news. I remember him getting capped by Sven-Goran Eriksson for his first match as manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 15,995 Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 That's shocking. Actually can't believe it considering his age and also distinctly remember him playing not so long ago. RIP Ugo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy In Boots 576 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 I met him at a petrol station in central Brum when he was at the Villa, he was polite and chatted to me in the queue for a minute about the club. He was also in the top 5 defenders of my time at the club. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 1,922 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 One of the name of my childhood growing up watching football, RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadLinesman 5,475 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 44 ffs. No age to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion 203 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,593 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 I always used to sign him on Championship Manager 1997/98. Remember him at the Boro when they had a good side. Him and Southgate at the back. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 2,834 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Christ. This is way too early... RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaaay AFC 357 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Terrible news, I was stunned when I saw the news on BBC. Feel for his family absolutely terrible. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toony 95 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Very sad, I remember him well from my younger days. No age whatsoever - always seemed like a good bloke too, a real tragedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 775 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Heartbreaking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,593 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Fair play to Merson for going on to talk about it that soon. This was his last tweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 2,834 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 38 minutes ago, Cannabis said: Horrible watching that video of Merson, he looks absolutely distraught. Wow - That is hard to watch indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan 3,090 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) I'm still quite shocked. When he collapsed I thought nothing more of it because he seemed like a healthy man mountain of a man that you could mistake for being younger than he actually was. To hear he's passed away is just, well it's shocking, there's no other word. I always remembered him in the mid nineties to the mid naughties as being a solid, consistent, yet unspectacular beastly figure you could rely on if he was in your team to have a good game. He never got the plaudits of Southgate but I could imagine if he was at your club he would have been some sort of cult hero. That's emphasised in his block on the line in The Carling Cup final of 2004. He was always Premiership quality. I think that was emphasised perfectly well when he went to Sheffield United at the end of his career and had an instant impact as they changed there season round and very nearly went up. But I think what we know now is how much he had to offer football off the pitch. That's seen with the devastation ex pros like Merson have suffered when talking about him, and the fact he's forged a coaching career for himself where he ended up at one of the best coaching setups at a club he had no playing affiliation with that has an excellent track record of developing players. Rest In Peace to the big man. The World is clearly a worse off place without him. Edited April 21, 2017 by Aaroncpfc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 7,017 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Very sad news, RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan 1,742 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Scary when it's happening to players you have seen live yourself. That's no age at all. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserker 1,325 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Very shocking, R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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