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BBC reports Gary Speed has died

Dare!

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Gary Speed is dead.

Just announced on SSN.

What the fuck? is all I can say. Genuinely shocking.

R.I.P.
 

Dougal

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Jun 4, 2004
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Shocking was the word that came to my mind too. Very sad news. RIP :-(
 

$hoguN

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The BBC are reporting that Gary Speed has died at age 42. Anyone else heard about this?
 

haxman

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42. What a shock. RIP.

Sky news running the story now too.
 

tototoner

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Tony Evans (@TonyEvansTimes)
11/27/11 12:30 PM
Gary Speed found hanged at his home
 

mpickard2087

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Jun 13, 2008
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Really shocking news. Things seemed to be going well for him, at least in his professional life. RIP
 

haxman

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Puts all our bickering and arguing on here into perspective when you hear news like that.
 

spursgirls

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]How very sad.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/891862

[/FONT]The Wales manager Gary Speed has been found dead at his home after apparently committing suicide.


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.
 

McFlash

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Hanged! Can't be right, surely.
Thoughts go out to his family.
 
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