Gazza arrested and detained under the mental health act..

[Bill_Oddie]

What kids...? Where? :wink:

Personally, I also feel sorry for that hotel porter. Not only was he attacked by a madman with a steak knife and grabbed round the throat but there's a very good chance that he supports Newcastle United Football Club.

Your luck can't get much worse than that.

 

[Marty]

Glad I'm not the only one who was thinking Peep Show.

Hope Paul can get out of this mess once and for all. Get well soon, you legend!

 

[Rocksuperstar]

Gazza was my first footballing hero. He was my idol, the first number i got on a shirt ('91 away shirt). I can recite the commentary for "that" free kick off by heart, so many times i've seen it and if i'm ever asked who the best player i've ever seen in a Spurs shirt is, no hesitation - Gazza.

He was an amazing talent, truly gifted and really, really enjoyed his football. I know this gets dug up a lot, but it's a great clip

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It always breaks my heart reading stuff like that about him. Every single time i hope that he finds his feet and sorts himself out and every time he looks like he's making progress, he's suddenly back in the red tops after another "relapse".

I wonder how many chances he'll get before the next headline is an obituary

'mon Gazza, sort it out mate - you're better than all this bollocks.

 

[CosmicHotspur]

Yes, he was a talented footballer but there's no question that he's mentally unbalanced and on a downward slope.

Terrible waste.

 

[don1]

hope he turns things around in his life the goal he scored in the semi against the scum in 91 will always be one of the best goals in the fa cup.
get well soon

 

[General Levy]

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LEGEND.

 

[SpurSince57]

Footballing genius, one of the greatest players I've seen wearing a Spurs shirt. But—and this is the big but—whoever described him as being like a little kid who only wants to play football got it slightly wrong; he is (or was) a little kid.

And, as a little kid, he got badly led astray. Having 'Five-Bellies' as a kind of father/big brother-figure hardly helped, and then you had those ****s Chris 'Who?' Evans and Danny Mockney taking him out on the piss and then slagging off Hoddle for not picking him for the 1998 WC. With 'friends' like that…

 

[Has1978]

I´d recommend his book. Having read it I totally understand why he is the way he is. You can tell he was a good kid with a good heart that just had a bit of a tragic life - and was too weak to cope.

I´ll always have a soft spot for him and is one of my all time heros.

 

[striebs]

Footballing ability on a biblical scale .

From a time when English football was still a sport .

 

[DFF]

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Two of the best Gazza vids...

 

[Rocksuperstar]

Something just mentioned on the tellybox - considering how much of his life he's spent in some form of "arranged" lifestyle, from a tight run, high profile football club to rehab centres trying to dry out - could Gazza have become intitutionalised?

The fame bought him the opportunity to live the high life and since then, aside from other personal problems he might have (addictive personality, OCD, etc.), as a player he was ferried from here to there, a tight schedule and routine. As a recovering alcoholic, he was under less glamorous but similar conditions, having his life organised for him.

 

[Bill_Oddie]

As I understand it from people who know him, he certainly can't cope with keeping any form of timetable or responsiblity. He needs a constant guardian (often Chrissy Waddle) to make sure he gets anywhere and in any kind of sobriety.

 

[Rocksuperstar]

As I understand it from people who know him, he certainly can't cope with keeping any form of timetable or responsiblity. He needs a constant guardian (often Chrissy Waddle) to make sure he gets anywhere and in any kind of sobriety.

Sounds like the expert (whoever it was they quoted) could be onto something then, i guess :shrug:

Waddle's a star - Y'know, it's all in the mullet. It gave him a sense of humility, and allowed him to pretend to be a wrestler in his spare time which, in turn, gave him a unique perspective on life :up:

 

[paul_1979yid]

ah man. i love that bloke, unfortunately i fear he'll end up in an early grave.

best player i've ever seen live.

check out his hair in that link!

I agree. BAGS and BAGS of ability.

Its sad. All the best Gazza :bowdown:

 

[Bonjour]

At his best, makes Rooney look decidedly average tbh.

 

[CosmicHotspur]

I think his drinking and his footballing celebrity status may have masked the real underlying problem.

I don't know if he's ever been properly diagnosed but he displays all the symptoms of being bipolar, something that can be kept under control with medication. Trouble is he probably wouldn't take it and would keep right on with his manic lifestyle which can only end in tragedy.

(Let's hope he doesn't move to Bridgend ...)