Wife of Joe Kinnear calls for more help for ex-footballers as family reveals he has dementia

[mawspurs]

Tottenham legend and former Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear has been living with dementia since 2015, his family has revealed.

Source: TalkSPORT

 

[Metalhead]

It's sad to see so many ex football players developing vascular dementia. If there is any positives to be taken out of the situation, hopefully the issue should not be as great with the younger ex football players as the ball has obviously got lighter over the years and therefore even allowing for the regular and repeated heading of the ball, it shouldn't impact as greatly as it has with the older generation.

 

[Gassin's finest]

Didn't he have brain surgery when he was Wimbledon manager? He was visibly struggling when he did that Newcastle press conference. Very sad to see.

 

[whitesocks]

It's sad to see so many ex football players developing vascular dementia. If there is any positives to be taken out of the situation, hopefully the issue should not be as great with the younger ex football players as the ball has obviously got lighter over the years and therefore even allowing for the regular and repeated heading of the ball, it shouldn't impact as greatly as it has with the older generation.

It may be obvious, but in fact the ball hasn't got lighter.

 

[Metalhead]

It may be obvious, but in fact the ball hasn't got lighter.

I honestly though that it was now. One can therefore understand the ongoing concern.

 

[Norgie]

I don't know about the weight of the ball but I do know the FA have put in place new guidance



This should hopefully start helping, it is very sad to hear about Joe though.

 

[Jules77]

I honestly though that it was now. One can therefore understand the ongoing concern.

Even if it has, it is often mentioned that weight reduction would be offset by the ball traveling faster as a result. Footballers today won’t be faring any better.

 

[Metalhead]

Even if it has, it is often mentioned that weight reduction would be offset by the ball traveling faster as a result. Footballers today won’t be faring any better.

Of course, impact. Makes sense.

 

[Trix]

It may be obvious, but in fact the ball hasn't got lighter.

The ball now might not be lighter as standard, but modern balls also don't increase in weight as they take on water. Those old balls in the prior to, for most of the 70's would be a lot heavier by the end of the game than they were at the start if it was wet.

 

[wirE]

It's sad to see so many ex football players developing vascular dementia. If there is any positives to be taken out of the situation, hopefully the issue should not be as great with the younger ex football players as the ball has obviously got lighter over the years and therefore even allowing for the regular and repeated heading of the ball, it shouldn't impact as greatly as it has with the older generation.

So why are people still talking about banning heading in football?

 

[whitesocks]

The ball now might not be lighter as standard, but modern balls also don't increase in weight as they take on water. Those old balls in the prior to, for most of the 70's would be a lot heavier by the end of the game than they were at the start if it was wet.

The shiny new leather balls the pro's played with would have been pretty waterproof.

 

[soflapaul]

The ball now might not be lighter as standard, but modern balls also don't increase in weight as they take on water. Those old balls in the prior to, for most of the 70's would be a lot heavier by the end of the game than they were at the start if it was wet.

just saw this and all of us old timers can attest to it. God forbid a wet ball came in on a cross with a bunch of spin. if you were in front of the goal, you were torn between hoping you could put a good shot on goal and hoping it wouldn't reach you.

when the first Mitre balls made it to the states and they were a revelation to the game even those they retained less water than their predecessors. (those and the adidas studs with the fluorscent green soles which were the real schiznits). Diving header practice was incredibly fun on a dry day and an absolute nightmare when it rained. you had fun at first but by the end of practice, you were woozy and with a headache. as a Yank, we were incredibly lucky that at our earlier ages, we practiced formally 4 mos of the year and had informal summer leagues for only two months. One has to imagine that for you limeys (written with affection) it's a bigger issue. the best analogy for the old days i can think of is heading a water logged modern basketball.

 

[Trix]

The shiny new leather balls the pro's played with would have been pretty waterproof.

You'd think that wouldn't you. The actual waterproof balls only really came in to use in the late 70's.