Stan Collymore

[ex_KT_red4ever]

I've heard Stan Collymore is an opinionated **** and doesn't care much for LFC - but he does like Cannock Chase

[Lee]

Could be joining the Newcastle Jets as a guest player.

You heard it here first.

...

[Lee]

On talkSPORT now.

Rio Ferdinand made a few digs at Collymore today on Twitter, so Collymore has rocked up and is now asking The Lippy One to call in.

Could be interesting...

[Craig_H]

Collymore having a right go back at Ferdinand:

"Did Rio Ferdinand love the game enough to avoid bringing himself into disrepute for drink driving? Did Rio Ferdinand love the game enough to avoid getting done for speeding? Did Rio Ferdinand love the game enough to avoid getting an extra game ban for a frivilous appeal? I wont have any player, current or past, whether he wears the armband for Man Utd or for England, telling me i dont have any love for the game"

[red g]

maybe i should ring up and see if he enjoyed those lines of coke at the brits when he was playing for liverpool.

King of all things righteous. **** off collymore u cunt.

[Craig_H]

He's asked Rio, 'if he has the balls' to ring up and have it out with him - great radio for Talksport. Collymore also said if Rio wants to call him personally on his mobile or meet up to discuss it 'not for a fight' but in a civilised manner, to do so.

Loads of people messaging Ferdinand's twitter and stirring the pot now

[Lee]

I think Collymore would take Ferdinand. The "we should meet, face to face, not for a fight" was brilliant. I've seen a few similar posts on here from time to time

[fah-q]

Collymore is soft as ****e. A mate of mine grew up with him and said whilst he had a temper, he was a pussy.

Wio would merk him pwoper, Brrraaaap!

[Fredo]

I destroyed one of his Xenophobic arguments on Twitter the other day.

[Neil Young]

Collymore having a right go back at Ferdinand:

"Did Rio Ferdinand love the game enough to avoid bringing himself into disrepute for drink driving? Did Rio Ferdinand love the game enough to avoid getting done for speeding? Did Rio Ferdinand love the game enough to avoid getting an extra game ban for a frivilous appeal? I wont have any player, current or past, whether he wears the armband for Man Utd or for England, telling me i dont have any love for the game"

So basically it's an argument about who 'loves the game' more?

"I love the game more than you do."

"No you don't, I love it more than you do."

"No you don't. If you loved the game you wouldn't have treated it so badly."

"I didn't treat it badly. I bought it chocolates and flowers and everything."

"Oh yeah, well, if you loved the game as much as I do you wouldn't have left it."

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


These f*ckers need to grow up.

[Assassin]

Collymore is a cock, but if he is winding up a manc, well played!

[kris90210]

I actually find ferdninand quite amusing!

[Neil Young]

I actually find ferdninand quite amusing!

Burn the heretic!

[Chazza]

In light of the Gary Speed news I have just seen this on twitter

Suffering from depression again, hope he can get himself sorted

It's 4:48am in the morning(Sat 26th Nov 2011),and i'm wide awake.

I decided to tweet my own personal experience of my latest bout of Depression yesterday,and firstly wanted to thank the hundreds of messages from friends,journalists,mental health workers,doctors,and sufferers,as well as well wishers.It's very humbling to read the stories of fellow sufferers,links to blogs,and general experiences of this awful illness.

I want to elaborate on what Depression is for me,as the illness has so many facets,and varies from bout to bout ,that it can be hard to explain to a fellow sufferer,never mind someone fortunate enough to have never been afflicted!


I've spent so much time with Depression sufferers who have anxiety,irrational fear,too much sleep,not enough,that it's hard to pinpoint one "thing" that Depression is or isn't.All i know is that depending on the severity of the bout,it can be made of mainly one or all of these things,so i'll explain this latest bout,and what it's effect is.

I keep myself in really good nick,i run 10k every week day,and only not go to the gym or exercise at weekends,when i commentate on football for talkSPORT.The running i find really has helped massively,as i'm sure you guys that suffer who exercise find,the tangible release of calm,and "being on top of things" powers your internal dynamo,and keeps the black dog from the door.


Around 10 days ago however,i started to feel anxiety,which grew into irrational fear,which in turn turned into insomnia for 3 days(little sleep,and an incredibly active,negative mind),that in turn over last weekend(Swansea v Man United) into Hypersomnia,whereby my energy levels dipped to zero,and my sleep went from 8 to 18 hours overnight.


So i went from last Saturday at the gym,running 10k as i normally do,looking forward to working,to Tuesday morning being unable to lift my head from the pillow, feeling like my body had been drained of any life,my brain "full" and foggy,and a body that felt like it was carrying an anvil around.

So fit and healthy one day,mind,body and soul withering and dying the next.This to me is the most frightening of experiences,and one fellow suffers i'm sure will agree is the "thud" that sets the Depression rolling.

Once it hits,then cause and effect start to kick in.I sleep 18 hours a day,so i don't see sunlight over sometime a period of a week(my worst ever bout,i spent a month in bed),which i'm sure a doctor then would tell me makes the body shut down even further.My personal world grows smaller,i detach from friends and family,partly out of self preservation,partly not wanting them to see the man bounding around days ago,now looks visibly older,weaker and pathetic.


I eat less,my personal space gets smaller,none of the vain grooming of days before,as bathing,washing,and even going to the loo seem almost impossible.So its me,pyjamas,bed and increasingly despairing thoughts of how long this one will last,a tired,desperately tired but wildly active mind burns through its own blue touch paper until the paper ends,and there is simply nothing left.


That's the point when the practicality sets in,and not a nice one(and incredible to think when you finally get well).

Suicidal thoughts.


Thankfully i've not got to that part yet,and in my last 10 years only once or twice has this practical reality entered my head,and practicality its is,unpalatable the thought may be to many.

Why a practicality? Well,if your mind is empty,your brain ceases to function,your body is pinned to the bed,the future is a dark room,with no light,and this is your reality,it takes a massive leap of faith to know that this time next week,life could be running again,smiling,my world big and my brain back as it should be.So what do some do? They don't take the leap of faith,they address a practical problem with a practical solution to them,and that is taking their own life.And sadly,too many take that route out of this hell.


I'm typing and my brain is full,cloudy and detached but i know i need to elaborate on what i'm going through because there are so many going through this that need to know it's an illness,just an illness.Not bad,mad,crazy or weak,just ill,and that with this particular illness,for its sufferers,for family and friends who are there but feel they can't help,you can!

Patience,time,kindness and support.That's all we need.No "pull your socks up",no "get out of bed you lazy git",just acknowledge the feedback the sufferer gives,get them to go to the GP asap,and help them do the little things bit by bit.

That may seem simple but in my experience,and currently as we speak,having a bath,walking for 5 minutes in the fresh air,making a meal,all things that days before were the norm,seem alien,so friends and family can help ,just by being non judgemental,and helping in the background to get the sufferer literally back on their feet.

I hope that if you are suffering,or know someone that does,that a little insight into someone elses experiences might resonate with one or two and give them the comfort of knowing that there are millions out there like us that deal with this reality in our lives.

We contribute like everyone else,so treat us like everyone else.

You are not alone,there are millions of us.

http://www.mind.org.uk

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/mentalhealth/Pages/Helplines.aspx

http://www.depressionalliance.org

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/emotional_health/mental_health/

http://www.sane.org.uk/

Stan Collymore

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/ecoqm1

[BringbackBiscan]

It's easy for any of us on the outside to say Collymore has been a **** and what's he got to be unhappy about but depression is a horrible illness that can affect anyone.