James Thorpe

Likes TV, walking and a variety of sports.

[Highland__Paddy @Highland__paddy]

Absolutely howling at some of these answers 🤣

[James Thorpe @BigUnit77]

Bang on here regarding @talkSPORT . The station still has excellent analysis but it is diluted. @Sjopinion10 and @JimWhite still add quality thankfully. I’d give the rest a miss though now

[Gra Parris @parrisgra5]

Absolutely superb - bang on from this fella. Brilliant. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[James Thorpe @BigUnit77]

@CBeurling @OptaJoe @SBeurling nervøs for straffer nå

[James Thorpe @BigUnit77]

@CBeurling @OptaJoe @SBeurling Flott tidlig mål. Nervos for broren din, da. Godt organisert forsvarsspill fra Arsenal.

[James Thorpe @BigUnit77]

@wakka80 @HullCity I bet you are

[South Derbyshire Mining Preservation Group @S_D_M_P_G]

Our LampLight trail launches on Saturday 25th April, and if you want to see our wonderful digital miner @SharpesMuseum then it is only up for 1 day #swadlincote #peopleexpress #derbyshirecountycouncil #nationalheritagelotteryfund

[James Thorpe @BigUnit77]

@S_D_M_P_G This is a great idea. A innovative way to interact with local history.

[South Derbyshire Mining Preservation Group @S_D_M_P_G]

Visit 'John' the ghostly virtual miner in the glaze room @sharpespotterymuseum on Saturday 25th April, and pick up an audio trail guide to scan the QR code and listen to the audio trail online in your own time.
#DerbyshireMakes #DerbyshireMakes2026 #Swadlincote #MiningHistory

[James Thorpe @BigUnit77]

@wakka80 @BBCMOTD Well said Lee

[Detroit Gooner @GoonerInDetroit]

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[James Thorpe @BigUnit77]

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[James Thorpe @BigUnit77]

@ClarksonsFarm1 Do not teach

[Calgie @christiancalgie]

All the post-war prime ministers described by the Inbetweeners

[James Thorpe @BigUnit77]

@HeanorTownFC @NewarkTownFC @utdcos AB2 great player

[Josh @joshpearson180]

This is fantastic from James Wade, he might not be everyone’s cup of tea but he is a top man

[James Thorpe @BigUnit77]

@thinkingwest Fantastic graphic, many thanks for this

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Suicide.

I'm choosing to be deliberately blunt and provocative in this post because it's necessary. Government, charities, football clubs are all pushing water up a hill in highlighting what is undoubtedly a major health crisis.

You take a rope.
You put it up in a garage or a tree nearby or far away.
You're thinking about every loved one you'll leave behind as you put that rope around your neck.
Then you drop.

Some are decapitated.
Some aren't.
All are found by someone who has a lifetime of trauma that will never leave them.
A son.
A daughter.
A brother.
A sister.
A mother.
A father.

I know 2 men who hung themselves.

One was found by his Mom.
One was found by his brother.
Neither have recovered fully. 20 and 30 years on.

A life sentence for people who were already worrying, terrified their loved one may do something.

So just visualise the above and ask, "is there another way"?

A segway for a moment.

I do a few Q&A's every year. Tales of yesterday with a 99% male audience of my age group.

After the stories and fun, my last question back to the audience is..

"Hands up if you struggle with a mental health issue".

Nobody ever puts a hand up. Despite 1 in every 3 of 500 attendees statistically struggling.

"Ah, nobody, that's fucking brilliant! Well I do! ". I then graphically tell people, stunned into silence about how a rope around my neck in the middle of nowhere jolted me to go home and cry like a baby to my Mom.

After the Q&A has finished, something always happens. I'll be chatting to a few guys, saying bye and one by one, men will come over and whisper " I struggle".

Or my mailbox the next day will have 30 emails from guys, their partners or kids saying " Dad/Uncle /Brother was there last night and what you said hit them hard".

And that's how some people realise that it's time to speak to a pal or family member or even rant to me in an email. It works, I often get a follow up email a year or 6 later saying that they took responsibility for their suicidal feelings and are now flying.

Humans are programmed to want to live, to have families and to keep the species growing and thriving. So for a human to want to short circuit that desire isn't normal, and it should never be spoken of as normal. It's the ultimate red flag.

If you suspect your mate, Dad, Brother, Uncle is struggling mentally, they deserve your intervention.

They deserve a " are you OK, please tell me what's up".

They deserve an opportunity to get past wanting to hang a rope over a tree or in a garage and slowly struggle until they die and you find them.

If you've been there and trust me I have plenty, then you'll know that text out of the blue, or a footie mate or one of your kids asking jow you are can open the curtains to some sunshine.

Because when suicide is your only answer, the room is already dark, and you can't see a way out.

So please, fucking pretty please, ask that husband, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, footie pal TODAY how they are.

You may be shocked what comes back but extremely glad that you asked.

For those who struggle, you're not alone.