15 years is harsh. And what of the assistant injecting is into him.
She should get time for being a dealer, but nothing to do with his death, he wanted the drugs so he'd have gotten them elsewhere if not her
🚨 Terrible news and a sad moment for Senegalese football. 💔🇸🇳
Young goalkeeper Cheikh Touré has passed away under tragic circumstances. 🕊️🥹
The 18-year old was tricked by a group of individuals who made him believe he was invited to take part in trials for a professional club.
However, this was a lie and he was kidnapped.
The kidnappers then demanded a ransom from his family, who unfortunately couldn’t pay. Having received no money, they killed the teenager. 😔
Sending our thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. 🙏❤️
RIP Cheikh. 🕊️
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.
🚨🚨🎙️| Sir Alex Ferguson: "I will turn 84 in December, and sometimes I have moments where I forget things."
"I probably did this 20 years ago, 30 years ago too… No one is blessed with a 100% perfect memory. But when it comes to football, my memory was always crucial when I was a manager.
"Now, I solve a lot of puzzles, sing a lot, and read." [@BBCBreakfast]
🚨 JUST IN: HORRIFIC extended new video from multiple angles time-synced showing the stabbing of Iryna Zarutska, her collapse, and the kiIIer walking away FREELY
Listen closely: it sounds like the kiIIer says “I got that white girl.”
That’d make this an anti-white HATE CRIME!
No wonder they’re trying so hard to cover this up!