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[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Erling Haaland recently smashed Alan Shearer's record to become the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals — it took him just 111 appearances.

Many of the Manchester City striker's feats are unparalleled in the modern era, but does he have a claim to be the greatest goalscorer in English football history?

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[Vinny Grappa @VincenzoGrappa]

Incredible news from Old Trafford tonight; there was a 125.50 decibel reading recorded in the first half post Everton scoring. Which means it is THE loudest recorded away fans in history of the sport. Incredible from the travelling fans. The game ended 1-0 to Everton. LC.

[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.

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@General90210 @biig_odds @FabrizioRomano Been through an absolute shit show of business management, and corruption of the Premier League. To say the least. UTFT

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@JeremyClarkson Are scousers welcome? 😏

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@bobby_1878 @lucasfujii94 @BBCSport American mate. Probably thinks emmerdale is a brand of milk 😂

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@ToeKneeM1995 @Bairey89 @gdc1878 @Everton @LFC 🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥

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@ToeKneeM1995 @Bairey89 @gdc1878 @Everton @LFC No you haven't stop lying Tony 😂😂😂😂😂

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@ToeKneeM1995 @Bairey89 @gdc1878 @Everton @LFC Fucking what ever lad 😂 give your ma back your season ticket she wants to watch Howard's way 👍

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@ToeKneeM1995 @Bairey89 @gdc1878 @Everton @LFC Do you even know where anfield is lad bet you've never seen the light of day since school 😢

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@ToeKneeM1995 @Bairey89 @gdc1878 @Everton @LFC Deffo been bullied all your life you 😂😂😂

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@ToeKneeM1995 @Bairey89 @gdc1878 @Everton @LFC You've already said that lad. Typical kopite with short term memory loss 😂😂😂 muppet

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@ToeKneeM1995 @Bairey89 @gdc1878 @Everton @LFC 🥱🥱 Lad your boring fuckin beat it u helmet

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@ToeKneeM1995 @Bairey89 @gdc1878 @Everton @LFC Get of twitter lad half your tweets about the blues. Sad cunt

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@ToeKneeM1995 @Bairey89 @gdc1878 @Everton @LFC Not as grey as your humor. Muppet

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@Bairey89 @gdc1878 @Everton @LFC Are you not well?

[Peter Mac EFC @PeterJMacca]

@Everton Thanks for the memory Neal

[DC Toffees @DCToffees]

@Benjwinst Saw a few gems in my league:

The Baines of My Existence
Ndiaye will always love you
Mo(shiri) Mo’ Problems
The Hardest Yard
Richard Arlison’s Tours

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@premierleague @budfootball @ChelseaFC Deserves player of the month but this was not the goal of the month