Luke

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@SebC__ Josh Coburn still ain’t great

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@geomufc20 @TalkCPFC Liverpool absolutely haven’t. Yes Barcola is an unreal signing but we have no proper 6, no natural RW and still have the chuckle brothers at full back

[dan @growupdan]

Nah I need to see Tuchels Bastards show up and silence the whole gaff. Bellingham giving it the 'Who Else?' to 80 thousand braying cartel members is going to enrapture my soul

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@rory_fans Where have you seen this/ is it official from this year?

[! @Kashe1dz]

I put Ronaldo fans in the same bracket as flat earthers

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@Irish_On_Tour I actually think Michael Kim is defending Rory in this

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@TrackingMarco How are you watching him?

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@lorsehatitudes @joelintinhoO Even if you think he is better than Hall, the one aspect Hall has over him is he is definitely better technically🤣

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@SAAdvantage Which players would you have wanted to see in a lions t20 squad?

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@bdosi72 @Aditya82313733 So then what do you say about ABD not winning trophies, does that make head better than him?

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@Nealbackup I understand you don’t have the same in Aus but surely you can also see that this Aus team is not that good compared to previous ones? And the positions we have thrown away in the series it could have been so different. That’s what we mean when we say missed opportunity

[Jacob @JacobHorsfall_]

I really don’t understand how people are siding with Salah. Literally makes no sense to me.

Think Carragher was pretty bang on.

- The RB suffering comment was about how the team sacrificed to platform Salah

- The Egypt comment was to say that no team can be great with 1 star

- Chelsea flop comment was to say that Liverpool did just as much for Salah as he’s done for them.

No player should ever throw the club under the bus.

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@Nealbackup This aged well

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@abhay_nand88783 @Nealbackup And how much better are we now to before bazball?

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@saundzo This is a German at Frankfurt bro?

[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.

[Luke @LukeAdkin]

@GoonerJoSal @FPL_TomHadley So true, don’t stick Foden or Palmer out in the left where it just doesn’t work. Need an actual outlet like Rashfod or Gordon. They’re not better players but better fits for the team and team needs