Thorney

Southend Fan, Love a bit of Boxing & Scuba Diver

[Thorney @Thorney75]

⏪ 5 years ago Danny Scopes @danscopes6 🔥 managed @ConcordRangers to an empty Wembley Stadium due to COVID for @FA Trophy Final 🏆 against @HarrogateTown

[Adam Drew @Adamdrew1979]

Your Dad would be super proud as always mate. Special man who is a special manager. Not many better records than you. Proud to be with you @danscopes6 let’s keep creating memories 👊

[𝐄𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐒𝐔𝐅𝐂 @euniesufc]

Danny Scopes
Billericay Town

Formerly of Concord, Aveley and now managing at Billericay, Danny Scopes is a name which has been sung positively around Essex over the last number of seasons.

Scopes guided Concord to safety in B2B seasons in the NLS.

[𝐄𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐒𝐔𝐅𝐂 @euniesufc]

5 MANAGERS THAT SOUTHEND COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK AT THIS SUMMER! 👨🏻‍💼🔷

Thread 🧵👇

[Thorney @Thorney75]

@danscopes6

[Chris Phillips @CJPhillips1982]

Quite the managerial CV Danny Scopes is now building.

[BBC Sport Essex @BBCEssexSport]

ICYMI ⚽️

@BTFCmanager Danny Scopes made an emotional tribute to his late father after Billericay secured promotion from @IsthmianLeague Premier with a 2-1 extra-time play-off final win over #BrentwoodTown

https://t.co/0CtReleps6

[Thorney @Thorney75]

Max and Danny

@danscopes6 @peterkay_co_uk @PaddyMcGuinness @BTFC

[Thorney @Thorney75]

🥂 @danscopes6

[Off The Line Blog @OffTheLineBlog]

Danny Scopes is inevitable.

Another promotion out of Step Two. This time it is with a former NLS side in Billericay Town 💙

An elite gaffer, and he has been supported by one of the best recruiters in non-league in @Adamdrew1979 🐐

Well done, @BTFC - welcome back! 👊

[Thorney @Thorney75]

Come on you beautiful bastard @danscopes6

[Chris Phillips @CJPhillips1982]

There's a HUGE game for Billericay Town on Monday and boss Danny Scopes is keen for the fans to play their part

Read here: https://t.co/aYLaB7V0dD

[Clubber Football @ClubberFootball]

Danny Scopes, @BTFC manager, reflects on his sides 3-1 victory and reaching the Playoff Final 🏆

Watch the Playoff Finals on https://t.co/E9fjz2M3Pp 📺

[Thorney @Thorney75]

Proud of my friend Danny Scopes @danscopes6 as he’s a incredible man but also his achievements as a Football Manager, and his ability to motivate players and tactically beat opponents ❤️

[Chris Phillips @CJPhillips1982]

Billericay Town defender eyes third promotion with boss Danny Scopes

Their play-off campaign begins tonight

Read here: https://t.co/VyUapqtnj7

[Thorney @Thorney75]

@btfcliveradio @IsthmianLeague @BTFC @ChathamTownFC @ClubberFootball Great coverage. And What an incredible job @danscopes6 Danny Scopes is doing. It won’t be long before his in the EFL!

[Thorney @Thorney75]

@Kaylalula Go Bella. Indeed. ❤️ and you’re right, more of this! Merry Christmas Kay xxx

[A Funny Old Game @sid_lambert]

32 years since the ball sat up nicely for the mercurial left peg of Ricky Otto at the Baseball Ground.

Just another day at the office for the Southend Signori.

[Southend Fan Protest Group @fan_southend1]

A statement on the recent Supporters Group meeting:

[Southend United Ex-Players Association @SUEPAssoc]

Getting closer now. Remember to wear your Shrimper shirt on Saturday. We are looking forward to welcoming you all.💙

[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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