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Former Premier League footballer Clarke Carlisle is fighting for his life after being hit by a lorry.
Carlisle, the former Leeds, Burnley and QPR defender who went on to be chairman of the PFA and also achieved acclaim for his appearance on TV’s Countdown, was airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary with life threatening injuries.
The incident took place near Bishopthorpe in North Yorkshire at 7.30am on Monday, with the road closed to allow the air ambulance to arrive at the scene. The reason for the accident remains unclear, however a police spokeswoman said they were ‘pursuing all avenues’.
Carlisle, the former Leeds, Burnley and QPR defender who went on to be chairman of the PFA and also achieved acclaim for his appearance on TV’s Countdown, was airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary with life threatening injuries.
The incident took place near Bishopthorpe in North Yorkshire at 7.30am on Monday, with the road closed to allow the air ambulance to arrive at the scene. The reason for the accident remains unclear, however a police spokeswoman said they were ‘pursuing all avenues’.
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just heard on 5 live
good luck to him |
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hope hes ok , looks bad from what ive read
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One of the good guys in football who has had problems. Best wishes and you were part of the fantastic spirit created at Burnley. Get well soon and emerge from this darkness.
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reported ^^^
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every tom dick and harry saying how sorry they r and hope he recovers and makes a speedy recovery....wheres all the wnkers who r constantly caning him about his punditry being a load of tosh....u cud not make it up
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ffs palacegatetouch hes just been half crushed by a lorry
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are you saying that just cos folk critisise him on a professsional basis means we cant wish him well when he is on his death bed?
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exactly if i dont like a joiners work who fixes my fence i wouldnt wish him dead
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u can wish him well as i do, but u lot(don't remember the names) hav got what u wanted, u don't hav 2 listen to him spouting non stop drivel wiv mr natalie sawyer!!!! im sure he won't b around 4 a while....my comment was aimed at the peeps who constantly criticise co commentators about the job they doing
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palace its irrelevant what your moaning about
# they guy nearly died nobody wished that on him. |
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but u lot(don't remember the names) hav got what u wanted,
 i dont think anyone wanted the poor fecker crushed by a ten tone truck  |
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What is wrong with this forum? Simply no respect for a very decent guy much loved by many. Get well soon.
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but u lot(don't remember the names) hav got what u wanted,Grin i dont think anyone wanted the poor fecker crushed by a ten tone truckLaugh when i said that, what i meant is that people will not have to listen to his boring monotone ramblings, obviously not to get knocked down by a lorry!!!!...lets leave it at that....at least he is still aloive unlike those unfortunate souls from glasgae  |
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i didnt think you meant that
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fair does palace
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its not his fault, or townsend or owen or phil neville that they get these gigs, if they were offered to us we wud bite there cojones off, so fair play to them, but wud luv to see joe bloggs given a gig on a trial basis to c how they go
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The allegedly intelligent PUNDIT...
Too many non-white footballers getting mown down before daylight.. KICK IT OUT... |
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He must have been the person with the least talent ever to get a gig on the telly...
Unless you count every single Liverpool player ever to retire that seems to walk into a TV Studio.. The basic requirement to earn the mega bucks seems to be in inverse proportion to your medal cabinet... |
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he must have been , your talking like hes dead and wont be back on tv ever
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not the time or place for that h4t
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Whether he is back on TV is up to him upstairs...
What I do not like is people being promoted due to their colour /ex football club or even because they went to school with certain people... |
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might be better saved for when he is not on his death bed
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Once again no one is mentioning the elephant in the room.
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That he suffers from depression, has attempted suicide and that he needs some professional help? Neither are the media. All claiming it was an "accident". Perhaps it was an accident, but the more that his mental health condition is skirted around, the more it will just replicate mental health stigma and make it harder for people like Clarke Carlisle, Gary Speed, Robert Enke, to seek the professional, medical help they need.
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The newspapers are not saying that this was a suicide attempt, but they have written about his battle with depression and his previous suicide "attempt".
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Spot on Darlo good post !
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suicides are regularly reported as tragic deaths.
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h4t....you really arent a pretty sight.
Horrible Horrible excuse for a bloke. |
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yes well said Darlo Bantam
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homefor a pee in glorifying a death or a serious injury shocker.
get help sunshine or get out of your bedsit for more than a trip to the shops. |
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Walking on the A64 at 7.30 in morning and hit by a lorry, doesn't exactly sound like a usual situation for sure.
Only just noticed that James Wade the top darts player was also a sufferer from severe depression issues also, bi-polar in his case - seems these sportsmen and women are quite prone, but guess similar % in all of us. Difficult to say what would help though, other than the individuals getting the help as said above. Notice that Clarke Carlisle was supposedly out about his depression though, and had been through therapy once, so shows how it may be a long haul thing. They live odd lives sometimes these pro sports players, especially when it ends. |
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very sad.......hope he makes a full recovery
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Hope Clarke Carlisle gets through this and, just as importantly, his family and friends.
A lot of crap gets written about depression; people think that because someone gets paid a year's wages a week they shouldn't be prone to it. It doesn't work like that. The best summary i ever heard was from Stan Collymore who speaks eloquently about the subject. I will try to explain here in simplistic terms: Thought processes are basically a series of chemical reactions in the nut. Imagine your brain is spaghetti junction in Birmingham. Normally, positive thoughts about yourself, travelling down the M6, go straight along the motorway and you feel good about what you have done, having got straight through Birmingham with no hitches... (if you take the toll road you have had a toot of charlie, to boot!) If you suffer from depression the thoughts get caught up in a traffic jam and don't get through to the other side of town; they get siphoned off and could even end up in places like Wolverhampton or Walsall. That is when you start to feel bad about yourself despite everything. It is difficult for people on the outside to imagine why you are feeling down but it is still the case; the brain has diverted the positive thought chemicals down the wrong path. Over simplistic, I know, but true, nonetheless. |
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I see the usual Liberals are on...
People live and people die... My family members have indeed given their lives (NEVER AGAIN) so that we are here today and yet people "grieve" over people that they have never met and never given a passing thought to.. Pathetic..... |
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That explains why Stan was so keen to beat up women does it Inspector...
Another pathetic Liberal poster.. How come Stan Collymore is able to be in the media and Ched Evans despite having an appeal has been hounded out of football.. Is it really that black and white..... |
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please enlighten us with actual and relevant details, other than those that were reported in the papers, about Stan Collimore's "beating up a woman" case.
Think you might find some stuff that doesn't help your point. tyia |
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Inspector you are indeed a clown....
Hang on you really are Stan "The Man".... |
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Incorrect. I am, however, obviously stooping down a level or two to converse with you.
Please supply actual facts to support your assertions. would be interesting to read the FACTS. thanks. |
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Keep digging Clouseau ....
And get your punctuation right as you seem to have an excessive use of the apostrophe.... And a lack of insight in when to use a capital letter... And please do not quote me when you "top" yourself after this mild rebuke.... |