http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15909277

Wales football manager Gary Speed has died at the age of 42.

Sources have said Speed, the national manager for nearly a year, was found hanged.

Cheshire Police confirmed he was found dead at 07:08 GMT at his home in Huntington, Chester. They said there were no suspicious circumstances.

:( So sad, still can't really believe it.

Gutted at this news. I was a big admirer of Speed as a player, and he really looked promising as a manager. Shocking and sad.

gutted indeed. He was a great player.

If I recall back in the John Carver days in 2008 did not Gary come over here for a bit and stay with TFC for a bit while he was working on his UEFA license?

I was wondering about that. Rohan Ricketts was talking about when he met him in Toronto.

Sounds right.

This thread should be renamed though.
The man's name is Gary Speed.
Wales boss is simply one small part of a stellar career.

Terrible news indeed.

Great player and just getting his feet wet in broadcasting as well...



For those that were born before the early 90's.

What tragic, horrible news. Just a quick glance at all the tributes that are pouring in to the media tells anybody all they need to know about the man.
This is so damned sad. It certainly seemed that he had a lot going for him and a bright future. I suppose we'll be hearing more over the net few days.

It's all too sad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PawukEGSfAk

Sky Sports News reporter Bryn Law was talking about Gary Speed earlier today, who were good friends for 20 years. Ended up breaking down towards the end. Difficult to watch, but certainly worth watching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4PzcLoHiMc

When I heard about how Gary Speed died, I thought back to the long tweet Stan Collymore posted just a couple days prior regarding his depression. I'm no expert on the subject, but the illness of depression has got to be one of the toughest conditions to diagnose, either because people don't recognize they have it, or they do so but simply keep it to themselves. I'm of course merely assuming that Speed suffered from depression, but it seems like a reasonable conclusion to make at this time.

My outlook on depression, anxiety and suicide has changed drastically the last few years. I can't imagine how lonely a person must feel, when they see death as the only solution for escape, despite being loved by thousands of people. That, along with the brutality of the discovery and having to cope with his loss by his family, is the saddest part of all.

On an aside, the less said about Joey Barton, the better.

according to both family and closest friends he was not depressed. Never was.

It is certainly very unusual. Im not trying to be a conspiracy theroist, but I just hope police dont make any assumptions in their investigations. I think there is more to this story, and think will come to light in the coming days or weeks.