Dementia afflicted footballers

[whoismakoto 330]

Could this be a bigger concern regarding Gordon McQueen?

[The Old Crem 3,646]

Just now, The Old Crem said:

Kevin Bird, who was a defender for Mansfield Town and Huddersfield Town has died from dementia aged 70. Mansfield Town statement 

Cross posting here. Was diagnosed at 60. Was a centre back which is one of the most at risk positions for heading related dementia along with centre forward.

[whoismakoto 330]

Received a letter from Scottish player Ian McMillan of the 1954 World Cup squad's daughter that McMillan is suffering from dementia

[whoismakoto 330]

Received also a letter from Swiss player Xavier Stierli that he is also suffering from mild dementia

[Sinbabad 1,158]

10 hours ago, whoismakoto said:

Received a letter from Scottish player Ian McMillan of the 1954 World Cup squad's daughter that McMillan is suffering from dementia

At nearly 92, that’s not really surprising.

[justonecornetto 987]

38 minutes ago, Sinbabad said:

At nearly 1992, that’s not really surprising.

 

Aye, the old man of Scottish football

[Sinbabad 1,158]

4 hours ago, justonecornetto said:

 

Aye, the old man of Scottish football

He is of the Mac Leod clan 

[The Old Crem 3,646]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64965253
Only 9% deels a lot lower than what we seeing . Presumably the less intense Swedish League reduces the increased risk. 

[msc 18,559]

31 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64965253
Only 9% feels a lot lower than what we seeing . Presumably the less intense Swedish League reduces the increased risk. 

 

No it doesn't? There's about 50-100 cases a year out of something in the line of 10, 000+ living ex pros (which is a very low estimate) in the UK. 9% of them would be in the region of over a thousand cases, possibly even 2 or 3. 

[The Old Crem 3,646]

10 minutes ago, msc said:

 

No it doesn't? There's about 50-100 cases a year out of something in the line of 10, 000+ living ex pros (which is a very low estimate) in the UK. 9% of them would be in the region of over a thousand cases, possibly even 2 or 3. 

Over a lifetime. 

[msc 18,559]

37 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Over a lifetime. 

 

Which makes it even smaller a percentage over all of footballers. Its bad enough without disasterising it. 

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,891]

Risk is higher for outfield players than goalkeepers. Well no fucking shit given how rarely keepers head the ball

[maryportfuncity 10,700]

2 hours ago, DCI Frank Burnside said:

Risk is higher for outfield players than goalkeepers. Well no fucking shit given how rarely keepers head the ball

 

Aye, but how often do outfield players collide with the shins of incoming strikers? When goalies get concussion they don't do it by halves. 

[drol 12,157]

Nelson Acosta hospitalised in serious conditions for respiratory failure.

 

Survived a hospitalization in critical conditions in 2021 and has suffered from Alzheimer's for six years.

[maryportfuncity 10,700]

 

More a question for anyone attracted to men - does Neil "Razor" Ruddock have a point or should we start worrying about the state of his reasoning and add him to this thread?

 

 

[Bibliogryphon 9,653]

18 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

More a question for anyone attracted to men - does Neil "Razor" Ruddock have a point or should we start worrying about the state of his reasoning and add him to this thread?

 

 

 

I don't think this is too much of a mystery. Losing the 7st probably just allowed the ladies in question to rationalise potentially getting their hands on some of his cash/celeb status. They do have some standards you know.

 

I think this is known as The Crouch Law

[wannamaker 1,441]

On 18/03/2023 at 13:35, drol said:

Nelson Acosta hospitalised in serious conditions for respiratory failure.

 

Survived a hospitalization in critical conditions in 2021 and has suffered from Alzheimer's for six years.

 

Discharged.

[whoismakoto 330]

Blog here reveals that Alberto Festa (Wiki), member of the 1966 Portuguese World Cup squad, is suffering from Alzheimer's disease

[gcreptile 11,094]

Thanks to the final stretch of the Windy City pool, here's a Gordon McQueen update:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11911157/Hayley-McQueen-speaks-father-Gordons-dementia-battle-deserted-PFA.html

 

When they announced his dementia with the "cannot eat" bit late 2021, he was actually receiving home hospice care, but he somehow got better and is back to eating solid food again. Still bedridden most of the time.

[Sean 6,368]

2 hours ago, gcreptile said:

Thanks to the final stretch of the Windy City pool, here's a Gordon McQueen update:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11911157/Hayley-McQueen-speaks-father-Gordons-dementia-battle-deserted-PFA.html

 

When they announced his dementia with the "cannot eat" bit late 2021, he was actually receiving home hospice care, but he somehow got better and is back to eating solid food again. Still bedridden most of the time.

Sounds like the hospice was in November 2022 and that he isn`t eating solids but can tolerate pureed food now.

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33 minutes ago, Sean said:

Sounds like the hospice was in November 2022 and that he isn`t eating solids but can tolerate pureed food now.

Yes, I was unsure which year they meant, but I assumed that they refered to the initial news. Could be wrong, but it's probably not that much of a difference.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,218]

Trevor Whymark, former long-serving Ipswich Town player with one cap for England was diagnosed with dementia in 2019, but it's only been revealed today - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-65336965

[The Old Crem 3,646]

1 hour ago, Octopus of Odstock said:

Trevor Whymark, former long-serving Ipswich Town player with one cap for England was diagnosed with dementia in 2019, but it's only been revealed today - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-65336965

I can see the FA trying to ban heading but I can’t see FIFA approving it anytime soon - they won’t even permit temporary concussion substitutes 

 

I could also see it causing a schism in the sport as it’s inevitable it will be banned within the next couple of years for under 18’s domestically but obviously most countries will not do such and it creating such a major division in the skills coming through. 
 

[The Old Crem 3,646]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/22134854/ex-england-ace-in-brain-injury-damages-suit/
player from the 1990’s who won the European cup has Brain damage. Only one English team won that in the 1990’s and that was Man United in 1999. Through most of those have more than several caps and have all been in the media recently appearing healthy.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,218]

26 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/22134854/ex-england-ace-in-brain-injury-damages-suit/
player from the 1990’s who won the European cup has Brain damage. Only one English team won that in the 1990’s and that was Man United in 1999. Through most of those have more than several caps and have all been in the media recently appearing healthy.

 

Probably Gordon Cowans. Has dementia, won the European Cup in 1982, played in the 1990's and had several games for England. 

 

If not him, then you're looking at one of the players from the early 1980s that had a long career into the 1990's.