Skamp Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Diagnosed with dementia. All the best to him and his family. Terrible condition. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank_Owl2,0 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Proper hero back in the 80s. I hope he can be looked after properly and made comfortable as the horrible condition gets worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul from Wisewood Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 That’s shit certainly puts last night into perspective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Dismal, sad news of a proper bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffieldblue Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Awful news. A proper captain,warrior, hero. One of my all time Wednesday favourite players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raynaldo Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Such sad news. Like has already been said a proper player, leader and man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaconowl Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Terrible news, terrible illness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 The first player I ever saw giving pints of blood out as part of his performance. what a defender he was. All the best Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheat Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Echo the sentiments of others. What a player he was for us. All the very best to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCraigsOwl Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 One of my early heroes in a Wednesday shirt. Best wishes to him and his family. Unfortunately, they've got an unpleasant road ahead of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowlthesexynewversion Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 You do wonder whether that bravery in his playing years as contributed to his condition There was a game he went off for stitches, then came running back on. But the north spotted him running up the tunnel and this huge roar rose from them round the ground. A vital part of that Jack charlton team and the old joke was when he left the changing room for the pitch the tunnel was optional he simply ran through a brick wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPB Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Best wishes to him and his family! What a sight that was seeing him racing out of the tunnel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpworthOwl Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Having lost my mum in law to it, now father in law is going the same way. Absolutely horrible disease. Good luck with it Mike. Lyons by name. Lion by nature. What a hero! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffieldblue Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 8 hours ago, mkowlthesexynewversion said: You do wonder whether that bravery in his playing years as contributed to his condition There was a game he went off for stitches, then came running back on. But the north spotted him running up the tunnel and this huge roar rose from them round the ground. A vital part of that Jack charlton team and the old joke was when he left the changing room for the pitch the tunnel was optional he simply ran through a brick wall He didn't go off for stitches. He had them done at pitch side. Went down the tunnel, so he could sprint back on at full speed for maximum effect. Steve mcmahon, who had fouled him, visibilly wilted. Ex Evertonion playing against Liverpool , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowlthesexynewversion Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Sheffieldblue said: He didn't go off for stitches. He had them done at pitch side. Went down the tunnel, so he could sprint back on at full speed for maximum effect. Steve mcmahon, who had fouled him, visibilly wilted. Ex Evertonion playing against Liverpool , I will bow to your better re-collection - I thought it was a big game where it happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffieldblue Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 19 minutes ago, mkowlthesexynewversion said: I will bow to your better re-collection - I thought it was a big game where it happened 49,357 at Hillsborough that night. Highest crowd I've been in to see wednesday at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowlthesexynewversion Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 17 minutes ago, Sheffieldblue said: 49,357 at Hillsborough that night. Highest crowd I've been in to see wednesday at home. Yep same, just the 36k more than the preceding Saturday game v Swansea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellsview Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Mother-in-law passed away last year with it. A terrible illness. Watching my wife get so visibly upset seeing her mum gradually begin to forget who she was, it was absolutely heartbreaking and how my wife coped with it I’ll never know. She showed so much strength and dignity when visiting her, not to mention patience. She’d sit for hours with her showing her old photos, singing old songs from her past to her and gave her so much care and love, with very little love or emotion shown back to her. Dementia is one of those strange illnesses, in that it tends to effect loved ones more than it does the person with it. My heart goes out to Mick and his family. 😢 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaconowl Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Spot on Bells. my own family were impacted more than our relative that had the horrendous illness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowlthesexynewversion Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 My step father as a form of it, triggered as in his case by a previous trauma - he crashed a lorry when in the army and suffered a serious head injury. It changed his character, though more that it exaggerated the less tolerable aspects of it. My Mum bore the brunt of that When my Mum was ill then died, how this illness interacted with his grief was not so good in terms of how he then treated me / my sister, making us feel very unwelcome in the family home, or simply just being around. Sadly as a result we both don't have a lot to do with him now, the covid protocols in care homes not helping any chance of restoring that relationship up to now. On a different tack I am dealing with a client where its so sad to see how his sharp mind is deteriorating, the repeat calls on the same subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 15 hours ago, Sheffieldblue said: He didn't go off for stitches. He had them done at pitch side. Went down the tunnel, so he could sprint back on at full speed for maximum effect. Steve mcmahon, who had fouled him, visibilly wilted. Ex Evertonion playing against Liverpool , I remember he stood on the side of the pitch and had the stitches done through the hole in his sock created by whatever caused the wound: presumably a stud. People watching couldn't believe it. I don't remember what game it was. I do remember seeing it. Up there with Nigel Pearson trying to run off a broken leg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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