LiamOwl Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Kirkland has revealed he’s had a painkiller addiction for the last ten years. Article below, and he’s due on talksport at 11 to discuss it. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jul/21/chris-kirkland-painkillers-addiction-goalkeeper-liverpool?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HoylandOwl Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Fair play to him for being confident enough to say it publicly. He’s certainly gone through it over the past decade or so. Good luck to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 An absolute top bloke. I remember my little boy asking him for autograph, and he went out of his way to spend time with him. A genuine fella. I still get angry when I think of that Leeds idiot who came on pitch. I suspect that really upset him badly. As it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 18 minutes ago, Mark said: An absolute top bloke. I remember my little boy asking him for autograph, and he went out of his way to spend time with him. A genuine fella. I still get angry when I think of that Leeds idiot who came on pitch. I suspect that really upset him badly. As it would. He was always a gent when I spoke to him for the club interviews, he thanked me for them too after he’d read them. A proper gent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bricat Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 I agree with the above posts. Wankbucket Warnock pissed me off when he commented on the Leeds incident about Kirkland fell like a bag of cement (or words to that effect) Rich from him who drilled that ethic into all his teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, bricat said: I agree with the above posts. Wankbucket Warnock pissed me off when he commented on the Leeds incident about Kirkland fell like a bag of cement (or words to that effect) Rich from him who drilled that ethic into all his teams. And now Warnock is reduced to being a ‘social media star’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chris-kirkland-addiction-battles-painkillers-27541883 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrolMong Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Have a listen to the Under the Cosh episode with Chris Kirkland about the Leeds incident. Warncock initially comes out looking like a troublemaker and then a bit of a coward when Kirkland puts it on him. But, apologies a few days later. But what is most shocking is that Leeds fans blame Kirkland for being attacked. He was getting death threats, the police advised the club not to play him, even on the day of the game, the police felt there was a threat to his life and actually put two armed but undercover officers behind the goal he was defending. He was even told to be careful when retrieving the ball from the crowd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, KrolMong said: Have a listen to the Under the Cosh episode with Chris Kirkland about the Leeds incident. Warncock initially comes out looking like a troublemaker and then a bit of a coward when Kirkland puts it on him. But, apologies a few days later. But what is most shocking is that Leeds fans blame Kirkland for being attacked. He was getting death threats, the police advised the club not to play him, even on the day of the game, the police felt there was a threat to his life and actually put two armed but undercover officers behind the goal he was defending. He was even told to be careful when retrieving the ball from the crowd! Well. Those undercover cops did a great job. 😒 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrolMong Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 This was for the return game at Elland Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingys Ginger Mullet Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Sounds like he's had a reyt tough time with a lot of suffering poor bloke. Really glad he's sorting things out and on the road to recovery! It will have helped a lot of people that interview. Considering the very dark problems he was going through during his time with us it's pretty incredible some of the top performances he managed on the pitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I teally hope that him opening about it helps him, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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