Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Chico Hamilton III on February 26, 2017, 10:34:47 AM
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Not sure where this should be posted. I wish him all the best
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/celtic-great-billy-mcneills-wife-9918666
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Terrible illness this and my heart bleeds for all relatives of sufferers. As for Billy I know he was a great player and a fantastic captain for Celtic so that's how I would like to remember him.
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As the gentleman above says. I wish him well. A great footballer and seemingly another victim of heading heavy footballs.
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That's terrible news.
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Sad news, can't say I have fond memories of his time at Villa but my thoughts are withholding and his family.
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All the best, Billy
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That is so sad, regardless of his tenure at AVFC. Best wishes to him and his family
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Sad to hear. Best wishes.
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My Grandad suffered from this awful illness and it is truly heartbreaking to see someone you love gradually and cruelly taken away from you. Best wishes to Billy and his family.
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Sad news, he was without doubt one of Celtic's and Scotland's greatest, best wishes to Billy and his family.
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It is awful news as my late Dad also had dementia. It is an awful disease.
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Dreadful news. All good wishes Billy.
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Best wishes to Billy and his family.
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Rath Dé ort!
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I keep banging the drum for the wonderful Sporting Memories charity as i'm sure many of you are aware, if you haven't seen this short film about an elderly gent with dementia who had quite a story to tell then this is well worth a watch. He only got to tell his story thanks to their work.
A certain member of the H&V collective will be donning his lycra as part of a team riding the Tour de Yorkshire should anybody wish to sponsor them as they try to raise much needed funds to start more projects nationwide.
Bill's Story (http://football.sportingmemories.org/memory/2622-bills-story/)
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39102559
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Worst Villa manager of all time - watching Villa play under McNeill was enough to give anyone dementia.
Wish him well though.
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Worst Villa manager of all time - watching Villa play under McNeill was enough to give anyone dementia.
Wish him well though.
Did you have to?
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Worst Villa manager of all time - watching Villa play under McNeill was enough to give anyone dementia.
Wish him well though.
If that's an attempt at humour you've failed badly. What an idiot.
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it's in my family too, horrible disease
must be difficult to prove a link between heading a football and the disease though as the disease is generally becoming more widespread with the ageing population etc
best wishes to all affected
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it's in my family too, horrible disease
must be difficult to prove a link between heading a football and the disease though as the disease is generally becoming more widespread with the ageing population etc
best wishes to all affected
I would echo that having recently experienced it with a family member. I was not previously aware of just how horrible it is, particularly in the latter stages. Completely robs the person and their family of what little time they have left.
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Good luck Billy, not the moment to analyze his time at VP just to wish him and his family well.
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it's in my family too, horrible disease
must be difficult to prove a link between heading a football and the disease though as the disease is generally becoming more widespread with the ageing population etc
best wishes to all affected
Jeff Astle's daughter was on radio 4 last week and she mentioned the 6 members of our 1957 Cup winning side who had apparently died from dementia/Alzheimer's. And 3 members of the England 1966 World Cup team who are suffering at the moment. It's horrible to think about if true.
Oh, and ASHTONVILLA, it's never too late to apologise for what I hope was an attempt at humour
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Sympathy goes to anyone suffering from this dreadful illness and to their families.
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I think part of the problem linking it is that the percentage of footballers with dementia/Alzheimer's is no higher than people who have never played any sort of contact sport, also the diet was very different at the time. That's not to say that heading a football (especially the old leather ones) is ever going to be good for anybody.