Ray Wilkins

[tomytony]

R.I.P. to Ray and God bless his family. A lovely guy and a classy footballer.

Absolutely no age. It does make me wonder about excerise and if it’s the be all and end all to longevity when so many athletes have heart problems so soon after retiring from their sport. You’d think keeping really fit into your 30’s or 40’s would store up some sort of long term cardio protection, but in many cases it seems once the regular fitness regimes stop they’re as vulnerable as the rest of us.

There's so much contradiction about exercise, diet, alcohol that it's hard to kinow what to do for the best.

Everything in modertaion seems to be the best advice but I suppose we all hot the alcohol and food to excess more than we do the exercise.

RIP Ray.

[Lazyblade]

Everything in moderation is a wise move.
However even if you do follow that ethos you have a heart that will give you trouble or one that won’t it’s genetics.

RIP Ray.

[GrayBlade]

A poster on S24 was telling me it’s down to an athletes heart growing in size acter all the years of intense exercise and when they stop their regimes and the body weakens it has difficulty sustaining the heart’s blood supply making it more likely to fail.

Apparently the new theory is that it’s important to ‘train down’ after a life as an athlete and get your heart and body ready for a more sedate lifestyle.

Interesting theory and would make some sense of the issue alongside genetics.

[bulmer1889]

Had to share this story about him the man oozed class

https://mobile.twitter.com/football_...94047025434626

[rodcurrie]

Had to share this story about him the man oozed class

https://mobile.twitter.com/football_...94047025434626

Who said nice guys don't win?Certainly untrue in Ray's case.UTCB

[FatherKnowsBest]

Apparently the new theory is that it’s important to ‘train down’ after a life as an athlete and get your heart and body ready for a more sedate lifestyle.

Interesting theory and would make some sense of the issue alongside genetics.

I've been training down for about 35 years now. Think that'll be okay..?

Actually, on reading about Butch, I must have completely missed that his heart problems had been well known and treated for years including a triple bypass last year. Still a dreadful shame. Another reminder to make the most of every day.


I saw the Nigel Quashie story earlier. Lovely story about a classy guy...

[rodcurrie]

I've been training down for about 35 years now. Think that'll be okay..?

Actually, on reading about Butch, I must have completely missed that his heart problems had been well known and treated for years including a triple bypass last year. Still a dreadful shame. Another reminder to make the most of every day.


I saw the Nigel Quashie story earlier. Lovely story about a classy guy...

I didn't know Butch had been havin problems wi his drinkin in't past either Pops but i heard it somewhere today.UTCB

[FatherKnowsBest]

We're all a bit fragile Rod, we all have an itch to scratch, when it comes down to it. Some people get enough support from those around them, but others turn to drink or other comforts. Its may be all in your head but what do you do? That's the problem with brains. They have a mind of their own.