Ex-Dons

[blowupsheep]

Miovski has a penalty saved in another defeat for Girona.

Aye, and then hooked pretty much straight after. He is just nae having much luck there at all is he?
Poor start to his time in Spain, I am sure 100% he has the quality and skill to come good there, but I am just not so sure that the Spaniards will have the patience to wait for that to happen.

[TheDeeDon]

Aye, and then hooked pretty much straight after. He is just nae having much luck there at all is he?
Poor start to his time in Spain, I am sure 100% he has the quality and skill to come good there, but I am just not so sure that the Spaniards will have the patience to wait for that to happen.

He's working his ticket for a move back to us.

[GASC1980]

Definitely stop start for him there. First start in 5 games last night. Wasn't his usual clinical penalty finish and a fairly decent save from the keeper. Hope it comes good for him.

[swaddon2]

A thing on the BBC Sport gossip page says that Jim Leighton has urged men to get their prostate checked. The article is in the P&J, and I'm nae paying to read it.

I hope everything is fine with him.

[blowupsheep]

A thing on the BBC Sport gossip page says that Jim Leighton has urged men to get their prostate checked. The article is in the P&J, and I'm nae paying to read it.

I hope everything is fine with him.

All is good with him Swaddon2 he s just promoting what he he does and why he does it and te work he does with many charities for this cause, here is some of what the article says below, but all is good with Jim.

In more recent times, Leighton has worked as a coach at Pittodrie, highlighted the outstanding endeavours of charities such as Ucan, Friends of Anchor and Sue Ryder throughout the north east of Scotland, and made a recovery from prostate cancer after being diagnosed with the illness nearly six years ago.
This cause means a lot to me’
The 66-year-old’s mettle was tested regularly while he was turning out for Aberdeen, Manchester United and Hibs, and at three World Cups for his country.

Yet he had to face a challenge of a different nature after being told he had cancer and, once again, the succour and support of his loved ones helped him through the ordeal.

But it also highlighted to him the importance of men opening up and speaking about their health issues – and how they could benefit from the groundbreaking work which is being carried out by Ucan at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
You don’t want to suffer in silence’
Ucan has also formed a partnership with FoA to create a Rapid Diagnostic Centre: an international-class facility located within the acute urology services at ARI.

It’s a project which is close to Leighton’s heart and, though he is not one of life’s schmoozers, he grows passionate when the conversation turns to shattering taboos and making it easier for often stubborn males to talk openly about matters of life and death.
He said: “It’s one of the biggest killers of the male population and yet there is still a lack of awareness of how much can be done for those with prostate cancer.

“I know what it’s like, because I was in the dark myself until I had a conversation with my former Aberdeen teammate Willie Garner who had been diagnosed with cancer.

“When I heard the news about Willie, I phoned him up. We chatted for about 10 minutes, then he asked if I had ever been checked out because he knew that my late dad, Sam, had also suffered from prostate cancer.

‘I just switched off for a while’
“It is a hereditary condition, so that was enough to convince me. I got the tests and it turned out that my PSA [the prostate specific antigen test] was through the roof.

“Initially, I was told I would have to get my prostate removed, then I got called into Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and learned it had spread into my lymph nodes.

”As soon as they mentioned cancer, I just switched off. I had to be told later by my wife Diane about the other stuff they told me. It hits you hard. But it is treatable.”

In Leighton’s case, that involved 37 consecutive days of radiotherapy and hormone injections and he realises he will have treatment for the rest of his life.

But he added: “I’m in good hands and they are doing a terrific job keeping on top of it.”

‘The sooner you know, the better’
Nonetheless, he had to wait months to discover exactly what was wrong with him and that explains why he is such a champion of the plans for the RDC at ARI.

In his world, anything which boosts early detection can only be a positive development.

He said: “The charities and the medical staff are fantastic. You can go to hospital in the morning and you’ll know by lunchtime what the problem is.
In my case, it probably took about three months before it was properly diagnosed, so they have made a lot of progress since 2018 and this new centre will be invaluable.

“But it’s still important to hammer home the message that the doctors can’t do anything without people being sensible.

“If something doesn’t feel right, please go and get yourself checked out. Don’t think it won’t happen to you.”

[TheDeeDon]

A thing on the BBC Sport gossip page says that Jim Leighton has urged men to get their prostate checked. The article is in the P&J, and I'm nae paying to read it.

I hope everything is fine with him.

I think it was in the press previously that he had or has prostate cancer.

I'm 51 and have issues with the pesky thing and can only agree with getting it checked out.

It has to be said though that it's not the most pleasant of experiences.

[blowupsheep]

I think it was in the press previously that he had or has prostate cancer.

I'm 51 and have issues with the pesky thing and can only agree with getting it checked out.

It has to be said though that it's not the most pleasant of experiences.

I have a few years on you DD and could not agree more that once you get north of 50 to get it checked regularly.
The PSA and / or PHI blood tests are by far and away a more tolerable experience than finger up the hoop job and the accuracy of the results are indeed very good.

[TheDeeDon]

I have a few years on you DD and could not agree more that once you get north of 50 to get it checked regularly.
The PSA and / or PHI blood tests are by far and away a more tolerable experience than finger up the hoop job and the accuracy of the results are indeed very good.

The blood tests aren't great for picking up prostrate problems, only around 70% accuracy and can lead to missing problems and also diagnosing issues that don't exist.
It's all we have though as everything else is invasive, due to where the thing is.

The UCAN thing they are trying to set up at ARI would be a game changer, but quibbling over funding and we are only talking around £500k, which is really nothing in this day and age, especially in 'oil rich Aberdeen'.

I read the Leighton article and great to read that he is on the mend. He was a great keeper for us over two spells.

[SparkyFaeStoney]

The article is in the P&J, and I'm nae paying to read it.
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[swaddon2]

Two ex-Dons combined for Killie to win 3-2 at Dens, having been 2-0 down with less than ten minutes to go.