Gary Speed
# gary-speed - Monday 30 January, 2012
Gary Speed may not have intended to take his own life, inquest finds
An inquest into Gary Speed’s death recorded a narrative verdict at Warrington Coroner’s Court today.
# gary-speed - Saturday 21 January, 2012
Column: We need to put the humanity back into sport performance
Our sports stars may seem like superheroes, but they’re just as fragile as you and I, writes sports psychologist Tadhg MacIntyre.
# gary-speed - Thursday 19 January, 2012
Wales name Chris Coleman as Gary Speed replacement
Bittersweet day for Coleman as FAW chiefs wrap up ‘tough process’.
# gary-speed - Wednesday 18 January, 2012
Wales football chiefs to name Speed’s successor tomorrow
Chris Coleman likely to be unveiled as national team manager, at press conference tomorrow.
# gary-speed - Wednesday 4 January, 2012
Welsh FA announces details of Gary Speed memorial match
Wales will pay tribute to the former manager with a game against Costa Rica on 29 February.
# gary-speed - Sunday 1 January, 2012
Read Me: The year’s best opinion pieces from TheJournal.ie
Thought-provoking, moving, controversial: Our pick of the top ten Read Mes from 2011.
# gary-speed - Saturday 31 December, 2011
The sporting year in review: November
Ireland’s qualification for Euro 2012 and the death of Gary Speed dominated the November headlines…
# gary-speed - Monday 26 December, 2011
Back pages: here’s some of our favourite sportswriting from 2011, part II
If you’ve already ploughed through yesterday’s sportswriting feast, here’s a second helping. We don’t do leftovers around here.
# gary-speed - Wednesday 21 December, 2011
You do the maths: Ireland drop a place in FIFA rankings despite qualification
Gary Speed’s Wales side are confirmed as the year’s biggest climbers as they reach the top 50 in latest world rankings.
# gary-speed - Monday 12 December, 2011
‘I’ve cleared things up with Niall Quinn’ – PFA boss Gordon Taylor
The Sunderland director hit out at the perceived lack assistance players get from the Professional Footballers’ Association but has since had a visit from its chief executive.
# gary-speed - Sunday 11 December, 2011
The Sunday Papers: some of the week’s best sportswriting…
Every week we flick back through some of our favourite writing from newspapers, blogs and bathroom walls.
# gary-speed - Tuesday 6 December, 2011
Private funeral for Wales manager Gary Speed
Former Premier League star’s widow asks for privacy as funeral to be private affair.
# gary-speed - Saturday 3 December, 2011
In Pictures: Football pays tribute to Gary Speed
A selection of the most striking images taken at league grounds across Britain on Saturday.
Column: Gary Speed, like others in his position, was scared
After the Welsh football manager’s suicide shocked the world, Francis Bowden describes the twisted logic of depression – and his own suicide attempt.
# gary-speed - Friday 2 December, 2011
‘Can’t take my eyes off you’ – Stereophonics in Gary Speed tribute
Kelly Jones sings the Andy Williams song so beloved by Wales football times in Speed’s heyday.
# gary-speed - Thursday 1 December, 2011
The YouTube top 10: because Mike Tyson has a lovely singing voice…
Every week we trawl through YouTube comments so you don’t have to. This week round-up feature extra goalkeeping play-acting.
# gary-speed - Wednesday 30 November, 2011
Clubs reveal tribute plans for old favourite Gary Speed
Newcastle United and Leeds plan to remember their former player on Saturday while the Millennium Stadium will also observe a minute’s silence.
Players’ union to issue pros with guide to dealing with depression
Up to 4,000 playing members and around 50,000 former pros will receive the advice pack in the wake of Gary Speed’s death, association chief says.
# gary-speed - Tuesday 29 November, 2011
Dunne commends brave Given following Swansea performance
The defender has praised his Ireland teammate for his exemplary performance on Sunday.
Inquest into Gary Speed’s death adjourned until January
Coroner asks for the privacy of Wales manager’s family to be respected.
Why can’t sport come to terms with depression?
Mental health is still a taboo issue in sport, but the problem isn’t so much the athletes themselves as our own misplaced expectations of them, writes Conor Nagle.
The Morning Score: Tuesday
Trap’s staying, Kimi’s back and the NFL could be on its way – what a morning! Here’s all the news you need to know.
# gary-speed - Monday 28 November, 2011
The Daily Fix: Monday
Catch up on the day’s biggest stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed….
IN VIDEO: Stars and supporters pay tribute to Gary Speed
Several of the player’s friends, colleagues and fans and have spoken fondly of the star in the aftermath of his death.
Richard Sadlier: ‘I never dreamed about telling anyone in the dressing-room’
Former Ireland forward says he battled mental health issues while a professional footballer but kept it to himself.
More tributes for Gary Speed from devastated football world
“He was so popular, so friendly and I never heard a bad word about him. A real light has gone out in the football world.”
The Morning Score: Monday
Start your week the right way – ahead of the game.
# gary-speed - Sunday 27 November, 2011
The Daily Fix: Sunday
In tonight’s Fix: Budget pain for motorists; shock at the death of Wales manager Gary Speed; David Drumm breaks his silence; and you won’t believe how much the IMF is considering giving Italy…
Shock as death of Gary Speed is announced
Football was stunned to hear of the death of Wales boss Gary Speed on Sunday, news that was confirmed by the Welsh FA.
# gary-speed - Tuesday 8 February, 2011
Talking points: Gibson’s magic salvages reputation of Nations Cup
It wasn’t vintage football. In fact, at times it was hardly entertaining. We bring you a round-up of the night’s main talking points so that you don’t have to sit through the highlights.
# gary-speed - Monday 7 February, 2011
How do you solve a problem like McCarthy? Trap names side for tomorrow’s Nations Cup opener
Clark and Coleman both handed first international starts by Giovanni Trapattoni while Wigan’s James McCarthy is conspicuous by his absence.


















































