Billy Knott

Can't help agreeing with you Nibbles.
I think he is/was talented , and imagine he could have progressed much further maybe.
That said , at 25 he is still young enough to turn it around.
 
A sad tale. I would like to wish him well .Very many people suffer in silence it is good that Billy appears to have opened up .But that of course brings it's own problems. Being injured and out of contract does put him in a good place. I hope and pray he can put his life back on track for good .
All the best Billy .
 
Very honestly written piece.
I suffer from these ailments and without the support I receive from my support person I'd most probably have committed suicide.
If anyone here is suffering in silence please, please seek help.
It's not easy to admit to these ailments and it takes a lot to own up.
Belive me, life can be better. Just be honest, it might just save your life.
 
I have great sympathy with anyone who has battled any addiction and depression. Football is not a bed of roses it can be a very lonely place. Many of these young lads live alone and if your dropped from a team or injured you battle through it mostly on your own. Good luck to the lad
 
Best wishes to the lad. As some of you, I had a major injury and I was out of competitive football, not only for a few weeks, but for a complete season. Then when I resumed training, I had lost my 'reactions' and ability to put a correct curl or spin on the ball and so it was no longer a pleasure competing.
 
I'll second that, good luck Wayne ?
Good to hear that Knott is finally getting the help he needs. I never saw him play for us but the feedback on here was that he was a decent player. From a selfish prospective, it's a shame he didn't get help earlier as we could have benefited from that but, as I know from having family with mental health problems, the initial search for that help is probably the biggest and hardest step to take.
I'm also impressed that The PFA seem to have a good system in place to help. It's not that long ago that these sort of problems were seen as a weakness so no one ever came forward or had anyone to come forward to so well done to them.
Good luck Billy.
 
Good luck to Wayne and Billy!
I've lost a lot of friends to alcohol, and I know what an addiction it can be. I enjoy a beer myself, but I have a job where I can't have a beer, so make up for it when I can... We are all one drink away, as they say...
Good luck to anyone fighting an addiction :-)
 
LSB2 said:
Good luck to Wayne and Billy!
I've lost a lot of friends to alcohol, and I know what an addiction it can be. I enjoy a beer myself, but I have a job where I can't have a beer, so make up for it when I can... We are all one drink away, as they say...
Good luck to anyone fighting an addiction :-)
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Mine's not alcohol or drugs but thanks anyway.
 
Kura said:
Very honestly written piece.
I suffer from these ailments and without the support I receive from my support person I'd most probably have committed suicide.
If anyone here is suffering in silence please, please seek help.
It's not easy to admit to these ailments and it takes a lot to own up.
Belive me, life can be better. Just be honest, it might just save your life.
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I don't think it is as rare as most think .Good to hear that help was there for Billy and indeed yourself when you needed it .Most of us including myself have had lows in our life .Personally while I enjoy a drink I have never had a drink problem of any kind .I have never had any problems with addiction .I have always known when to stop drinking .
Gambling ,drink and drugs can all destroy lives .
But there are people that will help out there .
 
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