Dele

[FightingIllini]

Sleeping pills have been known about for years as a problem. This is from an Athletic article in 2021.

Football's addiction to sleeping pills - 'a disease spreading quietly across the game'

The Athletic talks to people in the game about the rise in addiction to sleeping pills and the dangers of it

theathletic.com

Such reasoning has been echoed by a worryingly high number of well-placed sources since The Athletic started an investigation into the use of sleeping pills in football. Medical experts within the game have shared their concerns about levels of dependency at their clubs, as well as places of previous employment, but players have privately admitted they would struggle to get on the pitch without them. Most do not realise there are associated health risks.

“It is a disease spreading quietly across football” according to one doctor who suggests “nobody is even trying to start the process of taking care of it”. He says sleeping pills are just as dangerous as some banned drugs if they are abused. “And many are abusing them.”

Here, The Athletic can reveal:

• Players across every level of the professional game are using lorazepam, temazepam and diazepam; prescription-based medications that are habit-forming and are associated with dementia
• Some players have ignored the advice of their club doctors and have proceeded to medicate unsupervised
• Some players feel pressurised into using them due to the relentless nature of football’s schedule
• They have been used to treat anxiety, as well as insomnia related to the increasing number of night games and long-distance travel
• Players are widely unaware of the dangers of sedatives due to a lack of education in relation to their perils
• At least one elite footballer at a top Premier League club has been left out of fixtures because of his dependency

Sleep is a big deal in sports generally, it's absolutely critical for athletes to consistently maintain peak performance, and with the scheduling and time zone challenges imposed on many footballers, this is hardly surprising.

The NBA has started to place more emphasis on this in the way they schedule games and travel accommodations, perhaps football could take a lesson from that.

 

[Starks]

Sleeping pills have been known about for years as a problem. This is from an Athletic article in 2021.

Football's addiction to sleeping pills - 'a disease spreading quietly across the game'

The Athletic talks to people in the game about the rise in addiction to sleeping pills and the dangers of it

theathletic.com

Such reasoning has been echoed by a worryingly high number of well-placed sources since The Athletic started an investigation into the use of sleeping pills in football. Medical experts within the game have shared their concerns about levels of dependency at their clubs, as well as places of previous employment, but players have privately admitted they would struggle to get on the pitch without them. Most do not realise there are associated health risks.

“It is a disease spreading quietly across football” according to one doctor who suggests “nobody is even trying to start the process of taking care of it”. He says sleeping pills are just as dangerous as some banned drugs if they are abused. “And many are abusing them.”

Here, The Athletic can reveal:

• Players across every level of the professional game are using lorazepam, temazepam and diazepam; prescription-based medications that are habit-forming and are associated with dementia
• Some players have ignored the advice of their club doctors and have proceeded to medicate unsupervised
• Some players feel pressurised into using them due to the relentless nature of football’s schedule
• They have been used to treat anxiety, as well as insomnia related to the increasing number of night games and long-distance travel
• Players are widely unaware of the dangers of sedatives due to a lack of education in relation to their perils
• At least one elite footballer at a top Premier League club has been left out of fixtures because of his dependency

Yep, I remember the rumours that they were Dele back then.

 

[Deleted member 15314]

I'm not sure that's a given really. At least not in terms of knowing about his personal life. Sounds like he really didn't want to talk about it to anyone before now and the club may have been in the dark.

It's hard to help someone who doesn't want to be helped. I think we held on to him a few after he was already in bad form.

It was under Conte that he got the boot, that's a fair bit of time in football.

 

[Deleted member 15314]

Class act.

We've had a fair few transfer duds, but thankfully very few actual twats. The likes of Sanchez, Aurier, Sissoko, Emerson etc. have never given off the douchebag vibes, and in fact have acted with a very high level of professionalism, and as leaders to younger players.

Something to be thankful for. I think it's one of the reasons players like Lamela, Aurier, Sissoko still received a warm reception when they left or when they returned here with one of the lesser PL clubs.

 

[r-u-s-x]

Sleeping pills have been known about for years as a problem. This is from an Athletic article in 2021.

Football's addiction to sleeping pills - 'a disease spreading quietly across the game'

The Athletic talks to people in the game about the rise in addiction to sleeping pills and the dangers of it

theathletic.com

Such reasoning has been echoed by a worryingly high number of well-placed sources since The Athletic started an investigation into the use of sleeping pills in football. Medical experts within the game have shared their concerns about levels of dependency at their clubs, as well as places of previous employment, but players have privately admitted they would struggle to get on the pitch without them. Most do not realise there are associated health risks.

“It is a disease spreading quietly across football” according to one doctor who suggests “nobody is even trying to start the process of taking care of it”. He says sleeping pills are just as dangerous as some banned drugs if they are abused. “And many are abusing them.”

Here, The Athletic can reveal:

• Players across every level of the professional game are using lorazepam, temazepam and diazepam; prescription-based medications that are habit-forming and are associated with dementia
• Some players have ignored the advice of their club doctors and have proceeded to medicate unsupervised
• Some players feel pressurised into using them due to the relentless nature of football’s schedule
• They have been used to treat anxiety, as well as insomnia related to the increasing number of night games and long-distance travel
• Players are widely unaware of the dangers of sedatives due to a lack of education in relation to their perils
• At least one elite footballer at a top Premier League club has been left out of fixtures because of his dependency

Goes back further Merson's incredible story on how he and Gazza passed time while living together

 

[Jenny Talia]

Rory Jennings could have picked a better for his latest shit take of a Spurs connected player...thankfully it was deleted...

Flav has said he’s OK but everything about this floppy haired ponce screams tosser.

 

[Fattynomates]

If there is even a 10% chance he can get back to his best then bring him home!
Yes it’s probably just me being romantic but bring him home! Even if he can’t get back to his best on the pitch we should find him something to do , Come on Levy work your magic

 

[Gilded Lily]

That was a tough watch, I was aware he had a complicated family background but didn’t realise how bad it was for him. He‘s incredibly eloquent talking about this stuff, really impressive. Seems to be doing the right things to heal, although these things are never straightforward.

I would just love to see him getting regular football and playing with that old swagger back, at whatever level.

 

[Airfixx]

Class act.

Dav has always struck me as a good dude.

The spiteful cunts that boo'd him are... Well...... Cunts.

 

[SpiderSpurs]

Best of luck to him.

 

[Mariner]

Fuck it. Bring him home.

Let's start by relocating this thread back to Tottenham Hotspur. He's more Spurs than most of our current squad.

 

[Nutter-Naylor]

Let's start by relocating this thread back to Tottenham Hotspur. He's more Spurs than most of our current squad.

Agreed.

 

[BrightonSpurs]

Another thing that needs to be sorted are the fucking tabloids. Forcing him to sort the interview because they found out he'd been in rehab.

Scum.

They should be banned

 

[Ashton]

Heartbreaking stuff. And as much as he can be a tosspot, you have to say that Gary's The Overlap is a fantastic show on YouTube. He seemed to show genuine hurt for Dele, his reaction and tears weren't fake.

 

[cretinousgoat]

I’m pretty sure Dele cried on Diers shoulder when he came back with Everton to play us.

Feels all the more poignant / sad given what he said about his friendship with Eric.

 

[imitationleather]

Found that interview a very powerful watch. I really hope he doesn't turn into another Gazza who is haunted by his personal demons for the rest of his life.

 

[Airfixx]

Read somewhere that Kane has done a video in response to Dele's interview.....

Anyone know where it's hosted? Got a link?

xxx

 

[Airfixx]

Admin - Seeing as you're the host with the most; any chance you can resurrect the Dele tongue poke emoji pls?

 

[Maccer]

That was hard viewing.
Good luck Dele and good wishes.

 

[imitationleather]

Read somewhere that Kane has done a video in response to Dele's interview.....

Anyone know where it's hosted? Got a link?

xxx

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