Gazza is the fruit of the toon!
Posted on July 10th, 2010 | 64 Comments |
Now I realise this isn’t really about football, but as Gazza was my first Toon idol I reckon I could get away with slipping this in between any other news and speculation that is floating around. Unfortunately, it looks like our former midfielder is losing the plot.
The town of Rothbury was in lockdown last night as armed police finally managed to corner Raoul Moat, to the point where there was no physical way of him evading capture.
Whilst it made for dramatic viewing, or radio as I was listening to it, it is pretty much fair to say that that the dozens of armed police had the situation under control. The end was tragic, and my heart extends to the families of Moat’s victims, and of course to his own family who will be left to pick up the pieces of the whole affair. But in the middle of it all, Paul Gascoigne decided to take it upon himself to catch a taxi from Newcastle to Rothbury to try and lend a hand in the complex art of negotiation.
Yes, you read correctly. Armed with some chicken, a can of lager, a mobile phone, a fishing rod and a dressing gown, somehow and somewhere in his mind, Gazza decided that he was the man to cool the situation down and to end the stand-off through the medium of a one-on one chat with Moat.
It really does beggar belief, although he did sound drunk when he spoke to Real Radio. That is no excuse though, and what Gazza was trying to do may not have worked out how he had planned it inside his head, and god knows just what is going on in there at the minute.
This is the latest in the line of news headlines that Gascoigne has been involved in, and the rate at which these type of headlines are appearing is increasing. In fact it was only a few weeks back when Gazza was involved in a car crash that left him needing hospital treatment, and that came hot on the heels of him and his latest drink driving shenanigans.
As I said earlier, and I have written about it before, Gazza was my first Toon idol. There have been many since, but he will always be my first.
He lit up St James’ Park and scored two goals in my first ever Newcastle game against Swindon Town and his brilliance on the football field is something that is easily overlooked but shouldn’t be forgotten. Gazza provided fans of many clubs, at home and abroad, with fantastic footballing memories.
Those memories are in grave danger of being forgotten to be replaced with all the controversial headlines that we are becoming accustomed to. To people born after 1994 ish, Gazza is just a pisshead with a problem, but there is much more to it than that.
With stunts like he pulled in Rothbury last night, however well intentioned it may have been, it is clear that Gascoigne is at risk of being a danger to himself. It breaks my heart to say it, but something needs to be done about it before he gets himself into a situation when perhaps the police aren’t there to stop him before he comes to harm, or worse.
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