Richey Edwards Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54764579 Only 36 as well. What a shame. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 That's a shocker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldaft Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Awful news. Far too young. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkle Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Awful 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Cant really remember much about his footballing abilities but do remember this 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, tree house tam said: Cant really remember much about his footballing abilities but do remember this My clearest memory of Zaliukas is him playing for Hearts against Ayr United and slipping while attempting a clearance, which allowed Gareth Wardlaw to nick the ball off him and score an equaliser. It sounds harsh that reading his name instantly reminded me of that particular incident, and I felt kind of bad for remembering him for that. However, he was a better player than that memory would suggest. He was Hearts cup winning captain back in 2012 and was rightly highly regarded during his time there. Rest in peace big fella. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralstonite Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 RIP The sooner we get a vaccine, the better. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killiefan Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, Ralstonite said: RIP The sooner we get a vaccine, the better. Vaccine. Who said it was COVID? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Apparently he had Motor Neurone Disease. Fucking hell. Poor guy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 very sad to hear about it, the beeb page has a lot of tributes to him which tellingly all have a common theme of him being a lovely big guy. The Andy Driver one is heartbreaking, genuinely looks like he loved Zaliukas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munoz Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Sorry to hear. RIP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralstonite Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 17 minutes ago, Killiefan said: Vaccine. Who said it was COVID? 16 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said: Apparently he had Motor Neurone Disease. Fucking hell. Poor guy. Oh, man! That's awful. I just assumed, given the pandemic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbon Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) Sorry to hear about this, Only 36 years old likely leaves a young family behind. Thoughts out to his loved ones. Edited October 31, 2020 by Rbon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Calder Lion Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Very sad, just a young man. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Richey Edwards said: Apparently he had Motor Neurone Disease. Fucking hell. Poor guy. You know something, I remember back to his days at Rangers, he'd completely fallen off a cliff compared to the player he was at Hearts, despite playing at a lower level and although folk found it funny as it was a Rangers player making all manner of errors, folk couldn't understand at all how he could lose such basic abilities in such a short space of time. As soon as I heard MND earlier, my mind was instantly cast back to then and of course, it makes a bit more sense in that context. Absolutely horrific disease. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyFerrino Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 A great player for Hearts that boy. Only 36 - absolutely horrific. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 25 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: You know something, I remember back to his days at Rangers, he'd completely fallen off a cliff compared to the player he was at Hearts, despite playing at a lower level and although folk found it funny as it was a Rangers player making all manner of errors, folk couldn't understand at all how he could lose such basic abilities in such a short space of time. As soon as I heard MND earlier, my mind was instantly cast back to then and of course, it makes a bit more sense in that context. Absolutely horrific disease. Really sad news. For such a relatively rare condition, it seems to affect sports people disproportionately - quite a number have had this horrible diagnosis in the last few years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 26 minutes ago, Hendo said: Really sad news. For such a relatively rare condition, it seems to affect sports people disproportionately - quite a number have had this horrible diagnosis in the last few years. I don't think that's right. Consider how many sports people there are in the world and then consider the number of cases. I think it's more that sports people are more high profile so we hear about the (exceptionally rare) cases when such folk get that horrible diagnosis. You won't hear about office workers getting it but is the rate they get it any less than professional athletes? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 7 hours ago, DA Baracus said: I don't think that's right. Consider how many sports people there are in the world and then consider the number of cases. I think it's more that sports people are more high profile so we hear about the (exceptionally rare) cases when such folk get that horrible diagnosis. You won't hear about office workers getting it but is the rate they get it any less than professional athletes? Yeah. One of the managers in my old work got it at around 50. Fit wee guy, played 5s 4 times a week type of fella. Within 3 months of his diagnosis, it had turned his motor functions and speech so devastatingly, that if you didn't know him, would have thought he was either blind drunk or born with special needs. And yet aside from the odd week off now and then, he soldiered through for about 3 years until he couldn't work anymore, despite being offered a lucrative package to retire and try and make the most of the rest of his time. It's a horrifying and terrifying thing to watch another human being go through it in such close proximity. As we all know, there are a swathe of illness and diseases out there that you hope you never, ever get. The thought of having Motor Neurone is the one that scares me the most though, it's an end that no-one deserves. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 RIP cup captain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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