SurfaceAgentX2Zero 12:39 Wed Mar 29
Carlton Palmer
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Heart attack during the Sheffield half-marathon.
Funnily enough, he was on the wireless the other day saying it would be easy and just a warm-up for the London marathon. Anyone who knows Sheffield (and Carlton does) will know there are NO flat bits. 57 is quite old to be attempting it, even for an ex-pro athlete.
Anyway, get well soon, you useless, lanky streak of piss.
I say that in an affectionate kind of way.
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Far Cough
12:42 Wed Mar 29
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Wow, get well soon, Carlton Palmer
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Northern Sold
12:45 Wed Mar 29
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The Marathon came about when the Greeks beat the Persians at the Battle of Marathon… Pheidippides (the messenger) ran the 25 miles to Athens to give them the message that they were victorious … which he did… and then had a cardiac and died on the spot…
Knew a couple of people that died running half marathons…. Including a bloke that I worked with….
Running Marathons is a Mugs game if you ask me…
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Mr. Burns
12:47 Wed Mar 29
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What was he doing in the fucking box? Didn't we tell him to hold the middle of the pitch eh?
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Lato
12:52 Wed Mar 29
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Echo what cough said!
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El Scorchio
12:52 Wed Mar 29
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I suppose it depends whether he'd still led an active lifestyle or was really sedentary and just tried this with no training on the assumption he'd just be able to do it a la the late Jade Goody and the London marathon.
If the former, then it just goes to show it can happen to any one of us at any time regardless of what shape we are in. fit 55 year olds drop dead from sudden heart attacks, (indeed professional footballers in their 20s and 30s) and 90 year olds run multiple marathons with no issues. It's a lottery, and he's been bloody unlucky.
If it's the latter, then he's a silly boy and he's bloody lucky.
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Moncurs Putting Iron
12:53 Wed Mar 29
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'I say that in an affectionate kind of way.'
Yeah that came accross.
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Northern Sold
12:55 Wed Mar 29
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Mr. Burns 12:47 Wed Mar 29
Ha Ha Ha!!!!
CARLTON!!!! CARLTON!!!! CAN WE NOT KNOCK IT LONG ??!!
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Pentonville
12:56 Wed Mar 29
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scary shit. Get well soon you awful footballer but nice man
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Pentonville
12:56 Wed Mar 29
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HIT LES HIT LES HIT LES OVER THE TOP FOOOKING HELL
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Moncurs Putting Iron
12:56 Wed Mar 29
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Better to have one at the event than in training, marshalls St Johns and all of that.
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Willtell
2:03 Wed Mar 29
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Wasn’t Carlton Palmer once described as the worst footballer to ever play for England?
He could run and run and run though. So much so that Moyes would have loved him!
I don’t wish him harm though and hope he slows down now he’s had a warning.
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cholo
2:10 Wed Mar 29
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To be fair Carlton could run and one stride for him was about 5 for any normal player. Did well against us for Wednesday in the early 90s when we somehow scraped a draw at their place.
Get well soon Carlton.
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El Scorchio
2:32 Wed Mar 29
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Willtell 2:03
Absolute Moyes player!
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Kearley
2:36 Wed Mar 29
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Had heart surgery a few years ago, so not completely out of the blue.
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Side of Ham
2:41 Wed Mar 29
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Geoff Thomas was the worst for me.....but POB is still a very good shout.....hope he get better....it wasn't his fault he got chosen.....
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Northern Sold
2:47 Wed Mar 29
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Remember going up to Hillsbrough .. going 1-0 up Mike Small… and them him (CARLTON) and David Hurst (IIRC??) scoring two goals in injury time… to beat us 2-1… knew then we was gonna get relegated
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Kearley
2:58 Wed Mar 29
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Sold, I was at that game. What a sickner.
Got home that night to find out my nan had been taken seriously ill and she was gone within the week.
Shit day all round.
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El Scorchio
2:58 Wed Mar 29
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Side of Ham 2:41
'it wasn't his fault he got chosen'- Absolutely. And as a pro you'd never say 'No boss, I'm not good enough.'
TBH, that's a bit like how I am feeling about Soucek for us right now. Not his fault Moyes is persisting with him despite it being wrong for the team, and basically letting him be a scapegoat for his own failings.
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torino hammer
3:07 Wed Mar 29
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Northern Sold 2:47 Wed Mar 29
I was at that match at Hillsborough
I remeber the comment that Carlton was a very fit player as it was so far to get to his second touch!
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Eastside surge
3:16 Wed Mar 29
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Remember Martin Allen nearly cutting him half one game v sheff wed and as he lay prostate on the turf right in front of us in the chicken run within a few seconds a rendition of " if carlton plays for England so can I " felt quite bad at the time but that soon passed.
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