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Rest In Peace marc vivien foe
As most of you who follow football will know i am neither a west ham, man city or lyon fan, but when a player of foe's class just collapses and dies during the middle of a game it touches every football fan, my condolences to all who knew him as a player, a person and a family man. Football will be a sadder place without him
(Edited by Gooner 26/06/2003 22:07)
(Edited by Gooner 26/06/2003 22:07)
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Was slightly stunned to hear this last night.
28 years old and a professional athlete.
Sobering news.
28 years old and a professional athlete.
Sobering news.
Posted: 11:58 Jun 27 2003
I'd never heard of him but I don't think they should have printed all the photos of him lying on the pitch & then being taken off on a stretcher all over the newspapers today.
Posted: 12:58 Jun 27 2003 
Was Absolutely stunned at this. He'll be missed class player
Posted: 14:00 Jun 27 2003 I tend to agree with you there. It's not the kind of thing you want to see while trying to eat your breakfast.
by Teresa
I'd never heard of him but I don't think they should have printed all the photos of him lying on the pitch & then being taken off on a stretcher all over the newspapers today.
Terrible shock though.
(Edited by gobstopper 27/06/2003 16:49)
Posted: 14:11 Jun 27 2003
Very rare something (metaphorically) knocks me for 6 but this did when I heard last night. Tragic news 
On a related note, the French team's goal celebration was a nice touch since many of them knew Foe personally.
On a related note, the French team's goal celebration was a nice touch since many of them knew Foe personally.
Posted: 16:43 Jun 27 2003
As so often happens in this country, there seems to be a lack of cultural awareness regarding how to process this news.
It seems very odd to me that Manchester City are retiring the shirt number 23 because Foe wore it during his loan spell with the club.
It seems very odd to me that Manchester City are retiring the shirt number 23 because Foe wore it during his loan spell with the club.
Posted: 17:28 Jun 27 2003 
I totally agree, if his family did see our tabloids, then how must they have felt, I thought it totally disgusting and very disrespectful to his family and all that knew him.
by Teresa
I'd never heard of him but I don't think they should have printed all the photos of him lying on the pitch & then being taken off on a stretcher all over the newspapers today.
I also would like to say how can a totally fit young man just drop dead like that, a big wake-up call for everyone I think. When your time is up, there is nothing you can do!
R.I.P
Posted: 21:52 Jun 27 2003 
I was stunned to read this in the paper this morning. A bad loss, especially as already said to a tuned athlete.
Posted: 22:00 Jun 27 2003
I was stunned too. Touched me to see Henry crying. What an awful way to go.
Posted: 11:40 Jun 28 2003 Do you really think so? OK, stating the obvious, a heart attack must bloody hurt but at least he went doing something he loved. Like when Tommy Cooper died on stage. I'd rather go & be remembered that way, rather than falling 40ft off a balcony while high & drunk.
by lizzieslayer
What an awful way to go.
Posted: 11:58 Jun 28 2003
Yeah I thought it is doing something he loved, but it killed him. He died from swealtering heat and exhaustion didn't he? That can't be a walk in the park. Poor bloke.
Posted: 15:18 Jul 01 2003 
Technically speaking, if he had any sort of hidden heart condition, he could have easily have died having a jog in the park one day
Posted: 20:43 Jul 01 2003 And you're not alone.
by Teresa
I'd never heard of him but I don't think they should have printed all the photos of him lying on the pitch & then being taken off on a stretcher all over the newspapers today.
The Press Complaints Commission believes this is likely to be the most complained about news item in its history.
Unfortunately, the PCC has all the power of a solar cell inside a lead box on the bottom of the ocean... at midnight.
Posted: 10:35 Jul 03 2003 
Very sad, methinks. 
And yep, I agree with the complaints regarding the tabloid photos; especially the Sun's, with the shot of Foe's eyes wide open and slightly gaping, kind of like an expression of shock. I found it a lttle disturbing...
And yep, I agree with the complaints regarding the tabloid photos; especially the Sun's, with the shot of Foe's eyes wide open and slightly gaping, kind of like an expression of shock. I found it a lttle disturbing...
Posted: 14:05 Jul 03 2003