Rushden and Diamonds goalkeeper Dale Roberts dies

Rushden and Diamonds goalkeeper Dale Roberts has died at the age of 24, the club has announced.

It has yet to be revealed how the former Nottingham Forest player died.

In a statement on the Rushden and Diamonds' website, chairman Gary Calder said: "Our thoughts and prayers at this time go to his parents, family and friends."

The FA Trophy second round replay game against Eastwood Town, which was due to take place on Tuesday, was postponed.

Roberts joined Diamonds from Forest in January 2009 and was an England C international.

It kind of makes you realise just how unimportant the Rovers-related events of the last couple of days really are when something like this happens. :/

I saw something about this yesterday, yeah. Bloody young kid as well, I wonder how he died?

Sky reported it as suicide and the Daily Mail says he hanged himself. The latter also puts forward an explanation, but I'd rather not repeat it here, especially if it isn't true.

Very,very sad

OldhamRover wrote:Sky reported it as suicide and the Daily Mail says he hanged himself. The latter also puts forward an explanation, but I'd rather not repeat it here, especially if it isn't true.

I would like to know what you have read, i would look for myself but the internet over here is a bit.....shite, and I have to prepay just to chat to you wonderful people, so don't fancy paying to read the Daily Mail.

It says he hung himself because his fiance slept with Paul Terry (John's brother), a team-mate at Rushden. Fucking makes it worse if it's true, eh? Take your life over a blonde skeeze? Shit. :/

What the fuck is wrong with that family?? Can't they keep their cocks out of other people marriages?

But to hang yourself over that was stupid (if true), it has happened to me (not by one of the Terry brothers) and I felt the best course of action was to fuck her off and to beat the shit out of the cunt (he knew she was with me too).

*Thank you Willy for letting me know

No probs. Just a shame the Daily Mail see a young man's death as a reason to stick John Terry's name in a headline - wankers.

Daily Mail is nothing more than litter tray fodder, I have no tiime for it!!

I can't use the Daily Mail to line a litter tray. Not only would I have to buy the Daily Mail, I'd have to get a cat to justify the litter tray. I don't want to encourage either, the paper or the species required for such a demonstration.

This is all getting a little bit highbrow

Don't get me wrong I don't have a cat, as I would also have to aquire something along the lines of a Daily Mail and a cat, and I fucking cats unless they are deep fried, then they are quite nice.

you fucking cats

glosterrover wrote:you fucking cats

How very '70's of you, Grover!