Kightly announces retirement from professional football

[fbm]

He has definitely retired. Plays tons of golf and enjoys a beer or two, so I'm informed.

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

Begs the question why no official announcement on the club website, I wonder if terms are still to be agreed with Ron?

 

[MK Shrimper]

I hope so. His drivel on here is a poor read ?

No chance, I can't let down my adoring fans.

 

[rigsby]

He has definitely retired. Plays tons of golf and enjoys a beer or two, so I'm informed.

Yes our four ball was behind him at the weekend.....He was really slow and kept losing his ball.

 

[palexander]

Yes our four ball was behind him at the weekend.....He was really slow and kept losing his ball.

Par for the course then...

 

[GNH]

Perhaps he was feeling a little green around the gills and struggling to settle with his new club?

 

[Barling Magna]

Please putt a stop to these awful puns.

 

[tia]

I was told Kightly is going through a divorce so obviously got a lot to deal with so maybe just lost interest completely in football

 

[MK Shrimper]

I was told Kightly is going through a divorce so obviously got a lot to deal with so maybe just lost interest completely in football

Understandable. I think mental health is still a very big taboo in football that is seen a macho sport even today.

 

[rigsby]

Understandable. I think mental health is still a very big taboo in football that is seen a macho sport even today.

Probably because it is.

 

[tia]

Understandable. I think mental health is still a very big taboo in football that is seen a macho sport even today.

I agree it's a shame that mental health problems still hold a certain stigma as it could affect anyone of us at anytime

 

[MK Shrimper]

Probably because it is.

Hmm. Are you confusing physical with macho? It shouldn't be so "macho" (cue Sinita gags) to the point where players are scared of asking for help as they're not feeling right and gay players are scared to come out. That leads to suicides like Gary Speed or Justin Fashanu.

 

[rigsby]

Hmm. Are you confusing physical with macho? It shouldn't be so "macho" (cue Sinita gags) to the point where players are scared of asking for help as they're not feeling right and gay players are scared to come out. That leads to suicides like Gary Speed or Justin Fashanu.

Men from all walks of life commit suicide.....More than women. Far worse industries to be in than Football.....They have it easy.

The word macho is nonsense. invented by people who don't understand real men.

I currently help an ex Firefighter who has tried to commit suicide. He has had the worst run of luck in terms of horrible incidents i have ever known. He cant talk to payed psychiatrists, who say there there never mind. He wants to talk to people who have been there and done it. They only thing that will stop his 'guilt trip' is honest talk from the right people.

As a side note. When he was recently describing trying to save a girls life who was under a tube train. I found myself having flash backs and as he was describing it i was almost there myself.....Something that has never happened to me before.

In terms of mental health we are in a real infancy stage and i believe some of the current trends will be laughed at in 50 years time.

In the mean time as many of you already know. Men can talk to men. They just need the right people and the right place......Something we don't get from the government. They have closed military hospitals etc. Injured Firefighters have to rely on our charity to help them recover at our rehab centres. They don't yet have the option for those with mental health problems.

 

[MK Shrimper]

I agree, but it's the exact opposite of your initial post.

 

[wakes123]

Men from all walks of life commit suicide.....More than women. Far worse industries to be in than Football.....They have it easy.

The word macho is nonsense. invented by people who don't understand real men.

I currently help an ex Firefighter who has tried to commit suicide. He has had the worst run of luck in terms of horrible incidents i have ever known. He cant talk to payed psychiatrists, who say there there never mind. He wants to talk to people who have been there and done it. They only thing that will stop his 'guilt trip' is honest talk from the right people.

As a side note. When he was recently describing trying to save a girls life who was under a tube train. I found myself having flash backs and as he was describing it i was almost there myself.....Something that has never happened to me before.

In terms of mental health we are in a real infancy stage and i believe some of the current trends will be laughed at in 50 years time.

In the mean time as many of you already know. Men can talk to men. They just need the right people and the right place......Something we don't get from the government. They have closed military hospitals etc. Injured Firefighters have to rely on our charity to help them recover at our rehab centres. They don't yet have the option for those with mental health problems.

My grandad who recently passed away was an ex firefighter of 30 years. Never ever spoke about his work to anyone but some of the things he must have seen in those 30 years must have been horrendous.

Essex fire service found out about his death and have been really helpful in helping arranging the funeral etc. Seeing as he had been retired for something like 35 years I thought that was a nice touch.

 

[rigsby]

Par for the course then...

No he limped off after just 12 holes.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Par for the course then...

I doubt he's that good ?

 

[Ricey]

Kightly is very well spoken and comes across as a decent bloke. Nice that someone has actually come out and confirmed he’s retired, cannot understand why the club haven’t announced it.

Not surprised he is going down the route of being an agent and I like his reasons behind it.

Drewe on the other hand is terrible to listen too. Find him really annoying. Turns out I’ve been pronouncing Broughton wrong too.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I was told Kightly is going through a divorce so obviously got a lot to deal with so maybe just lost interest completely in football

Football player is a better chat up line than retired football player.

 

[Andy_S]

I thought it hugely came across in the video that Kightly just wasn’t into football this last couple of years and that mentally he wasn’t right. It’s not really a surprise therefore that he didn’t reach the levels we expected.