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We're Ryan, Dan, and Ant, three 20 something lads, from Birkenhead, who love football. 24% of women and 13% of men in England are diagnosed with depression in their lifetime. But men are three times more likely to die from suicide than women. We wanted to know why. Join us every Monday and Friday as we speak to people from the wide world of football, all about Mental Health, in an attempt to learn more about it, and encourage men to feel more comfortable talking about their health and wellbeing, and attempt to remove the stigma that still surrounds the topic.
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Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
During these episodes we will take a look back at examples of mental ill health in football from yesteryear.
There are only six players to have scored more goals across the English and Scottish leagues than Hughie Ferguson, and two of those men are named Dixie Dean and Jimmy Greaves. That should give you some idea of the gravitas of the man who scored the only goal that secured Cardiff City's first and only Fa Cup win.
However, I would imagine that if you picked 100 random football fans from the street, and asked them to tell you who Hughie Ferguson was, you'd be hard pushed to find more than a handful. That possibly has something to do with the fact that in 1930, just three years after that Fa Cup final goal, Hughie was dead.
We are joined today by author Neil Palmer, to discuss the incredible career of Hughie Ferguson, and reflect on the sadness and tragedy of his untimely death. Neil is currently in the process of writing a biography about Hughie, and you can find out more about Neil and the other books he's written by following the link here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neil-Palmer/e/B004D4J802
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If you have been affected by any of the themes discussed in today's episode, we have listed some organisations below who are there if you need to talk:
Samaritans
Call 116 132 for free
Papyrus UK
Call 0800 068 41 41
CALM ZONE
0800 58 58 58
https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/helpline/
MIND
0300 123 3393
The Kaleidoscope Plus Group
0800 059 0123
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