Despite earning more than £500,000 a year at the height of his fame, Windass, who also helped Bradford win promotion to the Premier League (scoring 86 goals in two spells with the Bantams), said most of his money was now gone. It was a dark time in his existence, one which he confronted with admirable candour, and he realises many others have found themselves in a similar spiralling pit of despair. The striker decided to have a bit of fun with the Ireland manager. The process takes 12 months to complete, and straight-talking Windass - now a Hull City ambassador - … No.’, “I went ‘Alright no problem’ so I rang my agent and I said, ‘Can you tell Craig Brown I’ve got no Scottish grandparents. Yet, even though Dean Windass has been a larger-than-life personality who became a cult figure at Pittodrie in the 1990s, the former Don has also been forced to confront his inner demons by tackling addiction, and accepting that bottling up trouble solves nothing. "The Professional Footballers' Association or the governing body need to help us. All Rights Reserved. Windass isn’t so naive as to imagine the issue will be solved in days, weeks or months. His first attempt was thwarted by a former girlfriend who turned up after he had tried to overdose on tablets. It's part of me getting better - part of the healing process. They’re entitled to voice their criticism as long as they do it the right way. There is nothing to get up for in the morning. Because, as long as you don’t acknowledge it, you can’t do anything to fix it.
“I rang my Dad up and asked if I have any Irish grandparents and again he said, ‘Son, you’re from Hessle Road in Hull, no, you haven’t got any Irish grandparents.’, “I remember getting a call from Mick McCarthy’s PA asking if I could send information for my Irish grandparents. “And, although things have improved since then, with some leading sportspeople talking frankly about their problems with mental health, there is still this macho thing that you should keep it all locked inside you. The 51-year-old told the Press and Journal: “There used to be a huge stigma about these issues in the dressing room and on the terraces and in the 1990s and early 2000s, you couldn’t dare mention that you were battling with depression or having panic attacks. “I’m glad that mental health doesn’t have the same stigma any more. GLORY DAYS: Dean Windass with the 2008 Championship play-off trophy. Windass said on the EFL Podcast that Craig Brown, who was in charge of Scotland from 1993 to 2001, inquired about the striker’s eligibility to play for the country. “So it’s good to see Aberdeen FC is at the forefront of this.”. “Yet, you’ll often find if you talk to people – and this can be a friend or a stranger – they will open up about their problems and be glad you’re there to listen. "Just over a week ago, I hit rock bottom and decided to end it all. The politicization of Mumsnet: Never mind the biscuits…, Covid and maintenance backlog balancing act putting workers at risk, union boss warns, Oil companies’ climate targets not what they seem, Oil steadies as Saudis say nobody should doubt OPEC’s commitment, Nothing could have prevented North Sea helicopter crash, FAI finds, Offshore sector records highest weekly “Category B” cases since start of Covid outbreak, Cheaper renewable power may drive economic recovery, Lazard says, Halliburton ‘executing on priorities’ after workforce reduced by 15,000. He enjoyed some tremendous times on and off the football pitch and always flung himself into his sporting endeavours with a whole-hearted enthusiasm. “At that stage, talking about it didn’t happen, but, of course, if you don’t talk about it, the problem just gets worse and worse, and it was tough to admit it to anybody. Dean Windass former footballer from England Centre-Forward last club: Scarborough Athletic * Apr 1, 1969 in Kingston upon Hull, England But, amid his marauding, no-holds-barred approach to the sport, Windass suffered badly behind the scenes. But, as somebody whose son Josh impressed at Rangers before moving back to England – he is currently at Sheffield Wednesday – Windass knows that change is happening for the better. Dean Windass has admitted he attempted suicide earlier this month after battling with alcohol and depression following his retirement two years ago. But I'm not ashamed to say I wanted to end it after a string of setbacks. Officials always knew when he was on the pitch and he was notoriously shown three red cards in the same match against Dundee United in November 1997, initially for foul play, then another for verbally abusing the referee and a third for taking out his frustration on the corner flag in what proved Roy Aitken’s last game as manager. Contact him here oisin@punditarena.com
Windass, who scored the goal that fired his home town club Hull into the top flight in 2008, told The People: "I have cried every day for two years.
“I rang my Dad up and asked if I have any Irish grandparents and again he said, ‘Son, you’re from Hessle Road in Hull, no, you haven’t got any Irish grandparents.’, “I remember getting a call from Mick McCarthy’s PA asking if I could send information for my Irish grandparents. “And, although things have improved since then, with some leading sportspeople talking frankly about their problems with mental health, there is still this macho thing that you should keep it all locked inside you. The 51-year-old told the Press and Journal: “There used to be a huge stigma about these issues in the dressing room and on the terraces and in the 1990s and early 2000s, you couldn’t dare mention that you were battling with depression or having panic attacks. “I’m glad that mental health doesn’t have the same stigma any more. GLORY DAYS: Dean Windass with the 2008 Championship play-off trophy. Windass said on the EFL Podcast that Craig Brown, who was in charge of Scotland from 1993 to 2001, inquired about the striker’s eligibility to play for the country. “So it’s good to see Aberdeen FC is at the forefront of this.”. “Yet, you’ll often find if you talk to people – and this can be a friend or a stranger – they will open up about their problems and be glad you’re there to listen. "Just over a week ago, I hit rock bottom and decided to end it all. The politicization of Mumsnet: Never mind the biscuits…, Covid and maintenance backlog balancing act putting workers at risk, union boss warns, Oil companies’ climate targets not what they seem, Oil steadies as Saudis say nobody should doubt OPEC’s commitment, Nothing could have prevented North Sea helicopter crash, FAI finds, Offshore sector records highest weekly “Category B” cases since start of Covid outbreak, Cheaper renewable power may drive economic recovery, Lazard says, Halliburton ‘executing on priorities’ after workforce reduced by 15,000. He enjoyed some tremendous times on and off the football pitch and always flung himself into his sporting endeavours with a whole-hearted enthusiasm. “At that stage, talking about it didn’t happen, but, of course, if you don’t talk about it, the problem just gets worse and worse, and it was tough to admit it to anybody. Dean Windass former footballer from England Centre-Forward last club: Scarborough Athletic * Apr 1, 1969 in Kingston upon Hull, England But, amid his marauding, no-holds-barred approach to the sport, Windass suffered badly behind the scenes. But, as somebody whose son Josh impressed at Rangers before moving back to England – he is currently at Sheffield Wednesday – Windass knows that change is happening for the better. Dean Windass has admitted he attempted suicide earlier this month after battling with alcohol and depression following his retirement two years ago. But I'm not ashamed to say I wanted to end it after a string of setbacks. Officials always knew when he was on the pitch and he was notoriously shown three red cards in the same match against Dundee United in November 1997, initially for foul play, then another for verbally abusing the referee and a third for taking out his frustration on the corner flag in what proved Roy Aitken’s last game as manager. Contact him here oisin@punditarena.com
Windass, who scored the goal that fired his home town club Hull into the top flight in 2008, told The People: "I have cried every day for two years.
“I rang my Dad up and asked if I have any Irish grandparents and again he said, ‘Son, you’re from Hessle Road in Hull, no, you haven’t got any Irish grandparents.’, “I remember getting a call from Mick McCarthy’s PA asking if I could send information for my Irish grandparents. “And, although things have improved since then, with some leading sportspeople talking frankly about their problems with mental health, there is still this macho thing that you should keep it all locked inside you. The 51-year-old told the Press and Journal: “There used to be a huge stigma about these issues in the dressing room and on the terraces and in the 1990s and early 2000s, you couldn’t dare mention that you were battling with depression or having panic attacks. “I’m glad that mental health doesn’t have the same stigma any more. GLORY DAYS: Dean Windass with the 2008 Championship play-off trophy. Windass said on the EFL Podcast that Craig Brown, who was in charge of Scotland from 1993 to 2001, inquired about the striker’s eligibility to play for the country. “So it’s good to see Aberdeen FC is at the forefront of this.”. “Yet, you’ll often find if you talk to people – and this can be a friend or a stranger – they will open up about their problems and be glad you’re there to listen. "Just over a week ago, I hit rock bottom and decided to end it all. The politicization of Mumsnet: Never mind the biscuits…, Covid and maintenance backlog balancing act putting workers at risk, union boss warns, Oil companies’ climate targets not what they seem, Oil steadies as Saudis say nobody should doubt OPEC’s commitment, Nothing could have prevented North Sea helicopter crash, FAI finds, Offshore sector records highest weekly “Category B” cases since start of Covid outbreak, Cheaper renewable power may drive economic recovery, Lazard says, Halliburton ‘executing on priorities’ after workforce reduced by 15,000. He enjoyed some tremendous times on and off the football pitch and always flung himself into his sporting endeavours with a whole-hearted enthusiasm. “At that stage, talking about it didn’t happen, but, of course, if you don’t talk about it, the problem just gets worse and worse, and it was tough to admit it to anybody. Dean Windass former footballer from England Centre-Forward last club: Scarborough Athletic * Apr 1, 1969 in Kingston upon Hull, England But, amid his marauding, no-holds-barred approach to the sport, Windass suffered badly behind the scenes. But, as somebody whose son Josh impressed at Rangers before moving back to England – he is currently at Sheffield Wednesday – Windass knows that change is happening for the better. Dean Windass has admitted he attempted suicide earlier this month after battling with alcohol and depression following his retirement two years ago. But I'm not ashamed to say I wanted to end it after a string of setbacks. Officials always knew when he was on the pitch and he was notoriously shown three red cards in the same match against Dundee United in November 1997, initially for foul play, then another for verbally abusing the referee and a third for taking out his frustration on the corner flag in what proved Roy Aitken’s last game as manager. Contact him here oisin@punditarena.com
Windass, who scored the goal that fired his home town club Hull into the top flight in 2008, told The People: "I have cried every day for two years.
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