The Saga Continues

With each passing day, Gazza’s gradual slide into insanity becomes more and more depressing. I’m sure for many people reading this site, Gazza was one of the first players they remember really capturing the imagination as a kid, and to see him like this is tragic to say the least. Yesterday morning police were called to his Algarve hotel at 6:30 a.m. as tourists found him struggling to speak and unable to focus. Fears are now growing that he might be trying to drink himself to death, after he collapsed following a five-day bender with Coronation Street ‘star’ (and former Brentford player, in case you didn’t know) Bradley Walsh, and other pals including the infamous Jimmy ‘Five Bellies’ Gardner.

Witnesses said Gazza was on his mobile, strangely believing he was talking to former Downing Street aide Alastair Campbell. A hotel guest said: “He has ripped himself to shreds, psychologically. It was the most distressing thing I have ever seen. He was such a legend but then to find him babbling incoherently like this was awful.” Onlookers continued to describe how he downed 20 double whiskies in a day, fought with barmen over booze bills, and argued with Jimmy over a £20,000 debt.

Gazza, who went into rehab in May after a suicide bid, arrived at the Portuguese resort Vale do Lobo last week for holiday, and was seen in bars pretty much non-stop from Thursday until early yesterday. Depression is one thing, but these kind of delusions and hallucinations suggest something far more serious, such as acute liver intoxication or even schizophrenic agitation.

Please, for god’s sake, someone help the guy.