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I was with him and he was happy and joking and we were having a normal mickey-take like we do out of each other
He is my favorite player in Newcastle second to Alan Shearer, he is a gentleman in/off the pitch
You're bound to have arguments along the way in football, but no one ever did with Gary - no one had a bad word for him. He was an incredible guy who you could rely and depend on. Everyone loved him... he was loved because that's the type of guy that he was - he got on with everyone and everyone respect...
He is one of the best of the best. He and Alan Shearer are the finest role models you will find in football.
There are handful of guys who I would trust my life with and he was one of them
He was a special guy, I was very close to him ... He was a pretty strong character in the dressing room, especially when you had a bad game – he would give you a lift. He was a second captain after Alan Shearer. He was a great professional, giving everything in training day by day. He was an excellent l...
You read about this type of thing in the paper but you never imagine it’s going to happen to a friend
I looked up to likes of Gary and Alan Shearer, and he was always there for me and the rest of the young lads, taking time to talk to us at training and pass on little tips that helped you improve as a player.
We were arranging next weekend. He was coming up to stay at my house with his wife and we were going up to various charity dinners on Friday and Saturday. We left the studio at half past two and I walked over to Old Trafford to go and watch Newcastle. I shook his hand and said, ‘see you next weekend’ – ...
There are three lads in the dressing room - James Collins of course, a Welsh international, Shay Given was very close to Gary. He heard the news first from a colleague, possibly Alan Shearer, and Jermaine Jenas played with Gary for a while at Newcastle. These boys are very upset with this. Our thoughts ...
Gary was a magnificent person bright, fun and a wonderful family man who lit up every room he walked into. I am proud to have been his friend and will miss him dreadfully.
Shocking news about Gary Speed. Wonderful player and great guy. Deepest sympathy to his poor family... Met Gary with Alan Shearer & their wives in France this summer, seemed such a cheerful, carefree guy. Heart wrenches for his family. RIP
Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970) is an English retired footballer who played as a striker in the English Premier League for Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United, and for the England national team. He is now a television pundit for the BBC. Full Article
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: Footballer Alan Shearer attends the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards at Central Hall Westminster on February 6, 2012 in London, England.
View Photo »Former Newcastle United player Alan Shearer (R) reacts with family members of former teammate Gary Speed, who died recently, during a tribute to him before the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Swansea City in Newcastle, northern England December 17, 2011.
View Photo »NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 17: Former Newcastle player Alan Shearer (c) comes onto the field to lead a minutes applause in honour of Gary Speed before the Barclays Premier league game between Newcastle United and Swansea City at St James' Park on December 17, 2011 in Newcastle...
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: (L-R) Alan Shearer and Lainya Shearer attends the Emeralds & Ivy Ball in aid of Cancer Research UK and the Marie Keating Foundation at Supernova on December 3, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, and Alan Shearer, left, walk at Alnwick Castle in Alnwick, England, Wednesday, June 22, 2011, The Queen and Prince Philip are meeting with groups of volunteers and carers who have been invited to Alnwick to celebrate and recognise their work.
View Photo »Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, the Duchess of Northumberland, center, and Alan Shearer, left, walk past a group of schoolchildren at Alnwick Gardens in Alnwick, England, Wednesday, June 22, 2011, The Queen and Prince Philip, unseen, are meeting with groups of volunteers and carers...
View Photo »Former England footballer Alan Shearer (R) poses for pictures beside his wax work figure at Madame Tussauds in Blackpool, north-west England, on May 17, 2011.
View Photo »Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, second left, Duchess of Northumberland, left, Alan Shearer, second right, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, right, at Alnwick Gardens in Alnwick, England, Wednesday, June 22, 2011, The Queen and Prince Philip are meeting with groups of volunteers and carers...
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: Footballer Alan Shearer attends the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards at Central Hall Westminster on February 6, 2012 in London, England.
View Photo »I was with him and he was happy and joking and we were having a normal mickey-take like we do out of each other
He is my favorite player in Newcastle second to Alan Shearer, he is a gentleman in/off the pitch
You're bound to have arguments along the way in football, but no one ever did with Gary - no one had a bad word for him. He was an incredible guy who you could rely and depend on. Everyone loved him... he was loved because that's the type of guy that he was - he got on with everyone and everyone respect...
He is one of the best of the best. He and Alan Shearer are the finest role models you will find in football.
There are handful of guys who I would trust my life with and he was one of them
He was a special guy, I was very close to him ... He was a pretty strong character in the dressing room, especially when you had a bad game – he would give you a lift. He was a second captain after Alan Shearer. He was a great professional, giving everything in training day by day. He was an excellent l...
You read about this type of thing in the paper but you never imagine it’s going to happen to a friend
I looked up to likes of Gary and Alan Shearer, and he was always there for me and the rest of the young lads, taking time to talk to us at training and pass on little tips that helped you improve as a player.
We were arranging next weekend. He was coming up to stay at my house with his wife and we were going up to various charity dinners on Friday and Saturday. We left the studio at half past two and I walked over to Old Trafford to go and watch Newcastle. I shook his hand and said, ‘see you next weekend’ – ...
There are three lads in the dressing room - James Collins of course, a Welsh international, Shay Given was very close to Gary. He heard the news first from a colleague, possibly Alan Shearer, and Jermaine Jenas played with Gary for a while at Newcastle. These boys are very upset with this. Our thoughts ...
Gary was a magnificent person bright, fun and a wonderful family man who lit up every room he walked into. I am proud to have been his friend and will miss him dreadfully.
Shocking news about Gary Speed. Wonderful player and great guy. Deepest sympathy to his poor family... Met Gary with Alan Shearer & their wives in France this summer, seemed such a cheerful, carefree guy. Heart wrenches for his family. RIP
