Good evening! I am going to start something controversial(ish) and I think it's a great topic for a good debate or discussion.

Having seen the debacle surrounding the death of Gary Speed, I find it extremely sad that the whole of the UK has paid more attention/respect to a multi-millionaire footballer (who took his own life) than a soldier who has this week died for his country? I don't know the circumstances surrounding his death, suicide is always "the easy way out" in some people's minds, but nobody knows what was going on in his head and I have every sympathy with his family. However, I can't believe the thoughts of our country that a footballer gets more press coverage after his death than a soldier of the British Army.


Discuss....