Guest Bilo Posted 18 June 2012 Posted 18 June 2012 Whatever the details, cricket has lost an enormous talent today. The focus should remain on that rather than unnecessary and unfounded recriminations.
Super_horns Posted 18 June 2012 Posted 18 June 2012 Why did he run from the old bill if he had nothing to hide? I think people also jump to their conclusions with their RIP's Great bloke etc etc. Just because he played cricket doesn't mean he wasn't a wrongun. That's my point. Its sad and tragic for his family. The fact he might not have been perfect doesn't really matters..a young man has lost his life through such circumstances.
Knightonian Posted 19 June 2012 Posted 19 June 2012 One of the saddest things I have read about recently.
Mack Posted 19 June 2012 Posted 19 June 2012 Its sad and tragic for his family. The fact he might not have been perfect doesn't really matters..a young man has lost his life through such circumstances. I think it does matter. Because if he was mr nobody chav from a council estate and did that people would roundly hammer him dead or not. But he was a sportsman, so gets put on a pedestal. He cant be skint, call a cab for ****s sake.
Brainy Posted 19 June 2012 Posted 19 June 2012 You're either a troll or stupid. Whichever it is it isn't worth showing yourself up in here.
buzzy Posted 19 June 2012 Posted 19 June 2012 **** off. why are you telling him to f off he as made the point and anytom dick or harrye this would not get a mention . it makes me laugh when people on the forum say he was a great guy but don't even know him
Corky Posted 19 June 2012 Posted 19 June 2012 why are you telling him to f off he as made the point and anytom dick or harrye this would not get a mention . it makes me laugh when people on the forum say he was a great guy but don't even know him One person, who said they met him, said he was a great guy. The rest commented on his cricketing ability.
Narborough Bod Posted 19 June 2012 Posted 19 June 2012 I sort of understand Mack's point. If it was someone like Lee Hughes we know what type of reaction there would have been. Or, if it transpired that he'd knocked someone over before he was pulled over would he be getting the praise. However, by all accounts, he was a good bloke who seems to have made a mistake which has cost him his life. I'm as cynical as you can be but for now lets mourn a top sportsmen who has passed way too early and give our thoughts to his family. No parent should have to bury their child.
Jackirius Posted 19 June 2012 Posted 19 June 2012 His father was a friend of my dads and was a nice guy as i'm sure Tom was, so thoughts go out to him, his family and friends. Very sad news
whitlock Posted 21 June 2012 Posted 21 June 2012 Above poster has a point... Might not apply to Tom directly but, just because someone is killed at a young age should mean that they were Angels before they died. Being killed is a travesty whether someone is a cnut or not but for everyone to jump on a bandwagon saying how brilliant a person is purely because of there profession and or age? I know what I mean just probably haven't put it across properly... Either way RIP Tom x
Mack Posted 22 June 2012 Posted 22 June 2012 You're either a troll or stupid. Whichever it is it isn't worth showing yourself up in here. I would argue that the stupidity and trolling is in the people who throw cheap insults at me for having a considered opinion. Just because he played cricket in a public arena does not mean he is any different to anyone else, he should be judged alongside all men equally. There is a worrying recent culture mainly fuelled by social media to want to RIP anyone who passes away who is in the public spotlight for whatever reason. People dont know them, have never met them, know only what the media have told them but they mourn them like a family member. In my opinion it's unhealthy, morbid, and an intrusion on the family's personal grief. There, now call me a ****, willy puller or whatever. I wont be bullied into not writing my opinion.
davieG Posted 26 February 2013 Posted 26 February 2013 Cricketer Tom Maynard was electrocuted on a railway line before being struck by train as he tried to evade police after driving while drunk and high on drugs, an inquest heard. The 23-year-old Cardiff-born batsman was found near Wimbledon Park station shortly after 05:00 BST on 18 June. He had earlier been stopped by police after he was seen driving his black Mercedes erratically. But the Surrey player fled, leaving his keys in the ignition. A post-mortem examination showed he was nearly four times the legal alcohol limit to drive and had also taken cocaine and ecstasy in the form of MDMA after a night out with his two flatmates in Wandsworth, south London. Tests on hair samples indicated Mr Maynard, who had previously played for Glamorgan and was tipped as a future England international, may have been a regular drug user up to three-and-a-half months before his death, Westminster Coroner's Court heard. Forensic pathologist Dr Simon Poole told the inquest jury Mr Maynard suffered burns to his feet, ankles and shin which were consistent with injuries suffered by skin touching live railway tracks. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote The only people who would judge Tom on the findings of the inquest are people who didn't know him.†Tom Maynard's family It was not possible to say, however, whether electrocution or the impact with the train caused Mr Maynard's death, he said. Post-mortem tests indicated high levels of alcohol in his urine, as well as the presence of MDMA, cocaine and the compound cocaethylene, the inquest heard. In a statement, Dr Rosa Cordero said analysis showed positive results for the presence of MDMA and cocaine levels which matched some daily users of the drug. Special person The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into Maynard's death. It said pursuing officers lost sight of him after he made off on foot and had no further contact with him. About 50 minutes passed between the start of the police chase and Maynard being hit by the train. British Transport Police said the death was treated as "non suspicious". Tom Maynard's girlfriend Carly Baker attended the inquest in London Mr Maynard, the son of former England and Glamorgan batsman Matthew Maynard, earned himself a place on the England Lions tour to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the start of last year. His family issued a statement on Tuesday, through the Professional Cricketers' Association, which read: "The results of the inquest do not define our son. "The fact that so very many people thought the world of him is what defines him as a person. "The only people who would judge Tom on the findings of the inquest are people who didn't know him. He made choices that night that tragically cost him his life but his devastated family and friends will love and miss him unconditionally always. "He was a very special person and his death leaves a huge hole in all our lives."
Fox92 Posted 26 February 2013 Posted 26 February 2013 Wow, drunk and high on drugs. Idiot, but he paid the highest price.
theessexfox Posted 26 February 2013 Posted 26 February 2013 Tragic, a man with the opportunities and lifestyle like him getting into that.
MC Prussian Posted 26 February 2013 Posted 26 February 2013 I wonder how many +1s Mack got in the past 5 hours.
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