Rushden Gk Commits Suicide

[MSingh]

I could say so much, but there's really no need..

RIP

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1338852/Rushden-Diamonds-goalkeeper-Dale-Roberts-hung-fiances-affair.html

Young goalkeeper hangs himself after discovering that his fiancée slept with John Terry's brother

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 6:30 PM on 15th December 2010

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• Goalkeeper was 'heartbroken' after finding out about team mates fling
• Paul Terry slept with blonde while staying in the couple's home
• Distraught Dale Roberts refused to play alongside the footballer after the affair
  

A young goalkeeper hanged himself after his fiancée left him for his team mate - who is John Terry's older brother.

Dale Roberts, 24, killed himself after his 25-year-old partner Lindsay Cowen had an affair with his Rushden and Diamonds team mate Paul Terry.

Lindsay left Roberts in May after Terry slept with her while staying at the couple's home.

Break-up: Lindsay Cowen (left) split with Dale Roberts, 24, after having an affair with Paul Terry, the brother of Chelsea star John

Affair: Paul Terry bedded his teammate's partner in their home

Distraught Roberts refused to play alongside his cheating team mate at the Conference club and Terry was swiftly released and joined Darlington in August.

Paul is the elder brother of Chelsea and England footballer John Terry. His fling mirrors that of John's alleged affair with Vanessa Perroncel, ex-girlfriend of the star's England colleague Wayne Bridge.

Lindsey admitted the affair when a suspicious Dale confronted her at their home in Higham Ferrers, Nothamptonshire.

Last night, the 24-year-old was found dead in the house. Police said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

Roberts was left heartbroken by the split and struggled to cope with losing his fiancée, according to friends.

A source said: 'They (Lindsay and Paul) became an item after Paul stayed the night at the couple's home in Higham Ferrers when Dale was injured.

'All hell broke loose and Paul ended up being released as the rest of the team didn't want to play in the same side as him.

'Dale has been heartbroken about it ever since.'

A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police said: 'We have been notified of the sudden death of Rushden and Diamonds footballer Dale Roberts, aged 24.

'There are no suspicious circumstances in relation to his death and a report is being prepared for the coroner.'

Betrayed: Father-of-two John Terry, pictured with his wife Toni, allegedly had an affair with his former Chelsea team-mate Wayne Bridge's girlfriend Vanessa Perroncel

Love cheats: Paul Terry (left) holding the FA Trophy and his brother John Terry with the FA Cup (taken in January 2003)

Heartbroken Dale, 24, said at the time of the affair: 'It's true, she told me she'd been seeing Paul.

'We've split up. I'm trying to get my head around it all, it's only just happened. I'm a bit messed up.

'It is bad enough she's done it at all but the fact that it is with him, one of my team-mates, makes it that much harder to bear.'

Tributes had been flooding in for the tragic goalkeeper.

A statement released by Rushden and Diamonds said: 'It is with great sadness that this afternoon our England C goalkeeper Dale Roberts passed away, our thoughts and prayers at this time go to his parents, family and friends.'

Eastwood manager Paul Cox, who had Roberts on loan at Coronation Park in 2006, said it was 'an absolute tragedy'.

'I was only speaking to him on Saturday and he was one of the nicest lads you will ever meet, as well as an excellent keeper,' said former Kettering Town defender Cox.

'Some things are bigger than football and render it meaningless and this is one of them.

'We totally understand the decision to call the game off after his passing away.

'I have told Justin Edinburgh (Rushden's manager) that if there is anything we can do to help at this very sad time then he only has to ask.'

The footballer also used to play for Nottingham Forest.

A club spokesman said: 'Dale was with us for several years and was enormously popular with his team-mates and coaching staff. We are deeply saddened by the news of his tragic death.

'Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.'

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[smokie36]

A sad waste of life....and a talented and dedicated one at that.

RIP.

:jap:

[alfieconn]

RIP Dale Roberts

Still can't get my head round why people commit suicide, in 6mths time he would have probaly found himself another bird and realised the old one was a complete wrong un and been a lot happier.

[MiG16]

thats the saddest thing I have read in a while

agree with Alfie

[mrbojangles]

Get a grip will you all. One of the saddest things recently was the Miners dying in New Zealand, asylum seekers drowning in Australia, innocent people being blown up by terrorists etc. etc.

Of course it's sad and Terry is a top class tw4t for doing that to a team mate but people get cheated on every minute of every day and don't commit suicide, they just get on with life. None of us have the right to make our partner stay with us when they no longer want to. This is just putting unnessesary guilt on the ex that she doesn't deserve, no matter what she has done. IMO of course.

[smokie36]

Get a grip will you all. One of the saddest things recently was the Miners dying in New Zealand, asylum seekers drowning in Australia, innocent people being blown up by terrorists etc. etc.

Of course it's sad and Terry is a top class tw4t for doing that to a team mate but people get cheated on every minute of every day and don't commit suicide, they just get on with life. None of us have the right to make our partner stay with us when they no longer want to. This is just putting unnessesary guilt on the ex that she doesn't deserve, no matter what she has done. IMO of course.

In fact I think its sad that no one noticed or were unable to pull him from his depression. Little to do with his ex-girlfriend and more what's going on in his own mind.

[Jockstar]

To kill yourself over some bird is something that i have never understood. Yes it hurts when you get rejected/cheated on/dumped. But life does go on as mrbo has said. Sad loss of life. I never like to hear of anyone topping them selves. Have known people from my childhood that killed themselves years later. Sad sad sad. RIP.

[Seapok]

Get a grip will you all. One of the saddest things recently was the Miners dying in New Zealand, asylum seekers drowning in Australia, innocent people being blown up by terrorists etc. etc.

Of course it's sad and Terry is a top class tw4t for doing that to a team mate but people get cheated on every minute of every day and don't commit suicide, they just get on with life. None of us have the right to make our partner stay with us when they no longer want to. This is just putting unnessesary guilt on the ex that she doesn't deserve, no matter what she has done. IMO of course.

Well said Mr BoJo.......tragic loss of live.....RIP

[Mossfinn]

Firstly, may the young man Rest in Peace.

Secondly, I see no relevance in the references to John Terry, pure sensationalism.

People cope with adverse incidents in differing ways, for some betrayal, particularly when committed in your own sphere of influence and comfort, his fiancee and home is particularly hard.

To say that you will be over it and have another squeeze on your arm in no time is simplifying it perhaps too much and perhaps he couldn't see 6 months in the future, I would speculate that it has nothing to do with guilt and without knowing all the details, perhaps was acting out of character when really not up to facing whatever future he could see for himself.

Sometimes friends do not see the upcoming tragedy not because they don't want to, but because there are no outward signs and so no cry for help, a real meaning to jump from this mortal coil.

So of course there are other tragedies in the world, self inflicted, injustices and mans inhumanity to man, they are all tragic, in my humble opinion, this is just as tragic, it is just the consequences that are different.

[rixalex]

Firstly, may the young man Rest in Peace.

Secondly, I see no relevance in the references to John Terry, pure sensationalism.

People cope with adverse incidents in differing ways, for some betrayal, particularly when committed in your own sphere of influence and comfort, his fiancee and home is particularly hard.

To say that you will be over it and have another squeeze on your arm in no time is simplifying it perhaps too much and perhaps he couldn't see 6 months in the future, I would speculate that it has nothing to do with guilt and without knowing all the details, perhaps was acting out of character when really not up to facing whatever future he could see for himself.

Sometimes friends do not see the upcoming tragedy not because they don't want to, but because there are no outward signs and so no cry for help, a real meaning to jump from this mortal coil.

So of course there are other tragedies in the world, self inflicted, injustices and mans inhumanity to man, they are all tragic, in my humble opinion, this is just as tragic, it is just the consequences that are different.

Well put Moss. My exact same thoughts. Just because some other tragedies might seem to some more deserving of our sympathy and sorrow, doesn't mean that the case of a 24 year old lad feeling in such depths of despair as to end it all is unworthy of some compassion.

Yes it might have been his choice but perhaps in the state of mind he was in, he could see no other options. Tragic.

[carmine]

Get a grip will you all. One of the saddest things recently was the Miners dying in New Zealand, asylum seekers drowning in Australia, innocent people being blown up by terrorists etc. etc.

Of course it's sad and Terry is a top class tw4t for doing that to a team mate but people get cheated on every minute of every day and don't commit suicide, they just get on with life. None of us have the right to make our partner stay with us when they no longer want to. This is just putting unnessesary guilt on the ex that she doesn't deserve, no matter what she has done. IMO of course.

A bit harsh mate, but you are entitled to your opinion ofcourse. However, why you would give a toss about the levels of guilt felt by ex girlfriend is beyond me.

[mrtoad]

Sad loss of life it really is. It's also a shame that the signs that may of been there were missed. Football still has a lack of understaning around mental health - be it depression, anxiety etc.. maybe with a bit more, then this trgady could have been avoided

As for Terry - shagging team mates missus must be a family trait. <deleted>.

[Lumumba]

There is a saying where I came from, 'Its not that you shagged my bird that hurts, but what my buddy told her before she dropped it'

[mrbojangles]

Get a grip will you all. One of the saddest things recently was the Miners dying in New Zealand, asylum seekers drowning in Australia, innocent people being blown up by terrorists etc. etc.

Of course it's sad and Terry is a top class tw4t for doing that to a team mate but people get cheated on every minute of every day and don't commit suicide, they just get on with life. None of us have the right to make our partner stay with us when they no longer want to. This is just putting unnessesary guilt on the ex that she doesn't deserve, no matter what she has done. IMO of course.

A bit harsh mate, but you are entitled to your opinion ofcourse. However, why you would give a toss about the levels of guilt felt by ex girlfriend is beyond me.

Didn't think I was harsh Carmine (as I stated in Red) but it's what I feel. The reason I mention the ex is that just because she dumped him, she will live with this guilt even though it's not really her fault, as if he was that unstable he would probably have gone and done it some time down the track. It's not that I don't feel sorry for people who commit suicide, it's just that I feel even more sorry for the suffering they cause to others around them.

[Mossfinn]

She didn't dump him, she dallied under their own roof, he got suspicious and she admitted the affair, much better to have dumped him and then gone on her merry way, perhaps he would be with us today.

People don't commit suicide to make others feel guilty, but they do leave an awful lot of angst behind them and who is to say he was unstable, he perhaps wasn't even unstable at the end, just in a place no one wants to be.

[mrbojangles]

She didn't dump him, she dallied under their own roof, he got suspicious and she admitted the affair, much better to have dumped him and then gone on her merry way, perhaps he would be with us today.

Same, same. Or are you saying that if she had dumped him he wouldn't have committed suicide?

People don't commit suicide to make others feel guilty, but they do leave an awful lot of angst behind them and who is to say he was unstable, he perhaps wasn't even unstable at the end, just in a place no one wants to be.

As neither of us know the mental state of his mind, we don't know what was going through his mind and what his motives were. But I'm gonna stick with my assumption that he was unstable.