Some brutal comments on here. Suggesting Merson suffering from addiction and other mental illnesses makes him a weakling, he isn't a 'real man' ... Good grief. Astounding how one-dimensional folk can be from the outside looking in isn't it.
I have a lot of respect for him being as candid as he has been about his condition. His time here was miserable for him personally, he was a sick man but he still managed to find the strength from somewhere and turn up for us.
The amount of strength that requires when in a state like that is unreal. I have no idea how he managed to even step onto the pitch during that time and concentrate on a game. He was brilliant.
(I must admit though. I walk around daily terrified that no one thinks I'm a real man, a tough guy. It really bothers me
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