Dave Flitcroft is the former Barnsley manager and will be hosting the grassroots “coachathon” in the next few weeks to raise funds for mental health and prevention of suicide. His father, John, took his life in 2008. Sky Sports reports that “it affects you tremendously.” “I was in an extremely dark place. I fell apart. It was said to me that a bomb had exploded in my head, and now I was dealing with the chaos.”Flitcroft was nearing the end of his playing career at that time. Rochdale was a tough place for a young Rochdale coach. “My purpose was gone, and my sense of belonging was gone. My life was just flatlining. I was unable to do anything. I was stunned.”My mum lived with us for 2 years. She would tell me every morning: “I’m putting on the war paint again.” Her makeup. That…
2025-11-11 10:00:00
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