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Why is it that the first comment on a heartwarming article has to be some muppet trying to be holier than thou. Seriously mate, if you're gonna be a douche don't bother posting.

"That makes you proud of your club, Why? He's a grown man and should not need LFC to tell him how to look after himself."

The only reason the man got involved in the fitness regime was becasue it was backed by LFC - that label made him take notice and give it a go - ultimately saving his life. Whether or not you think he should be looking after himself and not getting in the state were he needs a fitness regime is beside the point!

Don't go off on one pal, i'm just pointing out he should have enough self-respect to look after himself, his doctor had probably already told him to lose weight or pay the price so to try and paint a football club as some sort of saviour is a bit much, also what is a douche? i'm guessing you're american or something.

Not going off on one. Clearly (by your other posts) you're not a idiot, just that post was a bit silly really. Not everyone is directly in the middle of the BMI scale. Should these people not be encouraged to look after themselves by any 'company' they support? If this country was left to its own devices it'd probably sink due to all the fat f@cks who can't look after themselves.

Also, a douche is pretty much the only word I could think of that hadn't been banned and summed up your post pretty well. I (partially) blame US telly.

What is it with Taxi drivers. They always blame their "Sedentary" occupation for life's ailments. A full day sitting in a cab followed by a few hours in the pub and the rest siting in a chair watching the tv before going to bed for a lie down is hardly conducive to fitness and a slimline body capable of movement without coughing or panting for breath.
I dont know this mans family circumstances and he must be applauded for turning his life around but surely there must have been someone who cared enough to point out what should have been patently obvious to himself without the Pain, shock and subsequent hours of major surgery and treatment, thereby he would have undertaken such a course of lifestyle changes before this happened.
!( stone should have been sufficient enough for his own GP to have warned him of the possible consequences. Either he was not told or chose to ignore such advice and just went on hoping it would never happen.Unfortunately it does, to someone just like him every day of the week up and down the country. When will we ever learn?

Not going off on one. Clearly (by your other posts) you're not a idiot, just that post was a bit silly really. Not everyone is directly in the middle of the BMI scale. Should these people not be encouraged to look after themselves by any 'company' they support? If this country was left to its own devices it'd probably sink due to all the fat f@cks who can't look after themselves.

Also, a douche is pretty much the only word I could think of that hadn't been banned and summed up your post pretty well. I (partially) blame US telly.
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It's the same club that's probably selling him his half-time pies and chips, to be washed down with some fizzy coke no doubt, come on, if this man has family but it's taken the liverpool badge for him to do something about his obvious health problems then he should maybe see if they can do anything for his mental state too.

Good point Frankenstein, let's not forget until recently the club was sponsored by a brand of lager and had a branch of Mc Donalds in the ground.
Also surely there are more worthy causes LFC could give time and money to than fat taxi drivers that should know better?

It's a nice story and good to see that anyone can turn their life around.

Yeah, friends and family can try and make someone change but in reality it doesn't always work, coupled with the fact that it's not PC to criticise anyones lifestyle these days, even if it is killing them, so even approaching the subject can be taken the wrong way.

These health problems are only a problem for most people when it bites them, then they will get an opinion from everyone which is never as helpful as it is good willed.

Depending where you live will also depend on the level of help you get, I think it's a good thing the club are doing and the guy getting regular help rather than a 3-4monthly outpatients at his local hospital should be commended. Would be nice to see other clubs doing the same thing (if they don't already?).

"but surely there must have been someone who cared enough to point out what should have been patently obvious to himself"

I understand your point and that you mean a family member when you say 'someone who cared' but the fact is, (and the reason for the article in the first place)that for whatever reason the man got like that in the first place and whoever is in his life that didn't get through to him, LFC did get through to him.

Sometimes in life messages get through to you from the most unlikely sources. Very often it's from someone that is 'hero worshipped' and we wonder why they have more clout than our own families - but we just have to accept that's how it is. At least the message got through to him from somewhere!

What pathetic responses. Somepeople should take a long hard look at themselves.

Thank you mr perfect!

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