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Joe Thompson - Rochdale goal scorer - RIP

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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,592
    RIP

    Way too young.
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,254
    Good grief, remember reading this story previously, poor guy & family. 3 bloody times. RIP Joe

    Just lost a good friend yesterday, it comes to us all but life can be so shitty at times :-(
  • Ferryman
    Ferryman Posts: 2,921
    Dreadful news and has two daughters - RIP
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476
    Well, that is just shit.  36 and having had to fight cancer for a third, ultimately fatal last time, is just awful.  To have a decent career and family is testament to his desire to not only live but thrive.  My utmost sympathy goes out to his poor family.
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,035
    Absolutely gutting news. RIP Joe.
  • The Prince-e-Paul
    The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,688
    I recall listening to 'that' final day game, in a convertible car, in a pub car park on Saddleworth moor. The M62 had a smash that afternoon and we were stuck for 2 hours, ending up getting off the motorway onto a farm track, up and over the moors, thinking we had been saved, only to find about 1000 other cars ahead of us as we got over the top of the moor.

    It was a beautiful sunny day, that brought an end to his career. The day was set up to be his.

    Such sad news for all that new him and for football has lost one of its own. I wonder if there will be armbands worn at today's game. Hoping so! 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,030
    Dreadful news.

    RIP.
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,185
    I was at that match when Rochdale stayed up and he scored against us - it was bedlam after the final whistle with that pitch invasion (with the Charlton fans joining in). Nobody begrudged them the win.  

    Life can be so cruel, but what memories to leave behind.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,554
    RIP Joe. Awful news and such a young age. 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    Lincsaddick said:
    recall that in a game I saw at Rochdale, a long while back, Thompson gave Ezra Konsa a VERY torrid time .. Konsa left the field injured and demoralised, physically, of course he was a much younger, smaller man then, he just could not cope
    Keep up the fight Joe
    R I P Joe .. I am bringing this up to remember what a very strong young man he was .. a very sad story about another victim to the plague that is cancer
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  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,024
    Terrible to hear of such a hard life, and for one so young.
    Sleep well, no more suffering.
  • RC_CAFC
    RC_CAFC Posts: 1,754
    So brave to beat it twice, let alone make it back to playing professionally. He deserved more time. RIP.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited April 18
    Life is so unfair:
    This is heartbreaking news that Cancer has finally taken Joe and it's so shocking for his young family.
    RIP Joe Thompson 
  • Redvalleyeast
    Redvalleyeast Posts: 4,689
    Such sad news,awful. RIP.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    edited April 18
    Very sad news.

    RIP Joe.

    Some years ago another Rochdale player, Ernie Cooksey, passed away young through cancer as I recall.

    RIP Ernie too.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    RIP Joe
  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,393
    edited April 18
    Awful news. You were a brave man, Joe. Condolences to his young family. 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,725
    RIP - Fuck Cancer 
  • willieduff
    willieduff Posts: 986
    RIP young man.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,254
    RIP - thoughts and prayers to his family and friends

    like others have mentioned, I was at that game at the end of the 17/18 season, it was such a great moment for him.  Far too young 
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  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,588
    Awful 😢 
    RIP
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,240
    Well thats shit news. Rest in peace Joe 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,371
    So sad and so young.
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,905
    RIP far too young 
  • Addickhead86
    Addickhead86 Posts: 1,148
    RIP
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    RIP
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    InspectorSands said:
    I was at that match when Rochdale stayed up and he scored against us - it was bedlam after the final whistle with that pitch invasion (with the Charlton fans joining in). Nobody begrudged them the win.  

    Life can be so cruel, but what memories to leave behind.

  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,019
    Incredibly sad. RIP
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,342
    RIP Joe Very sad news. 
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,139
    Tragic so young RIP.

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