Pinny Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Be stunned to see Kildemand or Cook line up for Berwick this season. Cook is an absolute disgrace and can't be pulling the mental health card - there is nothing wrong with him he is just an alcoholic. Nothing to do with mental health . Waking up depressed with a hangover isn't mental health related. He has always been a complete tosspot , was once a great rider at this level but never had the aura of a Stoney or Wilson. Proper characters who had a love hate relationship with away fans. Cook has always just been a complete emptyhead and now his speedway career is washed up, it is quite funny to think he will end up doing idiot all with the rest of his life. Berwick need to admit he wont reply to them, he has a drink problem and they have cut ties and are making other plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeyin Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 7:29 AM, Pinny said: Be stunned to see Kildemand or Cook line up for Berwick this season. Cook is an absolute disgrace and can't be pulling the mental health card - there is nothing wrong with him he is just an alcoholic. Nothing to do with mental health . Waking up depressed with a hangover isn't mental health related. He has always been a complete tosspot , was once a great rider at this level but never had the aura of a Stoney or Wilson. Proper characters who had a love hate relationship with away fans. Cook has always just been a complete emptyhead and now his speedway career is washed up, it is quite funny to think he will end up doing idiot all with the rest of his life. Berwick need to admit he wont reply to them, he has a drink problem and they have cut ties and are making other plans. Expand That is a disgusting post, uou have no idea about mental health, I was a psychiatric nurse until I retired last year and I can assure you that a huge percentage of people with mental health problems use drink or/and drugs to deal with it , Craig has admitted to having ADHD, which my grandson also has and , they can be ok one day and head fried the next, I hope you or your family never have an issue with your mental Health, we certainly don't want another Paul Fry or Danny Ayres 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 7:56 AM, Weeyin said: That is a disgusting post, uou have no idea about mental health, I was a psychiatric nurse until I retired last year and I can assure you that a huge percentage of people with mental health problems use drink or/and drugs to deal with it , Craig has admitted to having ADHD, which my grandson also has and , they can be ok one day and head fried the next, I hope you or your family never have an issue with your mental Health, we certainly don't want another Paul Fry or Danny Ayres Expand I have every sympathy for people with genuine mental health problems. Believe me I have seen it and had a close friend commit suicide just before covid . I was on site the day a boy jumped off a high rise next door to the one we were building. Don't f''king come on here talking to me about mental health and how it affects people. I have seen and dealt with enough of it. it is exactly that reason why I posted what I did - there is a huge difference between mental health and behaving like he does. Use google and look up his name , its all on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeyin Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 8:07 AM, Pinny said: I have every sympathy for people with genuine mental health problems. Believe me I have seen it and had a close friend commit suicide just before covid . I was on site the day a boy jumped off a high rise next door to the one we were building. Don't f''king come on here talking to me about mental health and how it affects people. I have seen and dealt with enough of it. it is exactly that reason why I posted what I did - there is a huge difference between mental health and behaving like he does. Use google and look up his name , its all on there. Expand I know all the things he does and my grandson does the same and he almost committed suicide but was found before he could do it, the symptoms of adhd are not just hyperactivity, there are massive negative symptoms, you are judging Craig by what he does, and I get that is what you see, but you don't see the turmoil that causes his actions, try and be kind instead of crucifying anyone on social media 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilali Posted April 8 Author Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 7:27 AM, Pinny said: Be stunned to see Kildemand or Cook line up for Berwick this season. Cook is an absolute disgrace and can't be pulling the mental health card - there is nothing wrong with him he is just an alcoholic. Nothing to do with mental health . Waking up depressed with a hangover isn't mental health related. He has always been a complete tosspot , was once a great rider at this level but never had the aura of a Stoney or Wilson. Proper characters who had a love hate relationship with away fans. Cook has always just been a complete emptyhead and now his speedway career is washed up, it is quite funny to think he will end up doing idiot all with the rest of his life. Berwick need to admit he wont reply to them, he has a drink problem and they have cut ties and are making other plans. Expand Kildemand has a concussion why wouldn't he be back after that…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 7:29 AM, Pinny said: Be stunned to see Kildemand or Cook line up for Berwick this season. Cook is an absolute disgrace and can't be pulling the mental health card - there is nothing wrong with him he is just an alcoholic. Nothing to do with mental health . Waking up depressed with a hangover isn't mental health related. He has always been a complete tosspot , was once a great rider at this level but never had the aura of a Stoney or Wilson. Proper characters who had a love hate relationship with away fans. Cook has always just been a complete emptyhead and now his speedway career is washed up, it is quite funny to think he will end up doing idiot all with the rest of his life. Berwick need to admit he wont reply to them, he has a drink problem and they have cut ties and are making other plans. Expand Alcoholism is a mental illness. You should probably have checked that before this post 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWellBehavedWorrall Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 8:07 AM, Pinny said: Use google and look up his name , its all on there. Expand What do you mean? What’s there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 9:14 AM, emilali said: Kildemand has a concussion why wouldn't he be back after that…. Expand I read he has nerve damage in his back. I'm guessing he will be back at somepoint, but if that's not for the start of the season, I'm guessing Berwick will be relying on having a guest facility for Cook and 75% facility replacement for Kildemand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On the Cook subject, it's all just speculation. Nobody who I spoke to on Saturday at the Pairs had any clue what's happening with him, and these are people who would usually know. Last I saw of him on social media he was out in the lakes in February time with Dan Bewley and others on BMX bikes. Hope the guy is okay. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 9:25 AM, Jaizer said: Alcoholism is a mental illness. You should probably have checked that before this post Expand Same as heroin addiction then or do you sympathise with them too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 9:25 AM, Jaizer said: Alcoholism is a mental illness. You should probably have checked that before this post Expand Same as heroin addiction then or do you sympathise with them too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 11:29 AM, Pinny said: Same as heroin addiction then or do you sympathise with them too? Expand Of course. I come from a deprived area in west of Scotland where it's rife. I feel for anyone with any kind of addiction having gone through gambling in the past myself. Is that one ok though because doesn't involve any substance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 11:58 AM, Jaizer said: Of course. I come from a deprived area in west of Scotland where it's rife. I feel for anyone with any kind of addiction having gone through gambling in the past myself. Is that one ok though because doesn't involve any substance? Expand Its all self inflicted . for instance, someone going out and buying and trying heroin for the first time leading to addiction has nobody to blame but themselves. Why should anybody feel sorry for them? Loads of people go through trauma in life, most dont turn to booze or drugs. i didn't hear anybody jumping to Darcy Wards defence when he turned up over the limit at a GP. Or is it different because he hadn't claimed he had a mental illness? If cook has a genuine mental illness then he should not even be holding a license in the first place. He would be a danger to others on track. regarding the Google point I made, well google his name and look at one of the first things to come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch Me If You Can Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Will Dayle Wood be at P and P Edinburgh Academy race Saturday night in National League Is he in the edinburgh team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 1:04 PM, Pinny said: Its all self inflicted . for instance, someone going out and buying and trying heroin for the first time leading to addiction has nobody to blame but themselves. Why should anybody feel sorry for them? Loads of people go through trauma in life, most dont turn to booze or drugs. i didn't hear anybody jumping to Darcy Wards defence when he turned up over the limit at a GP. Or is it different because he hadn't claimed he had a mental illness? If cook has a genuine mental illness then he should not even be holding a license in the first place. He would be a danger to others on track. regarding the Google point I made, well google his name and look at one of the first things to come up. Expand Tbh just embarrassing yourself now 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 The clock continues to tick and the silence is deafening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 7:07 PM, screm said: The clock continues to tick and the silence is deafening. Expand Nothing new there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 11:09 AM, Marksman said: On the Cook subject, it's all just speculation. Nobody who I spoke to on Saturday at the Pairs had any clue what's happening with him, and these are people who would usually know. Last I saw of him on social media he was out in the lakes in February time with Dan Bewley and others on BMX bikes. Hope the guy is okay. Expand you didnt speak to right people then if what i was told is accurate lets just say people are being a bit hard on him was doing well till couple of months ago from tale i got told and the rest is not my place to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 (edited) On 4/8/2025 at 7:29 AM, Pinny said: Be stunned to see Kildemand or Cook line up for Berwick this season. Cook is an absolute disgrace and can't be pulling the mental health card - there is nothing wrong with him he is just an alcoholic. Nothing to do with mental health . Waking up depressed with a hangover isn't mental health related. He has always been a complete tosspot , was once a great rider at this level but never had the aura of a Stoney or Wilson. Proper characters who had a love hate relationship with away fans. Cook has always just been a complete emptyhead and now his speedway career is washed up, it is quite funny to think he will end up doing idiot all with the rest of his life. Berwick need to admit he wont reply to them, he has a drink problem and they have cut ties and are making other plans. Expand Disgraceful comments... Alcoholism is recognised as being often directly linked to mental health issues therefore anyone isn't "just an alcoholic"... I presume therefore that a rider must also have let down his team because he has broken his leg? Oh, hang on, that's visual isn't it? He MUST be genuine because we can see the plaster his leg is wrapped in.. It is only Speedway, a very, very tiny sport watched nationally by a very small portion of the country.. And by just a few hundred in Berwick... If he doesn't ride this year, I am sure the world will move on.. No idea what is wrong with the lad, if anything at all, but, if there is, hopefully he can sort it... Best Wishes to him... Edited April 8 by mikebv 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 4/8/2025 at 7:34 PM, scaramanga said: you didnt speak to right people then if what i was told is accurate lets just say people are being a bit hard on him was doing well till couple of months ago from tale i got told and the rest is not my place to say Expand Yeah it’s fair to say people don’t know a lot and if they did wouldn’t be as harsh on them as they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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