Evans on mental health and football: 'There are dark days... but you have to let it all out'

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“There’s still a stigma attached to males, but if you can put your pride & stigma to the side, it’s best to let it all out & not keep it inside.” Corry Evans surprised SAFC supporter James Fildes to talk about football & mental health. 📝 PJBuckingham

“I brought one Newcastle fan to the match one Wednesday night because I had a spare ticket. It was me and him. He left after half an hour.”3-0 that night in Tony Mowbray’s first Championship game in charge after succeeding Alex Neil. Perhaps that outcome was too much to stomach, they conclude.

“The north east has some of the highest suicide in the UK, specifically for men. You just have to be there for people. The demographic of those that attend Space North East meetings within a stone’s throw of the Stadium of Light dictates that Fildes is not alone in his support of Sunderland. He will be sure to tell those of Evans’ visit because this is no ordinary Sunderland captain.. Not since the FA Cup final in 1973 had Sunderland won at Wembley in front of supporters.“Some hangover, mind,” replies Fildes. “Two days.”in 2017 had its day in the sun.

“You can see it on match days that football here is such a release for supporters. We try to bring as much joy as we can. Sometimes that doesn’t happen but to see smiles on faces is great.

 

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PJBuckingham Being a Leeds supporter is not good for one’s mental health.

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