Status Updates From Stan: Tackling My Demons

Dogging, for the uninitiated, is "swinging" in car-parks late at night. SVC 1 was stung by The Sun newspaper engaging in such activities, and I lost sympathy for him, because he had a hard time admitting it was entirely his fault. Dogging is not acceptable behaviour for a married father, no matter how prejudiced the British public is against sexual deviance.

Damn, Stan! Retired at 29? Without injury, even. But you were hurt mentally. Sébastien Deisler also retired at that age for mental health reasons. Speaking of which: Saw Naomi Osaka at the Met Gala. She must have tackled her demons 😉

It's easy to believe a story when the teller addresses his enemies as honestly as his friends. Stan Collymore closes chapter 6 by naming 11 mates he'd like at his wake, then consigning his old Villa coach to purgatory at the end of the world.

Stan Collymore scored goals at Nottingham Forest, which is what a striker is supposed to do. But that wasn't enough for the media, who accused him of being a loner cos he didn't go out on the piss with the lads. Had he done this, he would've been accused of a lack of professionalism, which proves that people will criticize you if that's what they've made up their minds to do, regardless of whether you deserve it ✊

Unfortunately, football is as racist as you left it, Stan.

I'm struck by the authenticity of Stan Collymore's biography, having complained about the inauthenticity of Stormy Daniels's autobiography. It's a pity Collymore opens up about his Borderline Personality Disorder in 2004, when mental health isn't as prioritized as it is now.

He goes through why he had a rocky career and mental illness, he has borderline personality - you can definitely see his illness, sex addict, threatens to commit suicide, lack of commitment. And he really does struggle. It’s painful watching him fail but real.