Mark Halsey the 99 Wembley ref

[jack]

All the best in their recoveries.
For them both to get it at the same time you wonder if there is anything locally to cause it, e.g high voltage power lines overhead.

 

[BlakeTheBlue]

I heard him and his Doctor talking on SSN this morning. He was saying how shocked was. "It's something you never expect to happen to you". His doctor said it was a very rare and particularly aggressive form of cancer which affects the lymph nodes in the throat. It was probably brought into prevalence by some form of virus. However It does sound good though as his doctor went on to say he was responding well to treatment and he believed mark should make a full recovery. Great news :-)

 

[geek]

they were on granada reports last wk, whats more sad is they have a 3 year old girl,and she knows mum has lukimeia and dad has now got cancer and she asked them when am i gonna get it? now that made me well up when i heard it.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Maybe I'm biased because of the 99 game but he's always come accross as a real human referee. Somewhat of a rarity these days

 

[roaminblue]

wow, such a shame. thoughts go out to him and his family

 

[Eccles Blue]

All the best to both of them. That does put everything else into perspective especially with them having such a young child as well. Good luck to them both.

 

[GAZ CTID]

I used to go down to Radcliffe Borough (Mark was in attendance every now and then, Even reffed a game once as the linesman at a game once got injured) And he came accross as a great bloke.

Wish him and the family all the best

 

[FOÉ]

This guy is one of the greatest refs I know :)
The night before the greatest day of my life, which was of course Gillingham, he was on a piss up with blues in pubs in london. Without this man we wouldn't be where we are today. Hope he and his wife make a full recovery. Great man.