• Andy Payton

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 9:11 am**

Sad news in The Observer this morning, with Andy Payton revealing he has been diagnosed with dementia.

Best wishes to him and his family.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 9:12 am**

Wow, that’s dreadful news and no age at all to be diagnosed with this awful disease.

Wishing Andy and his family all the best.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 9:19 am**

So upsetting. Awful news, awful disease.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 9:24 am**

Stay strong, Predator.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 9:30 am**

Awful news to wake up to. Was my favourite player as a kid.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 9:50 am**

Oh b****y hell, such horrible news...

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 9:53 am**

So sad to read that, he reckons he headed the ball 10,000 times in his career.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 9:57 am**

What horrible news.

We’ve lost so many of our former players to this horrible, disease and a good number more are suffering with it.

So, so sorry to hear this news today.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 9:58 am**

Awful news. Best wishes to Andy and his family.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 10:00 am**

That really is tragic news. Probably only a matter of time until heading a ball in football is banned.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 10:02 am**

Such a terrible illness to have to live with. I hope he continues to have good quality life for several years yet. Best wishes to him.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 10:04 am**

Really sad news. What a player he was! So many ex footballers suffering like this.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 10:08 am**

Very sad news to a true Claret ....

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 12:08 pm**

Just 57 years of age. Shocking situation and hard to see the precautions in place doing much to halt the incidence. Do we now how long the modern lighter ball has been in use and the kind of footballs Andy played with in his career?

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 12:10 pm**

That is terrible news. Wish him and his family all the best.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 12:18 pm**

Awful, awful news - poor bloke. An absolute legend for us. All the best to him and his family.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 12:22 pm**

Such terribly sad news, all the very best Andy and family.
You’ll always be a legend to me!

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 12:37 pm**

Cirrus_Minor wrote: ↑
Sun May 04, 2025 10:00 am
That really is tragic news. Probably only a matter of time until heading a ball in football is banned.

Terrible news this, certainly puts to bed that newer balls rather than the old leather ones' don't have an effect.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 12:37 pm**

What SAD news Best Wishes to Andy and his family stay strong - Burnley Legend

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 1:08 pm**

Smooching news of the year. So young. May its progress be very slow. Good luck PP.

I am not convinced heading the ball is the thing, nowadays, rather the head clashrs, which lay them out for a time. I fear for strikers and centre backs with that.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 1:10 pm**

Very sad to read.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 1:11 pm**

Awful, Awful news .. It was him and Glen Little who took me from a 'no idea' football hating girlfriend to a (now) 25 year season ticket holder.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 1:19 pm**

Terrible disease.
I've seen my Aunty and sister in law go through this, I can only wish the best for Andy and his family.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 2:04 pm**

Stay strong Andy

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 3:41 pm**

Also reported in the Scottish Sun.

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/ ... sley-hull/

Tragic especially he is only 57. He gave all of us so many great memories and possibly soon he won't have any.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 3:51 pm**

Sad news to hear today ...

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 4:00 pm**

link to the article .... https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/artic ... rightening

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 4:23 pm**

Really sorry to hear this. All the best to him - a Burnley legend.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 4:36 pm**

mdd2 wrote: ↑
Sun May 04, 2025 12:08 pm
Just 57 years of age. Shocking situation and hard to see the precautions in place doing much to halt the incidence. Do we now how long the modern lighter ball has been in use and the kind of footballs Andy played with in his career?

The ball is the same weight today as it always has been, just more water resistant. He’s probably right in that it’s the relentless repetition in training that did the damage. Plus playing on with bad head injuries.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 7:00 pm**

My boy hood hero, still have my natural born claret tshirt.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 7:47 pm**

Burnley1989 wrote: ↑
Sun May 04, 2025 7:00 pm
My boy hood hero, still have my natural born claret tshirt.

Ditto.

Andy Payton, along with Glen Little, weren’t just Burnley players to me, they were my first footballing heroes.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 7:48 pm**

Gutted to hear this- keep fighting Payts

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 7:51 pm**

This is aweful.
I've quite recently lost 2 old team mates through death due to dementia, it is a very cruel condition and to see the level of confusion close up is actually frightening.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 11:12 pm**

Is it time for players to wear headgear in training at least. Amazon sell one for football for £9.

Posted: **Mon May 05, 2025 8:50 am**

Lost a treasured friend to this in February, like MND one of those awful incurable issues that devastated people's lives.

Best wishes Andy and family.

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