Motherwell captain O'Donnell dies on pitch !

[coco]

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[coco]

R.I.P

[Gem]

Extremely sad, devistating for the family, friends and fans rest in peace.

[Backbiter]

Tragic news. There have a been several incidents of this type in recent years - a Benfica player, a Seville player, Foe playing for Cameroon, a York City player a few years before that. Horrific. Condolences to his family and club.

[TheWestwayWonder]

unreal. Rest in Peace

[Alan]

Very sad. R.I.P.

[mad_mac]

Sad Sad news. RIP

[clubhappy]

A tragedy , just heard he has 4 young children . Puts things into perspective dosent it .

I complain about things in my life and will probably continue to do so , but when you think of a young family losing their dad , maybe I should think again before making any complaints.

Shocking news.

R.I.P.

[loz]

It is horrible. The reason I wasn't around yesterday was because I was invited down to my neightbours house at about 2pm for a couple of drinks. It was ony supposed to be an hour long thing but a fair few folk turned up and the booze started flowing. Anyway one of the other people there is a massive Motherwell fan and in the early evening he asked me to check the scores on my mobile and see if there was a match report on the game.

It was then I read what had happened and I had to take the bloke aside and tell him - the bloke was devastated.

Four young kids as well. Poor poor people.

[Lofty]

Tragic indeed.

R.I.P.

[coco]

Why is it, of all the players this could happen to, it happens to a player that you really wouldnt mind your kids having as a role model.

A genuine nice guy, teetotal & devoted to his family.

[Valerie]

God, that's terrible even for a teetotaller.

[liamski]

So So sad , May he rest in peace ,Our prayers go out to his wife and family

[The Moos]

Sad. Really sad. Christmas time and all...

My thoughts go out to his family.

What was the cause of death? I read something about a stroke but it was just a guess at the time.