Gazza

[misschief 24]

Anyone else heard the rumours about Paul Gascoigne?

According to a few forums he's been found dead in a hotel room in Newcastle.

If its true, it'd be so sad that he could end up like that.

[Ollie 4,400]

i dont think its true, its not on any news channels or sports news channels and its not been mentioned on you're on sky sports. i hope its not true.

[misschief 24]

Yeh, I was just reading an article Janet Street-Porter wrote today about him. She says he'll drink himself to death in a hotel room - I guess the rumour could just be as a result of that article.

[Ollie 4,400]

Someone just mentioned it on you're on sky sports and Gary Newbon said its not true. The rumour was that he commited suicide. Something has happened tho, its looking a bit weird....

[Elliott 7]

Heard a similar rumour too, wouldn't be the most shocking thing in the world, but it'd be sad that such a footballing genius would suffer such an end.

[misschief 24]

Maybe he just attempted it, or was found drunk or something. I guess we'll know soon enough.

[middleoftheshed 388]

I saw it on F365 who are notorious for making up rumours like this.

Guess we will find out soon if it is true.

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

Northern Echo

No truth in Gazza death rumours say police

12:00am Thursday 25th September 2008

RUMOURS that Paul Gascoigne has been found dead tonight have led to police taking the unusual step of stating they believe nothing untoward has happened to him.

The troubled former England and Newcastle United footballer has been in the headlines with regularity over recent months following various drink-related incidents and there has been concern for his welfare.

However, readers began to inundate The Northern Echo newsdesk last night claiming that Gazza had been found dead in a hotel.

Football club supporters sites and online betting forums were also a hotbed of gossip, with people claiming to know the location where Gascoigne had been found. One person even went so far as to post a video on YouTube saying the story was "100 per cent" accurate.

Some people named the Marriott Hotel, close to the MetroCentre in Newcastle, as the location, but a call to the hotel led to a forthright denial, with a member of staff saying that Gascoigne had neither been found dead, nor was he a guest.

It is understood that calls to Northumbria Police suggesting Gascoigne had been found in two separate locations in Scotland were also followed up, but neither were found to be true.

Late last night, the volume of calls prompted the force to issue a statement.

A spokesman said: "We have had several media calls this evening concerning former footballer Paul Gascoigne. This is to confirm that we have had no reported incidents concerning Mr Paul Gascoigne and our checks to date give us no cause for concern about him."

Last week, the 41-year-old was detained by police after an incident in Gateshead, in which a fan claimed his mobile phone had been broken.

There were also allegations of an altercation with a freelance photographer.

He had been involved in a disturbance outside The Metz Experience pub.

The previous day he had been pictured in national newspapers repeatedly banging on the doors and windows of the same pub at 9.45am.

[Fulham Broadway 16,845]

Divvnt be stupid maan. Haadaway 'and shite. Ahm nay deed like ? Ah were jis 'avin a kip like affer a few beers and a few lines of Mutu.