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Was she though? Isn't society at large to blame? The media publish stories that will sell their product and celebrity gossip is an easy seller to the public. So who is really at fault here, the media or the public? The abuse Caroline received on social media mainly came from "Joe Public" but we know that this kind of trolling can be more relentless and more damaging than a newspaper headline. The balance that is getting more and more difficult to achieve is between a public figure's public and private lives. Stories about their public life, which they ask the media to share with the world, sells less newspapers than stories about their private life, because society has long had an obsession with watching the rich and famous fall (Marilyn, Elvis, Diana, Whitney, the list goes on). But if you seek publicity for your own professional gain, can you expect the media to not publish what you view to be your private life, when that works for their gain? I liken this to Princess Diana who the "media killed" but although hounded by the press, Diana thrived off the press for other things and was regularly a source for stories that were damning of the royal family. In the end she was killed by a drunk driver speeding.
The word hero is vastly overused these days but Harry Gregg's actions at the Munich air disaster were clearly heroic, not that he would have agreed. Not only that but he was playing for Manchester United again within two weeks. I can't help thinking these days he would have been counselled to the nth degree and convinced that his mental state should mean no more football for months.
In its early days my wife and I occasionally watched Eggheads. David Rainford wasn't in it then but in later years we might watch it for 10 or 15 minutes now and again (I watch very little television) but we found the pace very slow - contestants given far too long to answer questions - which is why we stopped watching in the first place.
His death has now been confirmed? There seemed to be uncertainty on some football messaqge boards earlier this evening.Very sad to hear about the passing of Peter Whittingham after falling down the stairs at his home. He was only 35 years old
From his time at Villa I seem to remember he had a vicious strike with his left foot. I think he went on to be quite a player at Cardiff.
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