By Kris Radlinski

I remember with painful clarity the day the call came on a late September Sunday morning, 2010.

My teammate at Wigan, Brian Carney, asked the question that still rings in my ears: Was it true? Had Terry Newton, our beloved friend and teammate, taken his own life?

Even now, the memory knots my stomach. Terry was only 31—an icon of our club, a cult hero, a man who carried the spirit of Wigan in every fibre of his being. And yet, life became too heavy for him to carry.

In the weeks and months that followed, I replayed our memories together, searching for the missed signs, asking myself over and over whether we could have done more. That question still haunts me. And yet, if Terry left us with anything, it is a legacy that cannot be ignored: the conversation about mental health now holds a place at the centre of our game,........

© LBC