ElDiablo Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/4553510.Referee_Mark_Halsey_is_fighting_cancer/ BOLTON Premier League referee Mark Halsey is fighting cancer. It is the second blow for him and wife, Michelle, who was diagnosed with leukaemia six months ago. Mr Halsey had surgery to have a tumour removed from his throat on Monday and he faces an anxious wait to see if the cancer has spread. Mr Halsey, who lives in Little Lever, was told he had a tumour on Thursday and had treatment at the Beaumont Clinic in Chorley New Road, Bolton, two days after he refereed Arsenal’s 6-1 win at Everton on the opening day of the Premier League season on Saturday. Mrs Halsey yesterday said her husband had been taking painkillers for a sore throat and ear infection for the last three months. She said: “We went private last week and the doctors found the tumour on Thursday. “They have removed his tonsil and we now have to wait until Friday to find out what kind of cancer it is. “It has come as a real shock, especially after I was diagnosed with leukaemia on New Year’s Eve and I don’t think anything can prepare you for it. “Mark is holding up okay and we have to just nurse each other the best we can.” The couple’s daughter, Lucy Mia, was born in April, 2006, after two courses of IVF treatment. Mrs Halsey said: “We are staying strong for Lucy’s sake because you have to when you have a three-year-old daughter. “The doctors have said it is at the primary stage, so we are just keeping our fingers crossed that it hasn’t spread.” Mr Halsey, aged 48, was born in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire. He was appointed to the Football League list of referees in the mid-1990s and was promoted to the Premier League list in 1999. He has officiated three times at Wembley, taking charge of the 1998/99 League One play-off final between Manchester City and Gillingham, refereeing the 2007 Community Shield between Chelsea and Manchester United and the 2008 Carling Cup Final between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. Mr Halsey and his wife own the Sottovento Italian restaurant in Worsley Road, Farnworth. Hope him and his wife make a full recovery, no family should have to go through that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TêteDeMaure Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Urgh, i despair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hells bells, hope he is ok. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Shite. Get well soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Thread title has his name wrong. But this must be terrible for the family, get well soon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Shit, sorry about that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 poor sod, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Get well soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 How much bad luck can one family have. She has leukaemia, he has cancer. Hope they both get well soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkeye Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 That is awful. Hope that they both have a successful outcome and good prognosis!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iliketoonarmy Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Good referee, 1000 times better than Mike Riley, Steve Bennett, Phil Dowd and Howard Webb. Hope he gets well soon ;( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonlass Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Oh that is awful, my thoughts are with him and his family. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 One of the more down-to-earth refs who get on with things without trying to steal the show for himself. Best wishes to him, his wife and his family. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8556749.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Good news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Absolutely top ref, and it's great to see him back. He always seemed to have a good rapport with the players, and didn't take himself too seriously. I always remember a Leeds - Arsenal game a few years ago, where the lead-up was really explosive, with so much speculation of players settling scores. He did a superb job of keeping the lid on the pace and mood of the game, and that created a lasting impression with me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iliketoonarmy Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 That's the best news for today and for football. The English football quality has been dropped greatly thanks to the likes of Howard Webb, Mike Dean, Phil Dowd and Steve Bennett. Webb and Dean are just the 2 cunts trying to please Man Utd all the time to fight for the PGMO manager role. That was how Mike Riley got appointed anyway. The future is for Lee Mason, Halsey, Mark Clattenburg and Chris Foy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=351490139193&ref=nf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 That's the best news for today and for football. The English football quality has been dropped greatly thanks to the likes of Howard Webb, Mike Dean, Phil Dowd and Steve Bennett. Webb and Dean are just the 2 cunts trying to please Man Utd all the time to fight for the PGMO manager role. That was how Mike Riley got appointed anyway. The future is for Lee Mason, Halsey, Mark Clattenburg and Chris Foy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozy Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Lee Mason is shocking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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