Goodbye & Casio Watch

Hello,

Well, this is the last time you will be visiting this webpage for my column. As of January 2014, my Column is MOVING... ahhh! exciting! Well, it's just to transfer on this Google+ shit. I'm going to be operating that column from January 2014, but it will still be the same domains that you visit - Keep up with my Twitter and I'll tell you the exact post that I do on the new page;)


However, a few weeks back, I received a Casio Watch from The Watch Hut, and I've been meaning to upload a review of it, but I have been quite busy trying to get the others out. Well, this watch is a decent watch in a sense, however, the hands on the watch are rather small but it's everyone to their own taste. You must get over and buy this - it's CHRISTMAS soon as well. 


So, you will probably have, one or two more posts before the move but see you soon!

Steve Prescott: His Life & The Funeral

Today, I had the dignified pleasure to attend the funeral of Steve Prescott MBE. It was a tribute that fitted perfectly to an amazing man.

Steven Willam Prescott MBE

If you don't already know, this is Steve Prescott MBE - A Husband, A Father, A Brother, A Friend, but most importantly, a HERO. Steve started his professional career at St Helens RLFC, making 117 appearances and scoring 52 tries, between 1993 and 1997. He retired through injury in 2004 after spending a year out of the game with a broken kneecap. When Steve was diagnosed in 2006, with pseudomyxoma peritonei, he was told that he had just six months to live, however, Steve would not let the Cancer beat him. He wanted to fight the Cancer.  He set up the Steve Prescott Foundation in 2007 and was appointed an MBE in 2009. He is survived by his wife Linzi and two children, Taylor and Koby.

Taylor, Steve's oldest son, shown the courage that came to define his father, rose to deliver an eulogy. He said: “I want to say a few words about how proud I am of what may dad achieved. I have a lot of great memories of the time we had together – and I will remember them forever.

“When I was five and Dad became ill I made him a promise that I would always do my best and follow my dream of becoming a sportsman. I hope I can make him as proud of me as I am of him, Me and Koby will miss him but we will love him forever.” Mike Denning, the chair of the Steve Prescott Foundation, then spoke, saying thousands had turned up to remember a “great, great person and a great man”. He said there were three sides of Steve’s character – the son, the dad and the husband; Prekky the rugby league player; and Stephen Prescott MBE – the prolific fundraiser.

And for the first time, speaking on behalf of the family and the Steve Prescott Foundation, it was revealed publicly that Steve underwent a pioneering bowel transplant in the weeks before he died.

Surgeons at Churchhill Hospital in Oxford had removed 90 per cent of the pseudomyxoma peritonei tumours that were in his abdomen, however, several weeks later he died as a result of graft versus host disease, a complication that sometimes follows transplants.

Mike said: “The one in a million disease he had fought so hard for so long had all but gone.

“Steve always said to us that pseudomyxoma peritonei would never beat him and it didn’t. In the end it was complications that took Steve away from us.”

Mike stressed the immense gratitude that the family have for the team in Oxford, which was led by Mr Anil Vaidya, and that the lessons learned from the transplant would help others in the future.

This funeral was surely one, well fitted to an absolute hero. I had spoke to Steve on many occasions, and before and after the service, I chatted to the attendants at the funeral, who all had very fond memories of Steve. It was an incredible experience that was surely one for a true hero. If you saw Steve in the street, then he would make sure that he said "hello" to you or even would stop an chat.

Pictures of the funeral are attached below, and I will be making a memorial video to Steve in the coming weeks.

  

I simply ask you to click here and tweet about it to show the world what an incredible man, Steve Prescott was.

I will end this post with;

Rest In Peace, Steven William Prescott MBE - You Will Forever Be Remembered By The Country And You Will Always Remain In Our Hearts. You ARE A Hero.

McBusted? I'm A Celeb & Ignorant Brits

McBusted have announced that they are forming a massive supergroup. I know that this announcement was quite a surprise to me, however on social media, it didn't seem to be quite a shock. Many reactions to the news was things like "Is it going to work?"; "What happened to Charlie?" - To answer the question about Charlie, he decided that he didn't want to join the band again, however he didn't forget to cash in on his share of the band. He decided that he technically owned part of the "Busted" name, so he called an 'emergency' meeting with his former bandmates, and then they decided to pay him a six figure sum according to reports. He's not daft.

The ten celebrities heading into the jungle for the new series are: Rebecca Adlington, Steve Davis, Kian Egan, David Emanuel, Joey Essex, Laila Morse, Lucy Pargeter, Alfonso Ribeiro, Amy Willerton and Matthew Wright - bearing in mind, seeing what I've saw on 'The Only Way Is Essex', Joey Essex seems to be as soft as a brush. 


You know, when you are like, out in public and you always come across one of them brits that are just complete utter t**ts and then are just arrogant. You never seem to understand how ignorant they can be. I was on the bus the other day, with my disabled nan [who has a heart condition which means that she can't walk/ stand for a long period of time, however she can walk about 10-15 steps] and when we first got on the bus, the wheelchair space was already occupied, so I told my nan to take a seat on one of the disabled chairs - the ones that fold up - so she did and I folded the wheelchair up and then stood up on the bus with it. However, a few bus stops ahead and more people started to get onto the bus with prams and shopping trolleys - them funny ones with wheels, not the ones at Asda, so the bus driver told me that my nan and this other elderly woman would have to stand up, so I can put the wheelchair in the space, however, I objected to doing this as my nan can't do this and the other elderly woman looked as though she was uncomfortable at this suggestion, in the end, the other woman got off the bus which enabled me to place the wheelchair in the correct space.

On the way home, It was the same instance, however I had already placed the wheelchair in the dedicated space, and there wasn't an issue with seating, and then this woman come onto the bus with a pram and suggested that I stood up and that I moved the wheelchair, and as you can guess, I'm a tw*t so I objected to this and pointed out a sign on the bus that stated that the bus company, Arriva, had a "polite notice" that requested the passengers folded up their prams and loaded them in the bay that was available, this bay was available but the woman refused to fold it up, so it is her own fucking fault, and I still think my actions were acceptable after my nan has a disability and she shouldn't have to be made uncomfortable and made the stand up. Don't get me wrong, my nan is the type of person that would stand up if she had to but I felt that she was already in her chair first and that she had paid for her chair, so I told my nan that she should remain seated.

Don't forget, I always love hearing from you, so make sure you send your stories in to liamcronin@columnist.com and I will feature the ones I love the best. I'm going to be announcing new changes to things over the next few weeks, so bare with me.

See you next week,

Liam xx

Teen Awards, Poppies, Lexi Branson & Steve Prescott

It seems the windy affects of last week's 'hurricane' are still affecting the British Isles, or more particularly, the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards as Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall saw her skirt blow up in her face.

The popstar was walking the red carpet with bandmates Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock when a breeze caught the hemline of her grey skirt.

Luckily, Jade managed to get a perfectly manicured hand down in time to prevent her knickers being on show for too long. 

Seems like the wind just loves to catch Celebrities out?

Okay, so I was travelling to see a family member in hospital this week, and while I was on the bus, I was reading a debate about Poppies for Remembrance Sunday. The question was nice and simple. It was "Should people feel bad for not wearing a poppy?" - I actually enjoyed this debate because it was rather varied and brought out some really good points. I feel as though I have to get into the spirit of things when I change my column banner to accommodate the poppy ready for Remembrance Sunday. I guess, one of the main points of the debate was that the poppies don't really last so people feel as though they have to keep buying them, which someone stated that it was costing them more and more money, they also suggested that they should give safety pins with the poppies and then they should last longer - I don't really like to argue on this matter however, I am a strong supporter of our Armed Forces. Let me know what you think, and cast YOUR vote here. 

I was appalled to see this story in the press this week, and it is beginning to highlight that dogs shouldn't be let around the younger generation, and is bringing to light whether dogs are safe or not. It was brought to light on Wednesday 6th November, that the dog had been brought from a rescue centre a few months before hand where, the family checked to see if the dog would be okay with a young child. Police did confirm that the dog was not of the banned breeds and was in fact a bulldog. Police also confirmed that the dog has died after Lexi's Mother attempted the save her child by stabbing the dog. All I can say, is Rest In Peace to Lexi Branson. We will remember you.

Steve during his career.

This weeks column, seems to feature two deaths:(, meh. Life is so hard at times. Yesterday, I learned of the news that Steve Prescott had passed away and the first time, I read the news, it was devastating, having to know that I had the pleasure of meeting this man on a few occasions, and following his progress quite closely, it was devastating to see. He has got a wife called Linzi and two sons, but it's the fact, of the most inspiration that this man had caused to thousands of people. St Helens residents and many thousands of people will remember him. Steve Prescott MBE - 1973 - 2013.

I just want to confirm something, I will be doing an #ASKLIAM video every fortnight. It will be what you guys submit on my Tumblr page. As for my Advice Line is going to be made personal now, which means that any question sent to my via the email address on the page will be answered personally and honestly directly to YOU.

I also want to wish my very dear friend, Alicia Bevan, a massive GOOD LUCK for her Britain's Got Talent audition today. It's about time that her voice got heard, she has got massive potential and deserves everything that she gets. She is going through a tough time at the moment, but she still remains to be a supportive friend and is staying strong. I'm thinking of you and your family.

Hope to speak soon,

Liam xxxx

Little Mix, St. Jude, Advice Line & Baby P

What an absolute tragedy, the weather causes Britain. This week, we've been faced with a hurricane/ storm called St. Jude - Where the f*ck do they get these names from? - It's also brought to light that the weather in Britain can cause some awful tragedies. It was reported in one of the tabloids that a teenage girl died in her sleep during the weather. Bethany Freeman died when she was asleep in her caravan when it was hit by a tree, another death saw a dad-of-three Donal Dohan crushed to death in his car when he was going to work during rush hour.

I was checking what songs I could find to be my first "Song Of The Week" for this column and I can across the latest Little Mix song which is called "Move" - What an incredible song it is. It's just the set for a future hit and it's got to be a hit of theirs that is going to go straight to number one. I've been reading comments on Twitter, and they are all really positive which must be a good thing for the girls. One comment from @MyNuggetHoran said: "IM ADDICTED TO LITTLE MIX MOVE OMFG ITS SO ADDICTIVE". To watch their official video to their new single, Move, which is my first Song Of The Week, click on the any place where it says, Little Mix.

I tend to read the daily newspaper, probably a tabloid but sometimes they are just full of bullsh*t. As you may/ may not of saw but I'm a strong supporter of the Madeleine McCann case. I wrote a successful post about her before the Crimewatch appeal and it was a hit. You can see it here. but for some strange reason, the tabloid are just constantly printing bullsh*t. I'm not going to name the papers that I'm aiming this at or what the stories/ headlines are.. I'm just saying that you need to consider the readers as well. 

Baby P's mum, Tracey Connelly has been released from jail after being jailed in 2009 for the death of Baby P after he was found with more than 50 injuries, after her being released.. I have lost real faith in the justice system of Britain!

Advice Line 
Question : "Hi, erm, my boyfriend's ex girlfriend keeps flirting with him and sends him dirty pictures which is disgusting considering i'm with him, I spoke to him about it and he said he wouldn't speak to her any more but she keeps finding ways to speak to him and its really getting me down cos I feel like he still likes her and not me:( recently I had a birthday and she had the nerve to tell him to tell me happy birthday which really got me mad and I wanted to say something to her but he told me not to or he would get angry, but I really don't want to sit here and do nothing. What do you think i should do?:( x" from Sarah.

Answer: As you can understand, this is a difficult question for me to answer as it is quite personal but I'm going to do my best and I've considered many factors within making the decision for my answer to this. I'd suggest that you sat your boyfriend down and told him how it was making you feel. I know it may be stressful for your boyfriend to hear that his ex partner is affecting you but you've just got to be honest with each other, however, you've both got to have a high level of trust within the relationship or you might see that the relationship could break down if you don't have a high level of trust in one and other. If this isn't enough of an answer for you, and you want to talk more then contact me here and we can discuss it more.

See you next week,

Liam xxx