Did Brown sweet talk save suicidal woman?
HULL City boss Phil Brown claims to have saved the life of a suicidal woman while taking his team for a walk across the Humber Bridge this week.
Under pressure after a dismal start to the season, Brown has varied his training methods since last Saturday's 6-1 thrashing at Liverpool in the hope of stimulating his team.
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Among his ideas was for the squad to go "looking for clarity" by taking in some fresh air from Hull's iconic landmark – but the manager said he got more than he bargained for.
"We walked across there," Brown said. "We saved a girl, actually, considering her future, shall we say."
The Humber Bridge – one of the longest suspension bridges in the world – is a popular focal point for visitors but suicides have not been uncommon since it opened in 1981.
When asked how he managed to dissuade the woman from jumping, Brown spoke of "sweet talk" but then added that he did not really know if she was planning to end her life.
"You don't know do you, until someone jumps, whether they were actually going to do it?" he said.
The woman, who he claimed "was 40-plus but looked a lot younger than that", then "tootled off back to wherever she came from".
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by Charles, cott
Sunday, October 04 2009, 1:36AM
“Did Brown sweet talk save suicidal woman?
no, he's a self publicising git.”
by michael, bonelgesgory
Friday, October 02 2009, 9:59PM
“Refreshingly their appears to be a growing groundswell of populist loathing against this grinning self-important parasite, and perhaps the populace at large are finally realising that this egotistical cheshire cat has perhaps contrived a situation that possibly didn't actually occur. It might be time to put the comfy pied-a-terre in a discreet cul-de-sac in Norh Ferriby back on the market and take your ludicrous fantasy musings with you”
by fish, in de know
Friday, October 02 2009, 9:53PM
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by Tekkin' a lag @, Queen Vicky Bogs
Friday, October 02 2009, 4:53PM
“The real question is - "What was Brown doing up there in the first place?
Rumor around Queen Vicky Bogs has it he was looking for a good spot for him & the lads to jump from, if they don't get any wins in October!”
by lynda, hull
Friday, October 02 2009, 3:38PM
“Why does this man think the world revolves around him!! what genuine person would make his alleged actions to help someone in distress so public if he has helped this poor lady well done to him and if he does have a skill for consoling distressed people maybe it could be put to use with the thousands of city fans he is leaving traumatised every week !!”