Grant Wahl

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:00 pm

Really sorry if anyone here is friends but this is out there right now …

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:02 pm

Holy fucking shit

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:10 pm

His wife is Celine Gounder. She's an epidemiologist who has been on the news a ton during COVID. This is awful, awful, awful. No fucking way this was natural càuses.

Met him and Ives Galarcep at the local soccer bar a few years back. USMNT was in town for a match and they were at the bar watching another match the day before (Champions League game maybe?). He was exactly as he seemed on air. Very nice, a little quirky, a little socially awkward.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:10 pm

JFC is this true?

He’s how I found this place (or the original iteration).

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:19 pm

Very weird. And wow.

Didn’t Grant post once on the Swamp?

Post by **brian** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:19 pm

rass wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:10 pm JFC is this true?

He’s how I found this place (or the original iteration).

Same. Hoping this isn’t accurate.

Post by **brian** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:21 pm

Oh no.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:23 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:19 pm Very weird. And wow.

Didn’t Grant post once on the Swamp?

Yes he did not like the auto correct to fatty mcbutterpants

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:26 pm

Holy shit.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:30 pm

I don’t even know what to say except this is utterly horrific.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:33 pm

wlulax is dead on

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:02 pm

Finally some details.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:26 pm

“Bronchitis”

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:27 pm

Also, this really is devastating

Square Rob · Post by **Square Rob** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:38 pm

This is shocking and awful.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 12:10 am

What the fuck?

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:02 am

Sounds like he was sick and overworked. The World Cup had an even more tight schedule this time. The group stage was 48 games in 13 days. Then right into the 16s, not even 1 days rest. And there's certainly something going around. The entire Canadian crew has the flu.

https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/world-cup-daily-day-22

My body finally broke down on me. Three weeks of little sleep, high stress and lots of work can do that to you. What had been a cold over the last 10 days turned into something more severe on the night of the USA-Netherlands game, and I could feel my upper chest take on a new level of pressure and discomfort. I didn’t have Covid (I test regularly here), but I went into the medical clinic at the main media center today, and they said I probably have bronchitis. They gave me a course of antibiotics and some heavy-duty cough syrup, and I’m already feeling a bit better just a few hours later. But still: No bueno.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:19 am

This is incredibly sad, can't think of anyone more influential in growing the game here that wasn't a player or coach.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:45 am

Rex wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:19 am This is incredibly sad, can't think of anyone more influential in growing the game here that wasn't a player or coach.

Agree, feels like losing an acquaintance. All the conspiracy theories online are sounding a little crazy now that I see he was sick and working crazy hours. I mean, maybe, but it sounds more likely l he was sick and pushed himself too hard.

cerranoredux · Post by **cerranoredux** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:52 am

Gutting. Made me feel physically ill when I heard it from Rass at dinner especially when it was thought to be foul play. (was also the booze and whatnot, but still.). His voice is American soccer and it’s gone forever.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 12:06 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:45 am
Rex wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:19 am This is incredibly sad, can't think of anyone more influential in growing the game here that wasn't a player or coach.
Agree, feels like losing an acquaintance. All the conspiracy theories online are sounding a little crazy now that I see he was sick and working crazy hours. I mean, maybe, but it sounds more likely l he was sick and pushed himself too hard.

I think that’s most likely. But still, it’s really strange for a 47-year-old to die from working himself too hard.

Did he have Covid a few months ago?

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:47 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 12:06 pm
The Sybian wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:45 am
Rex wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:19 am This is incredibly sad, can't think of anyone more influential in growing the game here that wasn't a player or coach.
Agree, feels like losing an acquaintance. All the conspiracy theories online are sounding a little crazy now that I see he was sick and working crazy hours. I mean, maybe, but it sounds more likely l he was sick and pushed himself too hard.
I think that’s most likely. But still, it’s really strange for a 47-year-old to die from working himself too hard.

Did he have Covid a few months ago?

It's just a combination of many things. Being far away, jetlag, opposite hours, opposite weather, flu going around and maybe a reaction to foreign medicine. And overworking the marquee tournament of your profession.

It's just a reminder for us not to overwork and take health for granted.

duff · Post by **duff** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:07 pm

Foreign medicine is the key here. After reporting on the slave issue over there he needed to be dealt with.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:38 pm

Made the mistake of reading Twitter. Wahl got the COVID booster, so 100% he died as a result of the booster. Liberal cultists are too stupid to realize.

Post by **Shirley** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:50 pm

When Grant posted in the Swamp - http://www.sportsfrog.net/phpbb_swamp20 ... php?t=9469

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:55 pm

Damn, great call to look for that dave.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 6:04 pm

That’s great. Thanks, Dave.

I don’t suppose it’d be possible to locate the Wahl post that brought some folks here …

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:03 pm

GrantWahl wrote:Oh, and trust me on this one: Fatty McButterpants is one of the better guys you'll ever meet.

GrantWahl wrote:My god, Peter's got an automatic name-changer. Freaking subversive.

That is fantastic.

This is awful and I 100% believe his brother.

Post by **Shirley** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:10 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 6:04 pm That’s great. Thanks, Dave.

I don’t suppose it’d be possible to locate the Wahl post that brought some folks here …

I haven't had any luck with google.

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:01 pm

Let the foul play theorists come out of the woodwork again, as a second journalist has died at the World Cup.

Post by **brian** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:42 pm

Fix your post. There's just a bunch of gibberish in there.

Post by **brian** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:42 pm

(Sorry, just an infantile response to another horrific loss in a WC that never should have happened.)

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:29 pm

Apparently Canada and Britain are cautioning their citizens returning from Qatar to monitor for symptoms caused from the MERS virus, which causes respiratory problems. Transmission rates are low, but it does kill up to a third of the people who get it. Contact with camels and camel products are common ways it is spread and a lot of the tourists have been taking camel rides and consuming camel products, which are common in Qatar.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:34 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:29 pm Apparently Canada and Britain are cautioning their citizens returning from Qatar to monitor for symptoms caused from the MERS virus, which causes respiratory problems. Transmission rates are low, but it does kill up to a third of the people who get it. Contact with camels and camel products are common ways it is spread and a lot of the tourists have been taking camel rides and consuming camel products, which are common in Qatar.

Any word on diseases spread by falcon?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:02 am

In Celine's words.
I believe her that this wasn't as nefarious as I first thought.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:07 am

Ya don't say?

Post by **brian** » Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:16 am

Speaking as a 49-year-old who has a family history of people dying of aneurysms, yikes.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:16 am

Giff wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:07 amYa don't say?

Seems pretty sincere, and she has medical training to boot, though not in cardiac fields.

https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/a-note ... ne-gounder

Post by **brian** » Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:34 am

Are we sure the Qataris didn't kill Mike Leach?

duff · Post by **duff** » Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:45 am

brian wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:34 am Are we sure the Qataris didn't kill Mike Leach?

Close enough. It was Saban.