Lennon thankful for support

Looking forward to seeing you on the pitch very soon.
Best of luck!

His willingness to chase back gave Coleman more licence to go forward. Maybe his illness was part of the problem.

Whoever we sign he remains an option on the right from the bench and in cup games. Could be particularly useful in away legs in Europa League.

All the best, Aaron.

When you complete your comeback, there will be a welcome waiting for you at Goodison the likes of which you cannot imagine.

Stay strong.

With the squad being so short of wingers, the opportunity for him to cement his spot is about as good as it will ever be.

I'm pulling for you, big guy.

In a sport of self-obsessed players, his plight makes us realise some of them are only human.

Good to see him back.

Said it before, but for me, he's a better bet against lesser sides where we have more of the ball than Holgate, as a right wing back.

When I was struck down by clinical depression some years ago, I could have slapped no end of people who said "What have you got to be unhappy about?" It seemed impossible to explain to them that depression isn't about being happy or unhappy, but is an illness that can strike anyone at any time.

I'm sure it was a situation Aaron found himself in more than once, especially when you consider his position as a highly paid professional footballer, doing something most people can only dream about.

Hopefully he is now free of whatever demons possessed his mind at the time and can go on to rebuild his life and career and enjoy some success and fulfilment now he's back in the fold with his friends and teammates. I have a suspicion that Koeman has been a strong support for Lennon during his absence. He has certainly always spoken in very positive and supportive terms about him since his illness was made public. I'd like to think so.

It would certainly be great to see him make his first appearance since his illness. Whether it's from the start or as a late sub, I'm sure he will be amazed at the warmth of the welcome he's likely to receive.

Maybe he can recover some of the earlier form seen when he was on loan here. He was a very good player at Spurs a time back. There can be a real role for him in this squad this season.

Well done, lad. Would love to see a few cameo appearances from him in the League Cup and in Europe.

Give it a week and Theresa May will ban all this!

Brian Porter (#16) – excellent post and very well articulated.

Many a true word... ,"Give it a week and Theresa May will ban all this!"

Many a true word... ,,,1,21:51:01,,81.108.253.187,ok,19747,07/11/2017 21:51:01,Overdrive,reader,, 830258,35176,toffeeweb,11/07/2017,Peter Laing,peterlaing@hotmail.co.uk,Barkley hasn't travelled to Tanzania with the squad – reason staying behind to have injury treated. Yet Bolasie has travelled...,Barkley hasn't travelled to Tanzania with the squad - reason staying behind to have injury treated. Yet Bolasie has travelled 🤔,,,1,21:53:30,,86.156.250.75,ok,4024,07/11/2017 21:53:30,PeterLaing,reader,, 830259,35175,toffeeweb,11/07/2017,James Power,james_a_power@hotmail.com,"Okay – firstly I love the numbers, I like the way they go in ascending order even if they miss a few out. Great work, Ronald (yes, our manager is called Ronald and we like him). Great work Farhad, Kenwright and team (by the way can the remaining 'Kenwrong callers' stop calling him 'Kenwrong'? I get it but come on, 6th form at best, ditto for 'manure', 'chelski' and 'citeh' – all take more of an effort than their original names).

Now, Niasse, I feel bad for him. We all respect how he has conducted himself after being left empty-hearted. Seems like a lovely guy, so much nicer than the 'proper goal-scoring guy' we just sold to the team that took our previous 'proper goal-scoring guy' who has just signed back for us now he is no longer a goal-scoring guy, just like lovely Niasse who also is not really a goal-scoring guy.

Anyway, Niasse has a number. It appears to be the maximum number of goals he is likely to score if he stays with us and plays every game until 2023...

Come on, he is a nice guy. But he is not a 'guy'. But if he he proved to be 'one of those guys' well I will eat my cheesecake. But only if I have frozen it and defrosted it over a 24-hour period within its given shelf-life. And I don't think that is going to happen.

True grit and belief and fighting spirit. Made up and here's to future hopes and success at EFC, this season.

As a Clinical Psychologist, I particularly liked this bit:

"It's important to emphasise that there is amazing help out there and anyone feeling anything out of the ordinary should seek support because it is great and good to talk."

As Freud said 'when someone speaks, it gets lighter.'

I would love to see him play again, partly out of compassion and respect for him, but also because I think he is a decent footballer who could be very useful for us. The players we have signed this summer all have fight, leadership and the desire to win battles – in getting back to Finch Farm Aaron is demonstrating these qualities in his own way.

Brian Porter, in this and previous threads you have shared your own experience to shed light on mental health issues. Thank you for doing so.

You explained about depression so well I felt no need to add much really but the bit about peoples attitudes rang a bell. I had the same reactions, people telling me to cheer up or thinking just because my life was fine on the surface, I should be thankful cos lots of people are worse off...

Anyway I imagined a lot more people thought because hes a highly paid footballer, Aaron didn't deserve much sympathy... however it seems I was wrong & so many fans have empathy & understanding about his illness. I'm so glad he seems back on track.