Personal stories on Barker and Young

The main headlines in the Echo today tell the story of how Scott Young's daughter has survived a bout of meningitis. The youngster was taken ill a week last Monday and taken to hospital. Thankfully the illness was caught just in time and the child is now back at home.

"It was very serious, she was close to death," Scott told the Echo.

Best wishes to Scott, his wife and their daughter.



Barker: "I nearly quit."
CARDIFF City defender Chris Barker almost quit football when his father died, he has revealed

But he changed his mind when he realised his dad, Melvin, would have wanted him to carry on.

"I play for him, to be honest - it's as simple as that," he said.

Melvin Barker died of motor neurone disease (MND) two years ago, aged 54, and the experience affected Barker's football career as deeply as it did on a personal level.

When Chris' team-mate John Robinson lost his father, he gave up international football and considered quitting the game altogether.
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