22/02/2008

Friends And Family Support Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne has been sectioned and detained under the Mental Health Act after an incident at the Malmaison Hotel in Newcastle.

The hotel said the star had made other guests and staff feel "threatened".

A host of stars, past and present, urged everyone from the game to offer their support.

Former Manchester United defender Steve Bruce, said: "I know Paul quite well. I have had many a night out with him.

"He has come through before but he will need the support of everyone around him and let's hope he is OK."

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate, a former England team-mate of Gascoigne's, said: "He would do anything for anybody and, hopefully, people will do the same for him now because he obviously needs that help."

See: Gazza Held Under Mental Health Act

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