Mark Thomas Lawrenson is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool, among others, during the 1970s and 1980s. After a short career as a manager, he has since been a radio, television and internet pundit for the BBC, TV3, BT Sport and Today FM.
Mark Lawrenson: Cancer| Illness| Wife| Predictions
Cancer:
Doctors confirmed that he had stage-2 thyroid cancer.
Their message was I needed to get rid of it, or at least get it checked out urgently.
I was already aware of the blemish and was planning to get an appointment about it but, like a typical 60-year-old bloke, I had been putting it off rather than sorting it out.
That email was the kick up the backside I needed. I went to get it looked at immediately, and it was cancerous so I had it whipped out straight away.
Illness:
He had a look at the blemish through the special instrument they use and said he needed to send me to Ormskirk Hospital to get it taken out.
I had that operation at the start of June. The guy at Ormskirk who did it, a Mr Boyle, joked he was in a bit of a rush because he was going to see the Rolling Stones at Old Trafford that night, so there was no messing around.
He was in, done, and had sewn me up in a matter of minutes and what he took out was sent away to be tested.
Wife:
Susie Lawrenson
Mark is married to second wife, Susie, and has a son and daughter, aged eight and five.
Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born 2 June 1957) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool, among others, during the 1970s and 1980s. After a short career as a manager, he has since been a radio, television and internet pundit for the BBC, TV3, BT Sport and Today FM.
Predictions:
Mark Lawrenson is tipping Spurs to come out on top against Burnley this weekend and believes the Clarets will have a keen eye on Leeds United’s fortunes in the Premier League relegation fight.
The Clarets are in the capital this weekend and have three games left to go of their season. Heading into the action, Mike Jackson’s side are level on points with Leeds.
However, they are outside the drop zone thanks to a vastly superior goal difference. They also, potentially crucially, have a game in hand on the Elland Road side.
