Newport County boss Justin Edinburgh admits it's a shock seeing former Tottenham teammate Paul Gascoigne so frail.
Edinburgh wrote in the Daily Mail: "It is hard to comprehend what has happened to Gazza. It upsets me. I watched a programme on him recently and it affects you. For someone to have been such a genius and then to see his life now is heart-breaking.
"He was so physically strong and an amazing footballer. To be a bag of bones now, so ill and be in the positions he finds himself in is hard to take.
"Everyone is doing everything within their power to help him - that is the good thing. Football is like a big family.
"I spent a year with Gazza at White Hart Lane. He was a loose cannon, that's for sure. His behaviour was very up and down. He loved company and always wanted to be around players.
"I can see his character now needing and craving company. He doesn't want to be alone. I can see why he lived in hotels, because he knew there would be people about.
"On the pitch he is the best player I have ever had the pleasure of playing with. He won games on his own, and I mean that. Sheer class."
