TendringLOEB has just mentioned this thread to me as Martin and I played together on Thunder many moons ago. I knew Martin well back then but had only seen him once at an NSPL at Reading last year in recent times, so to hear this was a shock. He joined Thunder as a fresh faced new player with bags of enthusiasm and desire to play the game he had fallen in love with.
I never knew of Martin's condition playing on the field, he was a kind friend and as Rob says, a true nice guy off it. A good teammate and will be sorely missed by those who knew him.
R.I.P.