Originally Posted by redgunamo I've said it before but Strauss retiring when he did really fúcked us. He didn't retire very early, did he? He was what? 35?
Originally Posted by Burney He didn't retire very early, did he? He was what? 35? Yep and he said his eyes were going - not great for an opening bat/slip fielder
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda Yep and he said his eyes were going - not great for an opening bat/slip fielder I didn't know that, but still.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us. "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
Originally Posted by redgunamo I didn't know that, but still. Problem is, so many of our players don't get their first chance until their late 20s that their test careers are relatively short.
Originally Posted by Burney He didn't retire very early, did he? He was what? 35? Dunno, but we just weren't ready at that moment. Just another 18 months or so would've done it.
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