http://www.football365.com/news/f365...n-the-top-half
He beat Charlie Austin and then Shane Long for pace
She's never liked him as a player!!
Chap I play cricket with plays for Stevenage and is reaching that point. China's not really an option. He's basically going to go back to plastering. Must be a very odd business having to retire from what you see as your life's work in what most would regard as the prime of life. Obviously, if you're a premiership player the money offers a cushion, but it still must fück with your head.
It's sad really. Business managed to con, and also convince, everyone that work was an end in itself.
All nonsense, of course. You living *your* life and doing what *you* want to do ought to be paramount. Your mate there has it right, I think. There's plenty of time left to be a plasterer but the season for playing sport professionally is short, so you should go for it if you can.
"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."