Decent Looking Players Who Disappeared.

[FrenchDarrenBent]

Aleksander Hleb

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Think some of them would give you an argument,new supercar every year,£100,000+ watches to buy,then there's the weekends in Monte Carlo all with the hangers on to fund too. It's an unreal world.

Oh I know a lot (or most of them. or all of them) go down that route. However, it's not mandatory by any stretch. It's a tired old excuse for being a greedy [Poor language removed] as far as I'm concerned.

It was common to hear in the 70s and 80s when it was actually valid as even top players didn't earn enough to last their whole life (even more so if you go further back).

The fact that players on 150 grand a week are still trotting it out these days is one of the things that makes me hate modern football (society, the world).

 

[BullensRoad]

Aleksander Hleb

Was at Arsenal for years and moved to Barcelona at 31.

 

[trueblue84]

Adriano.

 

[KaiserEFC]

Leandro Damiao. Had all the big clubs looking to take him from Brazil and then he just never moved

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Michael Johnson of man city.

 

[kev]

Oh I know a lot (or most of them. or all of them) go down that route. However, it's not mandatory by any stretch. It's a tired old excuse for being a greedy [Poor language removed] as far as I'm concerned.

It was common to hear in the 70s and 80s when it was actually valid as even top players didn't earn enough to last their whole life (even more so if you go further back).

The fact that players on 150 grand a week are still trotting it out these days is one of the things that makes me hate modern football (society, the world).

Long gone are the days when successful ex footballers all became pub landlords.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Remember that Freddy Adu, the next Pele. lol

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[stipe]

We had in Croatia self touted "next Messi" (Alen Halilovic), he and his family were arrogant to the bone. He gone to Barca as super talent, then promptly disappeared after few years.

Bojan Krkic is another one of those

 

[wm02]

I've got a good one for you -

Ravel Morrison

Recently signed for Rooney at DC United

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

Jay Jay Ockocha

 

[Lee Smith]

Michael Johnson of man city.

Was reading an article about him a few weeks ago funnily enough. He’s now (or was) an estate agent of all things.

 

[ETID]

Gael Kakuta

 

[Lloydystark]

We had in Croatia self touted "next Messi" (Alen Halilovic), he and his family were arrogant to the bone. He gone to Barca as super talent, then promptly disappeared after few years.

Bojan Krkic is another one of those

July had a look to see where he is now and was at Reading and Birmingham not long ago!!!

 

[Lloydystark]

Leandro Damiao. Had all the big clubs looking to take him from Brazil and then he just never moved

Do you remember another Brazilian called 'Ganso' another one which ended up not reaching the potential he was tipped at and Pato