Scholes retires

[Kid Dynamite 9342]

Must be the only attacking midfielder to play 33 games for England without a goal.

[Billy Whitehurst 1296]

Must be the only attacking midfielder to play 33 games for England without a goal.

 

So he's played 33 times for England despite spending most of his career on the treatment table - must be shite.

[TicTacWoe 0]

Dyer was class, very flawed but still one of the best midfielders at Newcastle during my lifetime.

[tinofbeans 93]

nah. good but not great. when he got motoring he was bluddy fast though . shame he was an utter prick.

[JonTheMag 4]

I keep thinking the title of this thread is "Shola Retires" and I get excited

[StevenL 0]

Alan Shearer : "If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes. He can tackle, and his passing and shooting is of the highest level. He’s the most consistent and naturally gifted player we’ve had for a long, long time."

 

Fucking hell

[McFaul 44]

Must be the only attacking midfielder to play 33 games for England without a goal.

He played right back under Keegan.

[Dr Gloom 26385]

Dyer was brilliant for us, when fit .

 

He was a big part of our best midfield of the last decade, since keegan's first stint actually, alongside speed with Robert and sola no out wide. Those 4 behind shearer and Bellamy were magic and dyer was a key player.

 

Would have been an England regular if he'd stayed fit IMO.

[Guest alex]

Alan Shearer : "If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes. He can tackle, and his passing and shooting is of the highest level. He’s the most consistent and naturally gifted player we’ve had for a long, long time."

 

Fucking hell

I actually don't buy the 'he can't tackle' line. He's a dirty bastard imo and knows exactly what he's doing when he leaves the boot in. Absolutely fantastic player though even if he probably went on a season or two too long.

[Dr Gloom 26385]

he was mint at the start of the season. it's giggs that seems to have this ability to keep on going, despite the aging engine. must be all that young totty that's keeping him going.

[Tooj 17]

Don't forget the yoga.

[@yourservice 68]

Scholes out forever

 

[NJS 5305]

I actually don't buy the 'he can't tackle' line. He's a dirty bastard imo and knows exactly what he's doing when he leaves the boot in.

 

My opinion too.

[Papa Lazaru 0]

I actually don't buy the 'he can't tackle' line. He's a dirty bastard imo and knows exactly what he's doing when he leaves the boot in.

 

My opinion too.

 

Not even an opinion, he always was a dirty little shit and cynical with it, and had he played for some little midtable club he'd have had a hell of alot more cards than the large total he achieved, it was embarassing when commentators would keep laughing as if he was clumsily mistiming tackles everytime.

 

However absolutely class player, one of the best of his generation and dirty tackles aside for a football seemed a pretty genuine down to earth guy who kept his personal life to himslef and never had a bad word said about him.

[tinofbeans 93]

I actually don't buy the 'he can't tackle' line. He's a dirty bastard imo and knows exactly what he's doing when he leaves the boot in.

 

My opinion too.

 

Not even an opinion, he always was a dirty little shit and cynical with it, and had he played for some little midtable club he'd have had a hell of alot more cards than the large total he achieved, it was embarassing when commentators would keep laughing as if he was clumsily mistiming tackles everytime.

 

However absolutely class player, one of the best of his generation and dirty tackles aside for a football seemed a pretty genuine down to earth guy who kept his personal life to himslef and never had a bad word said about him.

Absolutely had the best attitude, and technically, is still good enough. The legs have gone though...