Anorthernsoul 309 Report post Posted November 23, 2017 Good article this and some more good examples in the comments. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/23/the-joy-of-six-unlikely-football-career-twilights?CMP=fb_a-football_b-gdnfootball 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Fish 241 Report post Posted November 23, 2017 Never knew that about Cruyff, any idea why he wasn't offered another contract by Ajax? Given he's a Dutch footballer, I'm expecting him to have fallen out with someone... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex 1,362 Report post Posted November 23, 2017 Just now, The Fish said: Never knew that about Cruyff, any idea why he wasn't offered another contract by Ajax? Given he's a Dutch footballer, I'm expecting him to have fallen out with someone... It was just a case of the Ajax hierarchy thinking he was past his best and wanting to move the team forward I think. He obviously was past his best but still more than good enough to do a job at the same time. It gets mentioned in some detail in David Winner's Brilliant Orange iirc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Gloom 612 Report post Posted November 23, 2017 struggling to think of a better swansong than keegan for us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayatollah Hermione 996 Report post Posted November 23, 2017 18 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: struggling to think of a better swansong than keegan for us Steve Harper gaining a standing ovation for sitting on the bench for a decade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex 1,362 Report post Posted November 23, 2017 Michael Owen's at Stoke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken 12 Report post Posted November 24, 2017 Not trying to preempt things but I think Kazu Miura deserves one when he's done. This bloke was playing in Italy when I was in my mid-teens; https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/12/kazuyoshi-miura-oldest-professional-scorer-beats-stanley-matthews-record Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wykikitoon 208 Report post Posted December 7, 2017 On 23/11/2017 at 3:50 PM, Alex said: It was just a case of the Ajax hierarchy thinking he was past his best and wanting to move the team forward I think. He obviously was past his best but still more than good enough to do a job at the same time. It gets mentioned in some detail in David Winner's Brilliant Orange iirc. Superb book that mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex 1,362 Report post Posted December 7, 2017 14 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: Superb book that mind. Aye, was just reading an article from These Football Times and a young Frank Rijkaard played with Cruyff in his last season at Ajax then when he switched to Feyenoord for his last playing season he played alongside an up and coming Ruud Gullit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
