rynny Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Addy he any contact grom us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 A bit suspicious that he's admitting to being 25. By African standards that makes him at least 43 Lol have you seen the 17 year old at lazio who looks about 40http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/lazio-insist-african-striker-joseph-minala-is-17-despite-rumours-he-is-actually-41-9125534.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlsonDerby Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Lol have you seen the 17 year old at lazio who looks about 40http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/lazio-insist-african-striker-joseph-minala-is-17-despite-rumours-he-is-actually-41-9125534.html Had a tough paper round as a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Lol have you seen the 17 year old at lazio who looks about 40http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/lazio-insist-african-striker-joseph-minala-is-17-despite-rumours-he-is-actually-41-9125534.html To be fair, there is no evidence to prove he is 42 as some have claimed, but he has official documents that say he is 17. If Taribo West could be allowed to get away with it, let see what this guy does. He'll be expected to hit his prime in about 10 years so if he is still around in the game by then, we'll see if he runs like a 52 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 To be fair, there is no evidence to prove he is 42 as some have claimed, but he has official documents that say he is 17. If Taribo West could be allowed to get away with it, let see what this guy does. He'll be expected to hit his prime in about 10 years so if he is still around in the game by then, we'll see if he runs like a 52 year old. Physical tests proved he was 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Physical tests proved he was 17 Well there you go then, appearances are deceptive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Remember George Weah? World's best player when about 30. Got so slow after that it was unbelievable, especially it should've been his prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Physical tests proved he was 17 Lol....did they measure his teeth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Physical tests proved he was 17To my knowledge the best you can do is check their growth plates (usually by MRI) and that will only tell you so much. To be honest though those tests are enough to at least confirm he's not in his 40s, and make pretty certain that he's still quite young (i.e under 20) and recent studies have shown that by MRI and a standard rating you can to some extent guess age in the range 14-19 using such methods. In this case if such tests were done and he passed, then it was likely that it was demonstrated that he was around the age suggested.Sadly though age fraud is a problem in football at the moment and we'll likely see more rumours fly around, although they are hardly new. There were once rumours that Obafemi Martins was in fact 7 years older than he claimed, and it would have made him about 36 now.In any case, this kid:"http://www.101greatgoals.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/MinalaTrophy" alt="MinalaTrophy">"http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/75166000/jpg/_75166731_484779357" alt="_75166731_484779357">Some people can just look older, especially to some people. I wouldn't look at him and think "oh year, that lad's 41!". Sadly such rumours, particularly for a talented young African player will occur. In any case though, here's a picture where he looks distinctly more like a teenager:"http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article3140768.ece/alternates/s2197/Jospeh-Minala" alt="Jospeh-Minala"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Lol....did they measure his teeth? Cut him in half and counted the number of rings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaphaRam Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 To my knowledge the best you can do is check their growth plates (usually by MRI) and that will only tell you so much. To be honest though those tests are enough to at least confirm he's not in his 40s, and make pretty certain that he's still quite young (i.e under 20) and recent studies have shown that by MRI and a standard rating you can to some extent guess age in the range 14-19 using such methods. In this case if such tests were done and he passed, then it was likely that it was demonstrated that he was around the age suggested. Sadly though age fraud is a problem in football at the moment and we'll likely see more rumours fly around, although they are hardly new. There were once rumours that Obafemi Martins was in fact 7 years older than he claimed, and it would have made him about 36 now. In any case, this kid:"http://www.101greatgoals.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/MinalaTrophy" alt="MinalaTrophy">"http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/75166000/jpg/_75166731_484779357" alt="_75166731_484779357"> Some people can just look older, especially to some people. I wouldn't look at him and think "oh year, that lad's 41!". Sadly such rumours, particularly for a talented young African player will occur. In any case though, here's a picture where he looks distinctly more like a teenager:"http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article3140768.ece/alternates/s2197/Jospeh-Minala" alt="Jospeh-Minala"> A teenager?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eustonstation Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Lol have you seen the 17 year old at lazio who looks about 40http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/lazio-insist-african-striker-joseph-minala-is-17-despite-rumours-he-is-actually-41-9125534.html His arthritis is so bad, he can't even do a full thumbs-up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Derby Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I wonder if he can subtracty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I wonder if he can subtracty? Absolutely poor. Get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 The fontanella doesn't fuse with your skull until your late teens/early twenties, measuring its comparative thickness is the standard way of roughly determining age. Amazing what you can learn from CSI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Isn't Nwankwou Kanu about 67 years old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Isn't Nwankwou Kanu about 67 years old? Never lost his pace though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Never lost his pace though Yeah, he was lightning quick throughout his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayweb95 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Here's just a thought.. Maybe he can play either wing.. Cover for Cyrus with freeman leaving.. Ooooorrrrrr he's our new right back and Cyrus as cover.. Players can adapt with the right coaching, and we have that. It's just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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