Which footballer retiring made you feel old?

[loughboroughRAM]

Not so much players retiring but players making their debut at like 16/17 years old. A few years ago I was their age and when players like Will and Mason made their debuts it still gave me hope that it wasn't too late for me to make it.

Nowadays I'll roll out of bed, hungover on a Saturday in time to see players like Dele Alli etc on the early kick off and think 'F*ck me he's the same age as me - he's playing for England and I'm eating reheated takeaway from the night before'.

 

[CumbrianRam]

Owen, Lampard, Gerrard, Henry.  My childhood and teenage years were with these guys starring the PL

[mozza]

9 hours ago, loughboroughRAM said:

Not so much players retiring but players making their debut at like 16/17 years old. A few years ago I was their age and when players like Will and Mason made their debuts it still gave me hope that it wasn't too late for me to make it.

Nowadays I'll roll out of bed, hungover on a Saturday in time to see players like Dele Alli etc on the early kick off and think 'F*ck me he's the same age as me - he's playing for England and I'm eating reheated takeaway from the night before'.

 

 

Yes , but who's happiest ?

[eddie]

42 minutes ago, mozza said:

 

Yes , but who's happiest ?

Dave 'Tension sheet' Lister

[Dimmu]

13 hours ago, rynny said:

The one for me is when Rooney retires, he is 2 months older than me so that is when it will hit home that I am too old to be playing football and messing around.

I can assure you, you're never to old mess around. Unfortunately.

[Bridgford Ram]

14 hours ago, rynny said:

The one for me is when Rooney retires, he is 2 months older than me so that is when it will hit home that I am too old to be playing football and messing around.

That'll be around 3 years ago.

[rynny]

54 minutes ago, Bridgford Ram said:

That'll be around 3 years ago.

Harsh but funny