"his entire playing/professional history"
I think sometimes we forget that professional footballers are very young men.
Nelson is now 27 years old. Don't know about you guys but I was starting to wake up a little bit about my professional life at that time.
It is hard for them. They have to make very wise business decisions in a very small career window at a young age. It hit me when I coached in Germany and we had these top US College players and guys who had been on the books of NFL teams playing for us. You have to keep reminding yourself that they are actually not far from still being kids (22/23 years old).
Fingers crossed he will pull his finger out if indeed it needs pulling out. His request to play for the U23s is a good sign. It's the opposite of Marcus Edwards and at least Nelson isn't off getting pissed up at nightclubs and getting into fights every Friday night.
Posted By: Steve in Holland on September 25th 2018 at 11:50:07
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- Oh, how things have changed (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 25, 10:48:58
- Would anyone like to see him play tonight? (NCFC) - Timmy_Goat, Sep 25, 11:44:10
- An on form Nelson is potentially the best striker in this Championship (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Sep 25, 11:28:09
- I think everyone agrees that (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 25, 11:18:31
- made some cracking life-choices, has our Nelson (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 25, 11:04:19
- This might be true, and it also might be true that he (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 25, 11:13:02
- yes, possibly; fingers xx'd (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 25, 11:17:48
- "his entire playing/professional history" (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 25, 11:50:07
- Or sitting in the physio room like Matt Jarvis playing FIFA on the xbox (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 25, 14:20:56
- I didn't say it was long, or that he's old and wise (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 25, 11:56:55
- Hard to tell/judge. Lots of people work on their own demons and can turn things around (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 25, 11:24:56
- "his entire playing/professional history" (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 25, 11:50:07
- yes, possibly; fingers xx'd (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 25, 11:17:48
- This might be true, and it also might be true that he (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 25, 11:13:02
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