I used Henry because Wenger

has been very vocal about winter breaks and the amount of games players play. He uses Henry as the one, because like you say, he's played that much, that there's a breaking point where the body isn't bionic and can't cope

All players have that breaking point, some handle it better than others

Beckham is f**ked, he's played too much and can't play anymore. It happens to every player

That's your comparison, not based on appearances, or what they've done, I'm telling you that football hammers the body, and it's no ones fault when it doesn't work out

I've got mates that play on a saturday, 26 year olds, who play once a week then nurse bad knees, thighs and ankles for the next week or so, walking about like they are f**ked. They play cos they love it, but it doesn't take away the fact that football is a tough game

Thorne was 32 and his body couldn't handle it anymore. He and the club didn't know that, they just knew he bagged 14 goals the season before. He got injured and has been since

Nothing sinister. Darlington bought my cousin at 28 despite him having a broken leg and a cruiciate knee ligament injury in the past, and a back injury (that I knew about cos I went to the same physio as him and the physio told me). They gave him a 3 year deal on £700 a week, and reynolds tried to make him retire because he got injured early on in the second year

He retired after that contract too, it happens!

Posted By: pants, Mar 15, 17:07:15