luckyluke 2 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 35 He claims he's 35 Only 28 when he left Arsenal, yeah right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Only 28 when he left Arsenal, yeah right. Not saying it's the case with all of them, but I heard that there are examples of footballers (and others) simply not knowing how old they are and simply say whatever they're told, even if it's 5 years off. There's a picture of an African youth team and the majority look about 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33219 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Well they can't put, 'Born in the rainy season when there was a full moon' on their passports, can they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33219 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Reported myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Well they can't put, 'Born in the rainy season when there was a full moon' on their passports, can they? http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/feb/21/nigerian-football-age-old-problem?CMP=twt_gu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Not saying it's the case with all of them, but I heard that there are examples of footballers (and others) simply not knowing how old they are and simply say whatever they're told, even if it's 5 years off. There's a picture of an African youth team and the majority look about 20 I believe it. In fact there's every incentive to lie about a player's age if you can get away with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17262 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/feb/21/nigerian-football-age-old-problem?CMP=twt_gu And Taribo West, whose playing career ended only two years ago, is in his late fifties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 "A former employee of the British embassy in Nigeria told Observer Sport that when visa applicants complained to him about having their applications rejected, he would reply: "Well don't talk to me about it, I'm dead." He would respond to their looks of puzzlement by pointing to the wall behind him, on which hung his death certificate, purchased for a small fee from a Lagos supplier. Fifa reckon they have finally come up with a foolproof way of determining real age. Ahead of last year's Under-17 World Cup in, as it happened, Nigeria, the governing body announced that players would be subjected to wrist scans using magnetic resonance imaging, and this would determine their true age." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Is that like the technique for estimating the age of a tree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Is that like the technique for estimating the age of a tree? You faggots ain't countin' ma ring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Well they can't put, 'Born in the rainy season when there was a full moon' on their passports, can they? On a similar note, many Asian women I encountered working in Bradford who gave their birthdate as the 1st of January as the presumably never knew their real birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Or April 1st is a particularly romantic day for a lot of Asian women in Bradford, you cynic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Speaking of Asians, if I'm still alive in two years time, I'll quote this prediction. Within 2 years Kagawa will be recognised as the greatest Asian player ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 who gets that accolade at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Ji Sung Park? Shinji Ono? That bloke who played for Fulham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Inamoto? Nakata? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17262 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Chopra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Or April 1st is a particularly romantic day for a lot of Asian women in Bradford, you cynic. Haha, I naively thought this was the case a few years ago and asked my consultant (Leeds born of Asian descent) if April was a significant cause for celebration in Pakistan. He laughed his tits off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Haha, I naively thought this was the case a few years ago and asked my consultant (Leeds born of Asian descent) if April was a significant cause for celebration in Pakistan. He laughed his tits off. (I will admit to a quick google to see when the two Eids [that I know of] were, just in case) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44881 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Ben Arfa's dad has been scrapping with his agent outside of the FFF disciplinary hearing, accusing him of stealing his son. France's answer to the Rooneys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17262 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Isnt Ben Arfa's agent Simon Stainrod?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Michel Ouazine according to the article in L'equipe. His french agent i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 So glad we didn't sign Gervinho. Man City v Arsenal live on ESPN right now by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7029 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 He's shite isn't he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADP 0 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Gareth Bale's a right whingy little sod still going on about the Adam tackle: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11675/7954251/Spurs-still-angry-at-Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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