pillred Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 At the age of 38 peter Crouch hangs up his boots, a universally liked player by fans of all clubs, always entertaining on and off the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 The right thing for him after such a successful career. He always comes across as an amusing guy and will become an even more familiar face on our tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted July 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, Robbored said: The right thing for him after such a successful career. He always comes across as an amusing guy and will become an even more familiar face on our tv. He can replace Gary Lineker on MOTD any time he likes as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsince1994 Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Bet we are still linked with him in January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Big media career is beckoning, I do love his podcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampy Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 It is a pity that these top stars no longer play out their final days at a lower level. Joe Jordan dropped down a level or two to join City. I remember Mark Lawrenson playing for Corby Town at Trowbridge. Any other 'top' players you can remember who did the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Tomlin went to Cardiff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCyder Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 22 minutes ago, swampy said: It is a pity that these top stars no longer play out their final days at a lower level. Joe Jordan dropped down a level or two to join City. I remember Mark Lawrenson playing for Corby Town at Trowbridge. Any other 'top' players you can remember who did the same? Teddy Sheringham at Colchester is one that springs to mind for me, albeit a brief spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Crouch is one of those guys that everybody likes. Seems like a lovely bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampy Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Check out Lee Trundle who is evidently already signed up for this season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 41 minutes ago, swampy said: It is a pity that these top stars no longer play out their final days at a lower level. Joe Jordan dropped down a level or two to join City. I remember Mark Lawrenson playing for Corby Town at Trowbridge. Any other 'top' players you can remember who did the same? Edgar Davids at Barnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 I read his book recently. It is a great and very, very funny read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 3 hours ago, pillred said: He can replace Gary Lineker on MOTD any time he likes as far as I'm concerned. I'd rather he replaced Shearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 2 hours ago, swampy said: It is a pity that these top stars no longer play out their final days at a lower level. Joe Jordan dropped down a level or two to join City. I remember Mark Lawrenson playing for Corby Town at Trowbridge. Any other 'top' players you can remember who did the same? Stevie Neville and Trevor Morgan for Clyst Rovers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 2 hours ago, JonDolman said: Crouch is one of those guys that everybody likes. Seems like a lovely bloke. You don’t get a bird like he got without a good personality,granted a few million in the bank helps sometimes but he comes across as a decent lad that got lucky in life so fair play to him and will be a fixture on bt or sky I would of thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 3 hours ago, swampy said: It is a pity that these top stars no longer play out their final days at a lower level. Joe Jordan dropped down a level or two to join City. I remember Mark Lawrenson playing for Corby Town at Trowbridge. Any other 'top' players you can remember who did the same? I remember Stan Bowles playing for Brentford in what was then the 3rd Division in 81/82, when we were on our consecutive relegation "journey". Probably the most famous trio of brilliant players who dropped down from the top flight was when Bobby Moore, George Best and Rodney Marsh all played for Fulham in the 2nd Division (when we were in the 1st!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Hoddle at Swindon. Still one of the best passers of a ball I've seen live and he was what 34, 35 then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nbafc Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 6 hours ago, swampy said: It is a pity that these top stars no longer play out their final days at a lower level. Joe Jordan dropped down a level or two to join City. I remember Mark Lawrenson playing for Corby Town at Trowbridge. Any other 'top' players you can remember who did the same? Remember Alan Brasil scoring a screamer for Bury Town at the same ground, he was player manager like Lawrenson was I think. I suppose Edgar Davids at Barnet qualifys too, and Campbell at Macclesfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 6 hours ago, swampy said: It is a pity that these top stars no longer play out their final days at a lower level. Joe Jordan dropped down a level or two to join City. I remember Mark Lawrenson playing for Corby Town at Trowbridge. Any other 'top' players you can remember who did the same? There's different dynamics at play now though, money is a big one - when you have played in the top flight for say 2 years now you probably don't have to work another day in your life if your smart about it and the difference in pay is so large that if you do need the money then playing at the lower level probably isn't enough. The other thing I think that really affects it is fitness, the game is more athletic now and the coaching is more scientific so it's 2 fold - the players with access to the best coaches can stay playing at the top level longer, they used to play until 30 and be done now it's more like 30 is only just past there best and they should be able to easily make 35 playing at or around that level. The fitness at the lower levels is much better than it needed to be back then and it doesn't really matter how much class you have if you can't keep up with play you might as well not be on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackofromSanJavier Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 10 hours ago, swampy said: It is a pity that these top stars no longer play out their final days at a lower level. Joe Jordan dropped down a level or two to join City. I remember Mark Lawrenson playing for Corby Town at Trowbridge. Any other 'top' players you can remember who did the same? A certain (or otherwise) 'Jeremiah Dennehy' left the G*s and turned out for Trowbridge Town in 1980, which I'm sure @Miah Dennehy won't have overlooked! I'm pretty sure that Geordie Armstrong was there around the same time. I also have a dream that Chopper Harris may have graced the old ground…….but that might be the Black Rat talking to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-hugh-blind Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 11 hours ago, swampy said: It is a pity that these top stars no longer play out their final days at a lower level. Joe Jordan dropped down a level or two to join City. I remember Mark Lawrenson playing for Corby Town at Trowbridge. Any other 'top' players you can remember who did the same? paul scholes played for a Sunday league team.. in goal believe it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampy Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Alan Birchenall also turned out for the Bees (Trowbridge) .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 13 hours ago, New Dazzler said: I remember Stan Bowles playing for Brentford in what was then the 3rd Division in 81/82, when we were on our consecutive relegation "journey". Probably the most famous trio of brilliant players who dropped down from the top flight was when Bobby Moore, George Best and Rodney Marsh all played for Fulham in the 2nd Division (when we were in the 1st!). I remember Bowles playing for Orient at about that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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