It's easy to sneer, but a young lad, taken out of education at 13 or so, surrounded by similarly naive people, suddenly given more money than they've ever imagined, badly advised and out of a job at 30 with a lifetime ahead of them and no idea how to live it.

I have a little sympathy. Not a huge amount, admittedly, but a little.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:38, 3 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

You're right
It is a lot funnier when you put it like that.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:39, Reply)

Hahahhaha.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:40, Reply)

haha

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:49, Reply)

The armed force used to be similar, I believe.
Provided for and sheltered from the real world, then suddenly civvy street beckons and a lot of them didn't have a clue how to manage finances and day to day living.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:41, Reply)

Well that, and the thickos that signed up.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:44, Reply)

Well, I wouldn't have gone quite so far as to
compare the pampered, easy living, care free existence they live with that of a footballer...
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:57, Reply)

Ha ha.
You know what I mean.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:00, Reply)

I guess for every Gary Linika (working for life) there a thousand eric cantinars (some random player who I don't think is working beyond his footballing job)

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:50, Reply)

Good point, but bad example. Cantona is doing very well for himself!

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:56, Reply)

He's an actor now, isn't he?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:57, Reply)

Yes.
And his wife is extremely wealthy. So not really a good illustrative choice.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:58, Reply)