Darius Vassell retires

[PeterWithe]

I would also like to announce my retirement from top class football. I've been without a club for a while as well.

[Tayls_7]

I would also like to announce my retirement from top class football. I've been without a club for a while as well.

Won't Arcadia Shephards take you back?

[Dr Butler]

Thanks for the memories Darius, always gave everything. Met him in SoBar once and he was just a lovely unassuming lad. I'll never forget how proud I was when he scored that overhead kick for England (was it his debut??).

yep in a friendly...about 1.40secs in

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[DeKuip]

He's writing his autobiography titled "The Road to Persia", published by his own company Inama Enterprise Ltd - due out at the start of next season.

[JUAN PABLO]

Without a club since 2012, that's a bloody long time looking for a club! Oh well good luck in retirement.

I get this feeling about Nzogbia

[TheMalandro]

It was Oadby Town wasn't it?

Amongst loads of others including Hinckley, Shepshed Dynamo, Quorn and Coalville. I think he still owns a restaurant in Leicester.

Quorn aside, those are pretty shitty places

[JUAN PABLO]

It was Oadby Town wasn't it?

Amongst loads of others including Hinckley, Shepshed Dynamo, Quorn and Coalville. I think he still owns a restaurant in Leicester.

Quorn aside, those are pretty shitty places

Leave Hinckley alone  I have to make the best of it 

[TheMalandro]

It was Oadby Town wasn't it?

Amongst loads of others including Hinckley, Shepshed Dynamo, Quorn and Coalville. I think he still owns a restaurant in Leicester.

Quorn aside, those are pretty shitty places

Leave Hinckley alone  I have to make the best of it 

I left it in for you!

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Without a club since 2012, that's a bloody long time looking for a club! Oh well good luck in retirement.

He's been at Loughborough College since 2014 studying for a degree in Sports Studies.

[LeeB]

Better than Gabby.

Could you justify that statement. Their career goal scoring stats are certainly very similar. 

I'd say he had better technique than Gabby, he could beat a man one on one with more than just pace.
I would have said early in Gabby's career that he had more fire in him, but that went out a long time ago.

[ASHTONVILLA]

I liked Vassell, always tried his best and when it clicked was a real threat.

[manic-road]

Thanks for a few memories Darius, especially that goal against the Netherlands. I thought he was going to be the mutts nuts but it just didn't materialize as we all hoped.

[myf]

Remember when he was filmed holding a gun driving through the Queensway tunnel?!

[ACVilla]

Not sure if it was his debut but I always remember him coming on when we were behind and scoring two goals against a team we should have beaten.

Could have been a European game.

Could also have been Stefan Moore.

Or Luke.

[Dave]

Not sure if it was his debut but I always remember him coming on when we were behind and scoring two goals against a team we should have beaten.

Could have been a European game.

Could also have been Stefan Moore.

Or Luke.

Stromsgodsets I think.