ex footballers gone wrong

[Ron Manager]

Plenty of the names on this thread simply prove the adage about a fool and his money.  Although I would add that in a business where young men barely out of school are made millionaires, their employees perhaps have a duty of care to ensure that they are properly advised and helped.

Siado Berehino is a prime example. An arrogant young man who thinks he knows it all  but but quite obviously doesn't know anything. Tony Pullis (and all managers) must despair at the crass attitudes of this type of player

[Damo70]

Bob Holness. Its just come back to me.

and Dion Dublin's dad was in Showaddywaddy.

John Lukic mom was stewardess on ill fated flight of of Munich in 1958. I remember him being interviewed and he said it would have been a hell of a pregnancy 3 years in total.

Sorry I read that twice and I still don't understand

It's an oft-repeated urban myth that John Lukic's mom was on the Munich plane whilst pregnant with him, but it's obviously not true as he wasn't born until three years later.

That myth started because apparently there was a stewardess on the flight with the surname Lukic who was pregnant at the time. I remember in the nineties it led to the fantastic but false quiz question about who was the only Munich survivor still playing top flight football. As you point out, he was born a few years too late for it to possibly have been true.

[dave.woodhall]

Bob Holness. Its just come back to me.

and Dion Dublin's dad was in Showaddywaddy.

John Lukic mom was stewardess on ill fated flight of of Munich in 1958. I remember him being interviewed and he said it would have been a hell of a pregnancy 3 years in total.

Sorry I read that twice and I still don't understand

It's an oft-repeated urban myth that John Lukic's mom was on the Munich plane whilst pregnant with him, but it's obviously not true as he wasn't born until three years later.

That myth started because apparently there was a stewardess on the flight with the surname Lukic who was pregnant at the time. I remember in the nineties it led to the fantastic but false quiz question about who was the only Munich survivor still playing top flight football. As you point out, he was born a few years too late for it to possibly have been true.

*PEDANT ALERT*

The Mrs Lukic in question was the non-pregnant wife of the Yugoslavian ambassador, who was hitching a lift back to London from Belgrade.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Bob Holness. Its just come back to me.

and Dion Dublin's dad was in Showaddywaddy.

John Lukic mom was stewardess on ill fated flight of of Munich in 1958. I remember him being interviewed and he said it would have been a hell of a pregnancy 3 years in total.

Sorry I read that twice and I still don't understand

It's an oft-repeated urban myth that John Lukic's mom was on the Munich plane whilst pregnant with him, but it's obviously not true as he wasn't born until three years later.

That myth started because apparently there was a stewardess on the flight with the surname Lukic who was pregnant at the time. I remember in the nineties it led to the fantastic but false quiz question about who was the only Munich survivor still playing top flight football. As you point out, he was born a few years too late for it to possibly have been true.

*PEDANT ALERT*

The Mrs Lukic in question was the non-pregnant wife of the Yugoslavian ambassador, who was hitching a lift back to London from Belgrade.

I think you might find that she was pregnant with her son, Zoran.

She also had her daughter with her (not in the womb).

*adjusts glasses*

[Salsa Party Animal]

Football club should set up contract to look after players for long term rather than give then all 30 grand a week. Why not give them say 10 grand and put 20 grand in investment to enable them get income after playing games. And if Players are responsible enough after couple of years then they could get more freedom with investment.

[Dave]

Why not give them say 10 grand and put 20 grand in investment to enable them get income after playing games.

Because they'll then just go to a different club that wouldn't treat them like a child that doesn't know what to do with his pocket money.

[damon loves JT]

One thing they're not short of: people giving them `expert advice' on how to invest their money.

[Risso]

Why not give them say 10 grand and put 20 grand in investment to enable them get income after playing games.

Because they'll then just go to a different club that wouldn't treat them like a child that doesn't know what to do with his pocket money.

Plus there's the fact that a lot of owners aren't exactly great role models when it comes to money.

Randy Lerner "Here's £20K of your £50K Gueye, I totally haven't blown a huge chunk of my family trust fund and I am therefore going to invest this wisely for you."

[brian green]

Much depends on the time frame when you assess whether a footballer has gone wrong. The best player I have ever seen was John Charles and the crock of gold at the end of his rainbow was the tenancy of a pub, in Leeds I think. That in turn led to excessive drinking and the all too familiar sad end. However, that was considered to be a well planned exit from the game in the not so distant past. Players with less generous clubs got a newsagents.

[Dave]

Why not give them say 10 grand and put 20 grand in investment to enable them get income after playing games.

Because they'll then just go to a different club that wouldn't treat them like a child that doesn't know what to do with his pocket money.

Plus there's the fact that a lot of owners aren't exactly great role models when it comes to money.

Randy Lerner "Here's £20K of your £50K Gueye, I totally haven't blown a huge chunk of my family trust fund and I am therefore going to invest this wisely for you."

"...by the way Idrissa, have you ever thought of investing your money in a mid-ranking football club?"

[pauliewalnuts]

Why not give them say 10 grand and put 20 grand in investment to enable them get income after playing games.

Because they'll then just go to a different club that wouldn't treat them like a child that doesn't know what to do with his pocket money.

Plus there's the fact that a lot of owners aren't exactly great role models when it comes to money.

Randy Lerner "Here's £20K of your £50K Gueye, I totally haven't blown a huge chunk of my family trust fund and I am therefore going to invest this wisely for you."

"...by the way Idrissa, have you ever thought of investing your money in a mid-ranking football club?"

... there's a real opportunity to turn it into a perennial bottom feeder.

[Percy McCarthy]

Fabian Delph.

[Legion]

Fabian Delph.

You beat me to it.

[four fornicholl]

me too

[MoetVillan]

Fab... oh arse