Mark Pembridge
Player Valuation: £1m
Going get some reception on Saturday....
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Nwankwo Kanu's official age is 33 but his real age is 42. Obafemi Martins is not 25 but 32. Jay-Jay Okocha was 10 years older than his "official" age throughout his career. And Taribo West, whose playing career ended only two years ago, is in his late fifties. Who says so? A stream of bloggers on some of Nigeria's most popular websites, in response to comments made after the country's timid effort in last month's Africa Cup of Nations.
If so he was the best 40 year old ever to play football when in Bolton's team in 2002.
I can see age cheating being an advantage if you were a 20 year old pretending to be 16 and gaining a spot on a team but surely it is a hindrance when you are 30 pretending to be 26?
He's a good player - a great player, even. But he's not what we thought he'd be.
He's a great player, but he's nowhere near the best in the world. That's what we expected of him.Can you see why that statement looks a little bit daft?
He's a great player, but he's nowhere near the best in the world. That's what we expected of him.
What's hard to understand about that?