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 Post subject: Gilchrist Retires
PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:02 pm 
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Oxford defender Gilchrist retires
Oxford United central defender Phil Gilchrist has been forced to retire through injury.

He has been unable to recover from a persistent knee injury, which has troubled him for the past nine months.

"It's been a hard decision. One of the toughest of my life," the 34-year-old told Oxford's website.

"Every footballer wants to play for as long as possible but it's got to the stage where the injury is restricting what I can do on the pitch."

Gilchrist added: "It is also causing problems for a few days after."

Gilchrist, who joined Oxford for a second spell in June 2006, had been limited to just three appearances for the U's this season.

His career, in which he started over 500 senior games, also included spells with Hartlepool, Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion and Rotherham United.




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 Post subject: Re: Gilchrist Retires
PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:30 pm 
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Good player was Gilchrist......

Makes me wonder what lads like him do next......i mean they dont ALL go into the coaching side of the game.....or run a pub!

Its ok for the fancy dans of the Premier League who no doubt will have a small fortune set aside for their retirement, but what of the lower league lads?

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 Post subject: Re: Gilchrist Retires
PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:27 pm 
Top player was Gilchrist another top lad from the boro IMO along with Micky Barron and Lidds, shame i cant remember us getting any goodun's from Sunderland or Newcastle :grin:
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Top player was Gilchrist another top lad from the boro IMO along with Micky Barron and Lidds, shame i cant remember us getting any goodun's from Sunderland or Newcastle :grin:
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 Post subject: Re: Gilchrist Retires
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townendtimmy wrote:
Top player was Gilchrist another top lad from the boro IMO along with Micky Barron and Lidds, shame i cant remember us getting any goodun's from Sunderland or Newcastle :grin:
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:16 pm 
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What about James Brown? sctatchinghead

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Mick Tait's Head Bandage wrote:
Good player was Gilchrist......

Makes me wonder what lads like him do next......i mean they dont ALL go into the coaching side of the game.....or run a pub!

Its ok for the fancy dans of the Premier League who no doubt will have a small fortune set aside for their retirement, but what of the lower league lads?



i know andy linighan has a plumbing business down south

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 Post subject: Re: Gilchrist Retires
PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:14 pm 
no6bus wrote:
Mick Tait's Head Bandage wrote:
Good player was Gilchrist......

Makes me wonder what lads like him do next......i mean they dont ALL go into the coaching side of the game.....or run a pub!

Its ok for the fancy dans of the Premier League who no doubt will have a small fortune set aside for their retirement, but what of the lower league lads?



i know andy linighan has a plumbing business down south



Did he re-train like sctatchinghead Arsenals defence was never that leaky when he played :grin:
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