Some people don't know when to give up!

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009 ... t-comeback

The Brazil legend Romario has confirmed he is coming out of retirement to fulfil his late father's wishes and play for América Football Club.

The 43-year-old hung up his boots over a year ago after a long and distinguished career spanning 23 years and over 1000 goals. However, the striker has now decided to play a couple of games for América – the team his father supported.

1000 goals my arse!!

These goals did include all senior level goals, youth team goals, friendly goals, goals in ward jackson park, all goals on fifa, the couple he got against his brother in his bark yard as a bairn and the one he notched through his daughters legs when she was 5!

kosherOY · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:29 am

Right . that does it , Iam returning to sunday league...I've still got it ! confised

grabec · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:03 pm

Infamy Infamy wrote:

Why should he not keep playing? I just dont see who it can offend, and when I was younger the best bit of advice I ever got about sport was keep playing until you know longer can. You only have one life. In my honest opinion more people should not know when to give up. Too many people give up too easily.

I concur, I.I.
What's all this sneering at oldies?

Compo · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:35 pm

Grabec wrote:

Infamy Infamy wrote:

Why should he not keep playing? I just dont see who it can offend, and when I was younger the best bit of advice I ever got about sport was keep playing until you know longer can. You only have one life. In my honest opinion more people should not know when to give up. Too many people give up too easily.

I concur, I.I.
What's all this sneering at oldies?

Sneering at oldies is that a new sport

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

I just think his carear is laughable, he's his own biggest fan and keeps doing all these comebacks just to keep himself in the lime light.

These 1,000 goals he scored has basically just been added up in his head, and the game had to be stopped when he scored his penalty for 7 minutes so he could do tv interview on the pitch.

Arrogence of the highest order.

He was a good player, 15 years ago!!

Compo · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:01 pm

Like lies about his goal total as much as roger miller lied about his age

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Exactly, he genuinly included friendly goals and youth team goals.

Thats laughable, 1000 goals my arse.

kosherOY · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 3:38 pm

Sounds amazingly like my sunday league career ! :wink:

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 3:50 pm

sneering is best done BY us oldies. We would show you amateur sneering young 'uns a thing or two

grabec · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 3:57 pm

You tell him, Parmo. Sneering at other people's goals at his age. :evil:

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Are you including headland sports hall, mill house gym and brinky gym goals?

And the goals against them kids you had a kick about with at that away game last season?

kosherOY · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:12 pm

Do Subbuteo goals count ?

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:16 pm

chip fireball wrote:

i need 2 more to reach 1000 and i expect to get them against grindon tomorrow.

if i do i will celebrate the old fashioned way, with a simple nod to the fans, before trotting back to the half way line.

classy and dignified as ever.

Class is like gential herpes, either you have it or you don't

grabec · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:17 pm

Is a gential herpes an alpine flower? :wink:

kosherOY · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:27 pm

It certainly has the altitude ! :wink:

tigro · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:42 pm

I thought penalties didnt count as goals?

Spender · **Posted:** Sat Aug 15, 2009 5:26 am

Everybody knows that pelanties, yes that's pelanties, so FO Mr Talbot, don't count as goals if Richie Barker scores them but are worth two if Joel Porter scores them.

And only puffs call puffs puffs right?? :-o

Mr Kosherbedworth will be telling us where he lives next......... :roll:

Some people don't know when to give up!

Gadgies online