[Football] Bale retires

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Many believed this happened years ago

 

[chickens]

The golfer?

 

[5Ways Gull]

Thought he'd just recently done something on Netflix, Pale Blue Eye?

Doesn't seem that old.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Gareth Bales

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Gareth Bales

Just the singular Bale, l'm surprised he didn't do it when Wales exited the World Cup though, l thought that would have been the perfect time to announce it.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Hay, that's a shame.

 

[pb21]

A minute silence before KO on Saturday?

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

At least he went out in a blaze of glory.......

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Needs a thread title update to include

- RIP (Professionally)

 

[JBizzle]

Just the singular Bale, l'm surprised he didn't do it when Wales exited the World Cup though, l thought that would have been the perfect time to announce it.

On his day was genuinely "world class" and arguably the British Isles most successful export with 3x La Liga titles and 5x ECL titles. Shame how his career meandered to a close as a relatively young age, but it's probably fair to say his love of the game wasn't there anymore

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

A minute silence before KO on Saturday?

Eh !!

I thought that was observed on Tuesday 29th November 2022 at around 10 past 8 when we went one nil up against Wales.
Fair play to the Welsh though they kept the silence up for another 40 odd minutes...

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

On his day was genuinely "world class" and arguably the British Isles most successful export with 3x La Liga titles and 5x ECL titles. Shame how his career meandered to a close as a relatively young age, but it's probably fair to say his love of the game wasn't there anymore

Seemingly out of favour at Real Madrid for long spells, he didn't get to play in too many games, Wales much hyped appearance at the World Cup Finals was over almost before it started . . . yes l can understand it too.

 

[Wozza]

Best British player of the 2010s?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

That's the way to do it! Take all the stupid money the modern game throws at you, then retire earlydoors to enjoy life with your physical and mental health more or less intact. Potter take note

 

[Swansman]

Best British player of the 2010s?

On his day... arguably. Inconsistent and lots of injuries though.

 

[beorhthelm]

Best British player of the 2010s?

certainly for the second half.

surprised he's retired altogether, at 33 could have blagged another couple of seasons, so credit for knowing when to stop.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Holy cow Batman, you've retired

 

[SAC]

Good luck to him. He rinsed Real Madrid for (a reported) £500k a week and shouldn’t need to work again if he’s invested it wisely.

 

[WhingForPresident]

He was an immense player in his heyday which a lot of people forget owing to recency bias, one of the best British players of all time IMO. Proper big game player too.

Carrying a Wales team consisting of mainly Football League journeymen to unprecedented success for more than a decade as well is some achievement.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Good luck to him. He rinsed Real Madrid for (a reported) £500k a week and shouldn’t need to work again if he’s invested it wisely.

No need to invest - he shouldn't need to work again if he just used it to stuff mattresses in his many roomed houses.