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Moses Ashikodi: The once-hyped teenage starlet who instead became a forgotten man

Moses Ashikodi had the world at his feet. Limbering up on the touchline in a pristine Millwall jersey, the teenage starlet was set to become a record-breaker, the protégé who epitomised the potential of a generation.

At just 15 years and 240 days old, Ashikodi was making his professional debut against Brighton and Hove Albion, becoming the youngest player to turn out in the Football League since 1988. It was an achievement which wouldn’t be beaten for another half a decade.

This article is an interesting read. Turns out he had an anger problem and was aggressive so not got anywhere.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Moses Ashikodi: The once-hyped teenage starlet who instead became a forgotten man



This article is an interesting read. Turns out he had an anger problem and was aggressive so not got anywhere.

Bonus Mark McCammon and Pardew stuff in that article as well.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Really unlikeable person.

Has only really had 1 good season.

Will prob end up with a long list of clubs , each one slightly worse quality than the previous.

Sad thing is , he's probably already a millionaire out of football

Do you know him?
I don’t so wouldn’t want to judge.
I do know he had a very tough upbringing here in the care system, and before that in a broken home in Africa.
Then, when he was not even 20, he was given loads of money and lauded, with all the trappings etc.
Now, it seems to be falling away.
If his head is all over the place it’s no surprise. It’s not something to sneer about either

 

[Gwylan]

Moses Ashikodi: The once-hyped teenage starlet who instead became a forgotten man



This article is an interesting read. Turns out he had an anger problem and was aggressive so not got anywhere.

I see that his decline started with a bust-up with Trolley - he got around

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

To be fair, even at the lowliest level of park football, we've all encountered wild boys who were absurdly talented at their level. Who knows what kind of off-field chaos their lives are tho eh? Where's their steadying hand giving out sound advice they'd listen to? Every set of circumstances is different. For sure there will be some genuine bad eggs in there, but at the same time, same as with any set of big lottery winners, some can handle it, some can't. Most aren't all that bright nor all that bad. IMHO, like.

 

[LlcoolJ]

To be fair, even at the lowliest level of park football, we've all encountered wild boys who were absurdly talented at their level. Who knows what kind of off-field chaos their lives are tho eh? Where's their steadying hand giving out sound advice they'd listen to? Every set of circumstances is different. For sure there will be some genuine bad eggs in there, but at the same time, same as with any set of big lottery winners, some can handle it, some can't. Most aren't all that bright nor all that bad. IMHO, like.

Fair points. Can we burn her anyway?

 

[Questions]

Adam Johnson screwed things up a little too

And that young girl blew it as well.