Darren Fletcher

[Dynamo]

Takes extended break from football due to health reasons.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16165953.stm

[vanderark14]

hope the guy gets on the mend soon

[The Boofon]

Oh well that puts some idiot on here's theory about him having AIDS to bed.

[Bluto10]

Takes extended break from football due to health reasons.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16165953.stm

 

 

shame. poor bugger.

 

he's not the most glamourous of man united names but i like him. underrated and highly effective player.

 

man united arent having much luck with injuries this season.

[dazzy_deff]

Horrible illness...my cousin has it and it really limits some of the things he can do.

[OddJob]

Horrible illness...my cousin has it and it really limits some of the things he can do.

I have it too and believe me it's bloody horrible

 

Get well soon Fletch

[Miglo don]

I have it too and believe me it's bloody horrible

 

Get well soon Fletch

 

Indeed!

[GK55]

at 27, he has time on his side to get over it i would imagine - be interesting to see how he comes back. I dont think he's looked the same player when he originally came back.

 

Hope he gets well soon.

[Sonoftherock]

Quite a lot of speculation suggesting it might be difficult for him to return to professional sport.

 

Very sad when something like this happens... he was brilliant for Man United before he was struck down the first time. Struggled with his form since coming back - it was obvious he hadn't fully recovered.

[RUL]

I saw someone mentioning it could be much worse than is being reported.....bowel cancer.

 

(MASSIVE rumour however).

 

Anyways, hope he recovers soon. He's a bloody good player at times.

haha they've released the story to stop folk speculating about what's wrong and you post this? Successful

[tup]

Could just be the demands of playing too much football too young, burnout, like Neale Cooper did with us.

[barassie_afc]

Could just be the demands of playing too much football too young, burnout, like Neale Cooper did with us.

 

Expect the same to happen to Rooney, Messi, etc etc then ?

[Bluto10]

Expect the same to happen to Rooney, Messi, etc etc then ?

 

 

in know, unbelievable, these two players. they have been england and argentinas great white hope for nearly 10 years now.

fcuk me.

and aside form the odd bit years ago, both have done the square root of fcuk all for their national side.

 

starting top level football at 16. jesus wept.

[tup]

Expect the same to happen to Rooney, Messi, etc etc then ?

 

Rooney will burn out early for sure.

 

Messi has been given all sorts of growth hormones, which UK based players don't get.

[The Boofon]

Rooney will burn out early for sure.

 

Messi has been given all sorts of growth hormones, which UK based players don't get.

 

 

He must be pretending to take them then.

 

He'd get a job as a character in the sequel to Gulliver's Travels.

[tup]

Let's be frank he looks like a bit of a wimp, one good punch in the stomach would half him.

[barassie_afc]

Rooney will burn out early for sure.

 

Messi has been given all sorts of growth hormones, which UK based players don't get.

 

When are Giggs and Beckham burning out ?

[tup]

When are Giggs and Beckham burning out ?

 

Giggs - now. Unique football player.

 

Beckham - ages ago, he's pish.

 

It tends to happen more to central midfielders, especially big lanky drinks of water like Fletcher.

[barassie_afc]

Giggs - now. Unique football player.

 

Beckham - ages ago, he's pish.

 

It tends to happen more to central midfielders, especially big lanky drinks of water like Fletcher.

 

One moveth the goalposts too oft

[minijc]

One moveth the goalposts too oft

WHo mention Roy Carroll?

[baconman]

Wish him all the best and a speedy recovery. He's one of the good guys. Keeps his head down and does his talking on the pitch. A player who some of our younger prima donnas should aspire to.

[Sheeptastic]

Rooney will burn out early for sure.

 

Messi has been given all sorts of growth hormones, which UK based players don't get.

This not related to a condition he's had since he was a child? As opposed to being related to prolonging his career or what not.

 

Don't think we'll see Darren Fletcher back in the sport. It's a shame, he's the complete role model.

 

Can't take a penalty though.

[tup]

'One theory is that this condition happens to people who try to be too perfect'

[Bluto10]

Don't think we'll see Darren Fletcher back in the sport. It's a shame, he's the complete role model.

 

sadly i think youre right sheeps.

 

i remember his interview a few years ago where he talked about competing with more gifted opponents like lampard and his attiude was to combat this deficiency with a strong work ethic and a more aggressive attitude.

 

it was a refreshing and inspirational. if only more professional; players thjought and acted like that the game would be better for it.

it makes you understand why fergie has such faith in him, rightly so, and less in older players like tevez.

[tup]

He will have plenty money to see him through so forgive my lack of sympathy, yes it's sad his career is probably over, but he's not exactly in a bad position wealth wise.

 

Same as the Hearts players, no sympathy, football is a job, you get well paid for it, take the rough with the smooth.

[Bluto10]

Can't take a penalty though.

 

probably not. but i'd rather see him take a big game penalty than chritiano ronaldo.

one of the worst big game penalty takers i've ever seen.

[Bluto10]

He will have plenty money to see him through so forgive my lack of sympathy, yes it's sad his career is probably over, but he's not exactly in a bad position wealth wise.

 

Same as the Hearts players, no sympathy, football is a job, you get well paid for it, take the rough with the smooth.

 

 

whats his wage packet got to do with it?

[tup]

whats his wage packet got to do with it?

 

There are folk far worse off, so I'm not getting the violin out for him.

[Bluto10]

There are folk far worse off, so I'm not getting the violin out for him.

 

yeahs course there are. like all the minks in india and africa. and glasgow.

 

but that doesnt mean fletch isnt hurting.

probably loss of career and his most importantly his health.

 

money has nothing to do with it.

 

sure he's nae gonna be on the breadline, but he winna care about that.

[tup]

He has every right to be devastated.

 

But the public have no need to join him.

 

There was a day when a footballer being told his career was over would be a life-shattering experience.

 

When you're getting £80k (a week FFS!) then it's not really carrying the same implication.

 

So, no Princess Di-esque mock outpouring from me, there are plenty folk in this country who would swap places with him no bother.