Eddie Oshodi

[Sheeptastic]

Just saw this on BBC Sport's feed. What do we think, smart or not so smart decision?

 

Lower league football, probably not earning a lot and doesn't seem like the sport is all he has as it often can be for other journeyman footballers. All the best to him, hope he finds his dream profession.

 

 

• Not living the dream

  Posted at

  19:30

  We hear so often that it is a dream to be a professional footballer, so it is very interesting when a player takes the rare decision to jack it in. Today Forest Green Rovers defender Eddie Oshodi quit professional football at the age of 23.

  Oshodi came up through the youth ranks at Watford, but spent the last four years at the New Lawn, making 127 first-team appearances.

  

  He had his contract cancelled by mutual consent on Monday to allow him to seek a career away from the game.

  "Football in the lower leagues isn't going to help me work in the future," he told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.

  "I don't want to be thought of as 'Eddie Oshodi - all he's known for is playing football'.

  "I love to read and write and I love many things in life. I just think I need to focus on the other things I love to do."

  Will he live to regret that decision?

 

[King Street Loon]

Just saw this on BBC Sport's feed. What do we think, smart or not so smart decision?

 

Lower league football, probably not earning a lot and doesn't seem like the sport is all he has as it often can be for other journeyman footballers. All the best to him, hope he finds his dream profession.

 

 

• Not living the dream

  Posted at

  19:30

  We hear so often that it is a dream to be a professional footballer, so it is very interesting when a player takes the rare decision to jack it in. Today Forest Green Rovers defender Eddie Oshodi quit professional football at the age of 23.

  Oshodi came up through the youth ranks at Watford, but spent the last four years at the New Lawn, making 127 first-team appearances.

  

  He had his contract cancelled by mutual consent on Monday to allow him to seek a career away from the game.

  "Football in the lower leagues isn't going to help me work in the future," he told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.

  "I don't want to be thought of as 'Eddie Oshodi - all he's known for is playing football'.

  "I love to read and write and I love many things in life. I just think I need to focus on the other things I love to do."

  Will he live to regret that decision?

 

Langfield should adopt this brave lads attitude.

[Ke1t]

If you're playing in the Vanarama Conference at 23 then it's probably not the worst decision to look for employment elsewhere.