Redwood
Q-School Graduate
Shame,
Promising young footballer who could have had a great career.
Promising young footballer who could have had a great career.
Dean Ashton to retire at 26
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freddielong
Tour Winner
Very sad if not unexpected news the guy had bags of talent
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
What happens re compensation. I presume the FA are liable to reimburse West Ham as he was injured on international duty. Its a shame as he was just breaking into international footballer and looked to have a decent future ahead of him
Timh27
Head Pro
It's ashame as he could have been quality but look on the bright side atleast he can still play golf 
pokerjoke
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feel really sorry 4 dean cud av been an england regular,got to be better than heskey who cudnt score in a brothel,in fact i cant stand the thought of heskey trying to get us a winner at any time during the world cup it will never happen.
Yerman
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Sorry to hear that , but I must confess I've never heard of him.
, but I must confess I've never heard of him. EaseNgrace
Q-School Graduate
I watched him play for Norwich a few times. We said then he would play for England, It is a shame.
Parmo
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Same with Van Baston who retired at 28, except Ashton is nowhere near that level
nomadpaul
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A real shame for him as i think he would have been a great 'Shearer' style player for England. He'll get about £3M compensation from West Ham due to his contract length. The only thing that worries me is the rumours that he's going to sue Shaun Wright-Phillips and Chelsea ( SWP was still with us at the time ) for the injury suffered as it happened during an England training session. It doesn't worry me becuase of the Chelsea link but i just can't see how an un-premeditated challenge can ever be seen as anything other than an accident .
freddielong
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I don't agree with him sueing SWP either but I guess he is just trying to find away to claw back the money he wont be earning
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
I would have thought there would be some FA payment due as well as it was on England duty. If not directly to Ashton then certainly to West Ham. I think the SWP thing is a smokescreen. If it happened as part of a training session especially one as controlled as an England one where the staff must be on eggshells all the time (clubs pulling players if they get injure on international call ups) then I doubt it was anything other than a sad accident.
Macster
Journeyman Pro
Its a 'shame', thats all it is.
Can hardly feel too sorry for him if he's in line for a £3M payout can you ?
I mean, plenty of lads wreck knees/ankles playing football all over the country and cant play again, but thats the risk of playing.
I totally wrecked my left knee at 17, which meant I couldnt ever play football or rugby or any contact sport ever again.
It happens, but no-one handed me £3M.
Can hardly feel too sorry for him if he's in line for a £3M payout can you ?
I mean, plenty of lads wreck knees/ankles playing football all over the country and cant play again, but thats the risk of playing.
I totally wrecked my left knee at 17, which meant I couldnt ever play football or rugby or any contact sport ever again.
It happens, but no-one handed me £3M.
