I was trying to work out what was going on there. I know he was a decent standard player in his youth, but it's 10 years+ since I was at a club, and even then he didn't really make it at pro level, he was knocking around in semi-pro I believe. You can't tell me that after 10 years as a reality star and TV presenter, and now 33 years old, that he's kept his fitness and performance level up enough to actually make the jump up to professional football. That's just.. not possible is it? I did see a trailer for the impending reality show of him training for it and signing though. My guess is, they throw Crawley a load of money to sign him up and give him a few sub appearances, and let them film the documentary of it all. And with no fans for nearly a year they'd be silly to turn it down.
Funny, I used to dislike both of them when they first started. Found Shearer boring, as you say, but I do think he's improved a lot over the last decade. I don't mind him now, when he's with Wright and Lineker at least, you can tell they're all good mates and he livens up a bit. Wright I used to find incredibly annoying, I think he used to be too hyper, especially on England games - kind of the total opposite of Shearer. But now he's a bit older he's calmed down a lot and I like him a lot more now.
As per my post just above yours - you don't think it's a little suspect that at the age of 33, having been a presenter/reality person for ten years (i.e. not in regular football training), he's somehow signed at a level he failed to make it at when he was in his early 20s?? Most players who have trained their whole lives are starting to find it harder at age 33. Not coming into their prime despite having a decade out of the game. It doesn't add up.
Right now I’ll take it at face value - someone getting a second chance , he will only play if deemed good enough. Believe he has played for them before in the past.
I'll be very surprised if he's still on the books for a lot longer than the accompanying documentary is on for, put it that way.
Pretty sure you had all the evidence that this should have been on the Scottish football thread. ?
