Ledley King

[londondude]

Leaves the England training camp!

Should not have been in the squad anyway, as his injury means he can't train or play in both!

 

[rebus]

Capello had every right to pick him. Who does Redknapp think he is? I suspect the FA's insurers gave Capello a ring though and they thought twice.

 

[TW3Bee]

We all agree Powell is better than Ledley.

 

[londondude]

We all agree Powell is better than Ledley.

Well if you gotta play 2 games in a couple of days then Simon Brown is better in defence than Ledley King! lol!

 

[hanworthbee]

he has to be laughing all the way to the bank....plays SAT and basically does a few laps of the pool in the week and a few massages and gets 50k a week for it!

 

[Pixelator]

Then again, he might just wish he was fully healthy, in no pain, and getting selected for England on a regular basis. :shrug:

 

[Mad Bee]

Nice manbag!!!!

lol

 

[bees66]

shame, he is a good player

 

[Willo]

Great player......terrible knees

 

[Stanley]

Wonder if Capello did this to make a point to all the big ed managers....I'm in charge??

 

[Westlad]

he has to be laughing all the way to the bank....plays SAT and basically does a few laps of the pool in the week and a few massages and gets 50k a week for it!

Yeah I'm sure a pro footballer much prefers doing that than playing premiership and international football all the time

 

[Alan D]

Absolutely stupid to pick him in the first place. Nothing against King, who is a good player, but how could anyone in their right senses select such an injury prone player. For Christ's sake he cannot even train on a regular basis.

It's not as if England would run the risk of taking him to the World Cup Finals and it's just denying another prospect the chance of making the step up to international level.

 

[rebus]

Absolutely stupid to pick him in the first place. Nothing against King, who is a good player, but how could anyone in their right senses select such an injury prone player. For Christ's sake he cannot even train on a regular basis.

It's not as if England would run the risk of taking him to the World Cup Finals and it's just denying another prospect the chance of making the step up to international level.

Yes, who is saying he can't train on a regular basis? It's all coming from Tottenham.

I'm sure Capello wanted to check this out and you can't tell me the England manager shouldn't be able to select who he wants, regardless of their prior injury record?

 

[Simon C]

Exactly. He's forced so called injured players to report so they can be assessed by England physios and this could be the same thing

 

[TW3Bee]

How is he still a professional footballer if he can't even train?

 

[wanderer paul]

How is he still a professional footballer if he can't even train?

Paul McGrath didn't train for years, he was still one of the best CB's in the league.

 

[Alan D]

Yes, who is saying he can't train on a regular basis? It's all coming from Tottenham.

Well I bow to your superior knowledge sir. You obviously are far more in the know than his club manager. Also you must believe that he has a long term future at international level, despite the fact that, if Tottenham are very lucky, they manage to get twenty games a season out of the guy.

 

[rebus]

Well I bow to your superior knowledge sir. You obviously are far more in the know than his club manager. Also you must believe that he has a long term future at international level, despite the fact that, if Tottenham are very lucky, they manage to get twenty games a season out of the guy.

See post 14 Alan as it puts into better words what I mean.

 

[Edmundo]

Well I bow to your superior knowledge sir. You obviously are far more in the know than his club manager.

And you obviously haven't considered the possibility that his club manager may be telling porkies.

 

[Stanley]

How is he still a professional footballer if he can't even train?

He trains through non impact fitness methods like cycling, gym work etc...

When they say he does not train they mean he doesn't put his boots on and join in on the training ground.

 

[Beat Poet]

Released by Spurs, looking to move into coaching.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...e-after-being-released-by-Harry-Redknapp.html

 

[GP200]

Released by Spurs, looking to move into hospital

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...e-after-being-released-by-Harry-Redknapp.html

............yep............good move............

 

[bees66]

Released by Spurs, looking to move into coaching.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...e-after-being-released-by-Harry-Redknapp.html

he's having another knee operation, if it works he may get another contract..

 

[hanworthbee]

time to get a job where he has to work for his money...

 

[absenteebee]

Cant imagine him being that successful a coach... One of the thickest footballers I've ever seen interviewed. Quite an achievement in itself.

 

[bees66]

time to get a job where he has to work for his money...

wtf?

 

[Beat Poet]

Retired.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18902734

 

[JBN]

Retired.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18902734

Thats a chunk of the Spurs medical squad out of jobs then.

 

[Beat Poet]

A catch up with what he's up to post-retirement is at http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/21848698.