The gang loses all four
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Hence my question as my doubts about Amorim is deeply seated.
Good but not great, and highly overhyped.
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Give poor Amorim a litte bit of face will ya? 
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âYouâve been in the WhatsApp (group) for years, banter, sending people pictures and all sorts, you guys would have a field day,â he says with a laugh.
âI remember sitting in the bedroom, going like: âLads, itâs been a pleasure and blah, blah, blah. Some Iâve played with a lot, some Iâve only just met, but itâs been an absolute pleasure. I wish you all the best and Iâll be your biggest supporterâ.â
âI gave it a minute and there was no response. Gone, gone, gone, Iâm gone! No one cares. But thatâs it. Itâs football. Things move so quickly.â
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In the other WhatsApp chatâŠ
âWho the fuck is Phil Jones?â
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Yeah donât most people have this once they leave a workplace?
Football isnt a normal job though. It is one that defines the identity of most people who play, which is why it leaves such a void when people are forced to finally walk away from it. It would be healthier if this werent the case, but most the players who have no issue like this once they walked away were the ones who didnt really like the game that much and just did it as a job.
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Yeah, all joking about his odd faces aside, it is a tough transition for a lot of athletes.
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Reminds me of that anecdote bout Mané asking a team mate who Buvac was when they announced his resignation in the dressing room
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Do have my sympathies with Jones though. His injuries derailed his career.
Does happen elsewhere, football is somewhat unique because retirement doesnât happen in your 60s
If you read the BBC gossip pages, Man U are buying heaps of players, just a couple of questions, where are they getting the money from and why would anyone play for them being 13th in the league
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For several seasons theyâve outlined who they will buy and what forâŠ
The player usually arrives for a lot more than they planned. I think it even happened this past January
They sign players that the media identify that other better teams are supposedly interested in, that donât suit their system and then sign them for way over the going price.
And long may it continue
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With all the free time and resources they have, I think anyone not earnestly preparing for that transition before it arrives needs to have a good hard look in the mirror.
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It is beyond ridiculous that a multi-billionaire needs public money for his personal vanity project. The fact that heâs a tax exile makes it even worse.
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Isnt this how it works?
âI prefer to spend your money than my ownâ
Financially etc, that can be done. But emotionally, form of life, etc, I think it is difficult to prepare oneself.
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