Gareth Bale announces his retirement

[Nebuchadnezzar]

The wrong Gareth is retiring.

You leave Crooks out of this.

 

[Travellingman]

Considering he started as a left back, he’s had quite a remarkable career.

 

[LongsightM13]

Considering he started as a left back, he’s had quite a remarkable career.

Especially considering they tried desperately to unload him to championship Forest for £2m until an injury crisis meant they had to give him a go on the wing. The rest is history
Luck and opportunity is as important as ability

 

[Deleted member 77198]

He's doing the right thing. It was obvious at the world cup that he's a shadow of the player he was in his prime. His legs have gone. He can concentrate on his golf now.


A nice way to remember him.....




That bicycle kick is one of the best goals you'll see in a game of that magnitude. Puts "Wazza's" shinned effort against us in the shade

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Good player in his Spurs days. From a footballing perspective going to Madrid wasn’t good for him although from a financial perspective it was obviously very, very good. I expect he’ll turn his attention to trying to make it on the European PGA Tour.

He was immense in the 2014 Champions League final against Atlético. And then scored one of the best, if not the best, Champions League final goals ever in 2018.

It was only really from 2019 onwards that things started to dip there for him.

 

[daztrueblue91]

Good player in his Spurs days. From a footballing perspective going to Madrid wasn’t good for him although from a financial perspective it was obviously very, very good. I expect he’ll turn his attention to trying to make it on the European PGA Tour.

If this is not sarcasm then it is the worst take I’ve ever seen on a footballing matter on this forum.

How on earth is staying at a club with the same amount of major trophies as Stockport County over the past decade a better footballing move than joining Madrid?

 

[stan bowles]

Comparing his physique in 2009/10 to how it was 10 years later always made me wonder whether his willingness to put on more muscle mass contributed to the number of injuries he had towards the end of his career. Was a skinny runt when he first broke through although undeniably a cracking player at his peak.

 

[Impeccable One]

Top top player at times.

Do I remember correctly that he had a terrible(start?) period at Spuds as a wing/full back where he went a year without being on a winning side. Or is my mind making stuff up ?

 

[Barcon]

Can't fucking stand him.

 

[Eccles Blue]

A good player and I hope he enjoys his retirement. :-)









Of course he’ll never hold a candle to John Boy!! ;-)