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Neil Mellor

Clem_Snide
Clem_Snide Posts: 11,741
edited May 2012 in Other Football and Sports
Forced to retire aged 29. Shame. Decent player at Championship or League 1 level.

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,378
    he always looked to be overweight .. I suspect he was essentially a wasted talent .. gifted yet a bit of a party animal .. shame to be done at 29 though.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,931
    Preston certainly missed him this season, that's a blow to him and them
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,321
    Do we know why?
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,741
    Chronic knee complaint.
  • Eynsfordaddick
    Eynsfordaddick Posts: 2,045
    Serious knee injury on BBC website.
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,786
    Never really rated him myself. Always thought his rep as a liverpool youngster was bigger than his actual ability.

    I think my kness would be shot if I was running around a pitch carrying all that lumber........................
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    I liked him, I'm on the wasted talent side of the fence here
  • 000__Jaaaaay__000
    000__Jaaaaay__000 Posts: 2,342
    Had a great future ahead of him after that famous arsenal goal he scored, gone downhill since then. Good lower league player. Shame wish him the best in the future
  • Addick_in_Exile
    Addick_in_Exile Posts: 403
    Had a chance to chat with when Preston played the Seattle Sounders FC in 2007. Top class bloke ... to bad he was forced to retire
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,373
    Saw him walking into Deepdale the other week when we played them. He was walking fine but it must be something pretty bad if he's only given it five months to heal.

    He only got injured in December.

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  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    It's a shame for him - should've had 4 or 5 years left to play. Hope he's got a plan B sorted.

    Said on the news he was looking at pioneering surgery to give him a decent quality of life so it must be quite bad.

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