Incredible talent or lying about his age?
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Counted the candles on his cake.stackitsteve said:I remember at the time the Italian fa got involved and confirmed he was 17. How they verified it I don't know
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I am dubious about wonderkids to be honest, whatever their age. Certainly kids who dominate games due to a physical advantage. I think it does them no favours playing against less developed kids of the same age, and they should be moved up to make them better players.Swisdom said:I played football with a black lad who, at 12, was like lightning. Amazing player. Small but nimble. Impossible to get the ball off him.
By the time we were 15 we'd all got bigger and stronger and he was barely average.
Another lad was 6'2" at 12. Absolutely plundered goals for fun. By 15 he was the same size but just the same as everyone else talent-wise.
He freely admitted he didn't know his age as he'd arrived in the U.K. Without much documentation. That was pretty common 30 years ago I think. Age was based on mental capacity at the time.
You'd think nowadays there's more science applied but this "problem" isn't new. Still fascinating when it comes up though.
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his birthday is February 29th10
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he must of had charlie adams paper round.stackitsteve said:Joseph Minala was 17 when he broke into the Lazio team. Pictured here.
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Henry Thomas from Honduras (ex-Wigan) at 28
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This has bigger implications. If someone is older than what they claim, having them in school with young girls is a recipe for disaster.2
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Only problem was 3/4 of the cake had been eaten when they counted.guinnessaddick said:
Counted the candles on his cake.stackitsteve said:I remember at the time the Italian fa got involved and confirmed he was 17. How they verified it I don't know
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That's what living in Wigan does to you though.ForeverAddickted said:Henry Thomas from Honduras (ex-Wigan) at 28
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Had similar in the t wells area, an Afghan kid came over during the war there, bowled around 80mph and was only officially 12/13 years old but iirc already had stubble. Was ridiculously rapid but no way was he as young as that.MrOneLung said:We had a Nigerian join us at primary school in Dartford and when we had cricket practice he broke a stump with one of his deliveries
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I think Moukoko is more like 16-19 based on the above picture. I don't think he's falling in the "definitely older than he says" category.0 -
What a weird way to think about young footballers looking like old men?smudge7946 said:This has bigger implications. If someone is older than what they claim, having them in school with young girls is a recipe for disaster.
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Cut him in half and count the rings0
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Along the same lines, Billy Vunipola's school photos are brilliant:Ormiston Addick said:This is ridiculous but some of these African lads can be absolutely massive for their age.
There is a young Sudanese who plays against my son in Under-11s and he is virtually six feet tall - the rest of the players don't even reach his upper chest height wise.
Not forgetting the young 'Rodzilla' - AKA Rod Blake - who played for the Wallabies in the front-row.
At aged 15 young Rod was 6' 3" tall and weighed in at a modest 150Kgs, fuck knows where they bought his school uniforms.
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Cut him in half and counted the rings?stackitsteve said:I remember at the time the Italian fa got involved and confirmed he was 17. How they verified it I don't know
Stig said:
They sawed his leg off and counted the rings.stackitsteve said:I remember at the time the Italian fa got involved and confirmed he was 17. How they verified it I don't know
Anyone else?shine166 said:Cut him in half and count the rings
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Imagine playing Rugby against him at school! Or even with him, that scrum would be completely lopsided!North Lower Neil said:
Along the same lines, Billy Vunipola's school photos are brilliant:Ormiston Addick said:This is ridiculous but some of these African lads can be absolutely massive for their age.
There is a young Sudanese who plays against my son in Under-11s and he is virtually six feet tall - the rest of the players don't even reach his upper chest height wise.
Not forgetting the young 'Rodzilla' - AKA Rod Blake - who played for the Wallabies in the front-row.
At aged 15 young Rod was 6' 3" tall and weighed in at a modest 150Kgs, fuck knows where they bought his school uniforms.
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Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but we could cut them open and count the rings? XD what a great joke, right guys? Guys?!4
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(Can't wait for the lols to roll in now)2
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That's priceless!North Lower Neil said:
Along the same lines, Billy Vunipola's school photos are brilliant:Ormiston Addick said:This is ridiculous but some of these African lads can be absolutely massive for their age.
There is a young Sudanese who plays against my son in Under-11s and he is virtually six feet tall - the rest of the players don't even reach his upper chest height wise.
Not forgetting the young 'Rodzilla' - AKA Rod Blake - who played for the Wallabies in the front-row.
At aged 15 young Rod was 6' 3" tall and weighed in at a modest 150Kgs, fuck knows where they bought his school uniforms.0 -
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Cut him in half and count the rings3
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Use an increment borer to extract a section of tissue that contains the same lines that would normally make up rings. This method will result in the tree being able to heal.
All you then have to do is count the lines in the extracted tissue.
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Keep em coming guys.
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There is actually a proven, scientific way to verify his age which NASA pioneered following a successful trial on the Moon.
Cut him in half and count the rings.6 -
threaten to cut him if he doesn't show you his ring...7
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That's fake. I think the photo ended up being that of the coach or someone else but not the player mentioned.ricky_otto said:This is the best one
http://www.nairaland.com/2572021/see-alleged-23-year-old-ghanaian-footballer
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this is classRodneyCharltonTrotta said:
Bollocks is it. I went to the dentist today showed him this thread and asked him how old this player really is and he didn't have a clue.tangoflash said:
Apparently, a trip to the dentist is a quick & easy way to determine someone's age............stackitsteve said:I remember at the time the Italian fa got involved and confirmed he was 17. How they verified it I don't know
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He looks older than the other geezer!ForeverAddickted said:Henry Thomas from Honduras (ex-Wigan) at 28
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Hahahahahaharicky_otto said:This is the best one
http://www.nairaland.com/2572021/see-alleged-23-year-old-ghanaian-footballer0 -
Or ring him and threaten to cut him in half if he doesn't tell you his real age.cafcdave123 said:threaten to cut him if he doesn't show you his ring...
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