Semi-non: Ryan Mason

simonhpieman

Star Player
Was rumoured that we were interested a while back. Sadly has had to retire after his clash of heads with Gary Cahill last season. A shame at just 26.
 
Terrible for him. We all enjoy picking apart players' performances, effort, abilities, etc. but they are just people that love the game same as us when all is said and done.

He seems absolutely gutted but also extremely grateful and fairly positive. Hope he manages to find something in the game that he wants to do.



 
Aged 26, he probably had a good 7-8 years of playing at a top flight or second flight level in him, with all the earnings that would go with that. Millions he and his family will no longer receive due to one freak moment in one game.

 
Don't think we'd ever have got him, always seemed destined for bigger things, though he is Smudgers best mate. Shame to see any career cut so short so early, hope he can get along with "normal" life. I forget this was near enough a year ago, so must have been extremely severe if retiring is a decision only arrived at now
 
How sad for him. If ever there was a reminder that players should give their all and not waste their talent because it can be taken away so quickly this is it. I don't think that applies to anyone in our squad currently though.
 

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