: Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:35 pm
Dave Heron's Moustache wrote:
Clyde had a couple and one was very early on in his career I think. He paid much later when he arrived at Headingley in fact. I think it depends on the timing. If you are palying first team football at 18 and you need one at 26-27 you may struggle more than a kid who has one at 20 after only a couple of first team games. Less mileage and the hunger make a huge difference.
Gascoigne had one when he was in his early 20s he was never the same player again - Diskin was only in his early 20s and he isn't anywhere near the player he once was - Mathers the same too I think age has little do with it - a torn cruciate doesn't seem to heal as new and the loss of lateral movement at speed is significant
