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Who is the Secret footballer? (speculation thread)
this was a decent read: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/aug/10/secret-footballer-undercover-premier-league
so, who is it?
salacious side note: who is the cuckold?
The Checklist
1. Is he English?
2. Is he currently married?
3. Has he played under at least 4 managers?
4. Has he had a transfer between 2 Premiership clubs?
5. Was he a Premier League player in January 2011?
6. Has he played with a group of French players at one club?
7. Has he played with a striker who refused to move unless the pass went exactly where he wanted it?
8. Did he play for one manager for a considerable amount of time who was great before losing it?
9. Has he played for a manager who lost the dressing room?
10. Does he have a friend who plays for Liverpool?
11. Might he think Harry Redknapp is the Messiah?
12. Has he appeared as a pundit? (TSF probably doesn’t do so)
13. Did he have a long term girlfriend as a younger player?
14. Had/has a strong father figure.
15. Not an Arsenal or Man City player.
16. Did he play a match at some point towards the end of March or first few days of April 2011?
17. Not a keeper.
18. Has a daughter.
19. He played with Paolo Di Canio -removed by public demand
20. Someone who’s got a chat about ‘another season’ coming up -see revealing tweet post
21. He’s been involved in a last day relegation battle
22. He’s played for a newly promoted Premier League club
23. Has been subject to a deadline day transfer
24. TSF is Caucasian
25. Has a good friend who is African and has played for a team in Russia
The Evidence for the checklist points can be found in the following:
candidates often mentioned.
Nicky Shorey
Joey Barton
Jody Craddock
Kevin Davies
Paul Konchesky
Kevin Nolan
Adam Johnson
Michael Turner
Steve Sidwell
Phil Neville
David Dunn
Leighton Baines
My bet is Kevin Davies, his wife also writes for the INDY http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/transfer-deadline-day-its-not-about-the-money-money-money-6297988.html
probably been done before but the argument is ongoing in the office atm.