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Post by bennyboy on Jan 29, 2020 15:35:14 GMT
Best wishes to Billy and his family, let's hope he can get back on track with his health problems. Also hoping he can get those football boots back on at some point, 29 is too early for his talents to be retired right now.
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Post by everard on Feb 1, 2020 21:10:31 GMT
Good tribute for Billy Kee at Accrington today.....
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Post by E7#9 on Feb 3, 2020 9:44:42 GMT
Great little player on his day. Sad he is retiring but if that is going to make him happier in the long run, then good for him.
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Post by otep on Feb 5, 2020 18:13:33 GMT
Really saddened to read that Billy Kee has chosen retirement. What a brilliant player he is. A natural goalscorer. Whilst he was on the pitch for us I knew that there was a goal in the game for us.
If he were to overcome his troubles, decided he missed the game and wanted to make tentative steps back in to football (at his pace), I feel sure that he would always be welcome at our club. I really hope that day arrives.
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Billy Kee
Feb 6, 2020 15:11:37 GMT
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Post by observer on Feb 6, 2020 15:11:37 GMT
Earlier in the summer Billy told a friend of mine he would much rather be a window cleaner than have to deal with pre season training and the pressure he felt being a pro footballer anymore I didn't post it then as I was hoping he would feel better and change his mind Talented guy. You would hope someone could help him feel better I posted this a while ago and whilst he was still in with a chance of changing his mind and still being in the game I didnt want to use the actual words he said to my friend But he actually said he would be a lot happier in life being a "fat" window cleaner than having to train and be in the kind of shape you need to be in to be pro a footballer etc For people like us it's hard to imagine anyone wanting to be a "fat window cleaner" rather than a pro-footballer but clearly Billy meant what he said Lots of people will have tried time and again to help him feel better about being a pro footballer but I genuinely get the impression he's going to be a lot happier with a simpler life outside the game. And one of his biggest issues was training and the pressure of having to stay in shape. It just wasn't a way of life he enjoyed He might actually enjoy football again playing for a Sunday pub team without the training and pressure etc
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Billy Kee
Feb 6, 2020 15:19:54 GMT
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Post by observer on Feb 6, 2020 15:19:54 GMT
It makes you wonder how many other pros in the game don't actually enjoy it and hate a lot of what they have to do?
I remember Gary Lineker saying once that being a pro footballer can be pretty miserable a lot of the time and being a pro pretty much means you are told what to do, where to be and what time to be there for your entire career and by the end you are pretty glad to be out of all that
For most the benefits and money that can be earnt far outweigh the downsides of course
And most can deal with the pressure
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Post by 1950brewer on Feb 6, 2020 15:53:57 GMT
Never thought that Gary Lineker would ever say anything that anyone was remotely interested in 😂. Just shows there's a first for everything.
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Post by otep on Feb 6, 2020 18:34:18 GMT
I often think about what it is like to be a professional footballer outside of the top 2 divisions as I head off to my 9am to 5pm job in my warm office:
- Turning up every day for training in all weathers; - Endless boring training drills; - Having to constantly watch your diet; - Big commutes if you have not moved house; - Having to constantly move house (including moving the family for some); - Being out of favour and not getting a game; - Being a benchwarmer for 4 months and doing all of the travel without kicking a ball; - Long coach journeys to places like Exeter to play a Tuesday night game and getting home at 2am; - Going on long winless runs and the impact it has on your morale and mental health; - Having people hurl abuse at you from the terraces and singing foul songs about you; - Knowing that you are one bad tackle from having your career ended; - Contract worries; - Having to play with injuries, mental health problems and issues bothering you in your private life.
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Post by 1950brewer on Feb 6, 2020 19:01:32 GMT
It must be ........the money 😯
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Billy Kee
Feb 6, 2020 19:22:08 GMT
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Post by E7#9 on Feb 6, 2020 19:22:08 GMT
I often think about what it is like to be a professional footballer outside of the top 2 divisions as I head off to my 9am to 5pm job in my warm office: - Turning up every day for training in all weathers; - Endless boring training drills; - Having to constantly watch your diet; - Big commutes if you have not moved house; - Having to constantly move house (including moving the family for some); - Being out of favour and not getting a game; - Being a benchwarmer for 4 months and doing all of the travel without kicking a ball; - Long coach journeys to places like Exeter to play a Tuesday night game and getting home at 2am; - Going on long winless runs and the impact it has on your morale and mental health; - Having people hurl abuse at you from the terraces and singing foul songs about you; - Knowing that you are one bad tackle from having your career ended; - Contract worries; - Having to play with injuries, mental health problems and issues bothering you in your private life. Thank you for posting this as it is a perspective I’ve not fully considered before. I guess most things outsiders think are glamorous can be pretty mundane for those involved. If you are a young person who wants to be a footballer then you don’t dream of playing for Burton Albion or Accy Stan either.
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Post by observer on Feb 7, 2020 4:44:28 GMT
I often think about what it is like to be a professional footballer outside of the top 2 divisions as I head off to my 9am to 5pm job in my warm office: - Turning up every day for training in all weathers; - Endless boring training drills; - Having to constantly watch your diet; - Big commutes if you have not moved house; - Having to constantly move house (including moving the family for some); - Being out of favour and not getting a game; - Being a benchwarmer for 4 months and doing all of the travel without kicking a ball; - Long coach journeys to places like Exeter to play a Tuesday night game and getting home at 2am; - Going on long winless runs and the impact it has on your morale and mental health; - Having people hurl abuse at you from the terraces and singing foul songs about you; - Knowing that you are one bad tackle from having your career ended; - Contract worries; - Having to play with injuries, mental health problems and issues bothering you in your private life. Other people in your own team actually competing to take your job and livelihood away from you Your manager often bollocking you in front of the rest of the team for not being good enough to do your job Even your own fans sometimes doing the same Worrying about what you will do after football
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Post by swaddy Dave on Feb 7, 2020 11:04:59 GMT
Work is a massive part of life whether you are a Footballer or a Van driver, if you are unhappy and it is making you ill it is imperative that you change it. I have total respect for Billy in making his decision and sincerely hope it helps to sort out his Demons. All the best Billy.
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Post by sinfinbovril on Feb 7, 2020 12:17:53 GMT
For me (I'm very gentle and delicate myself) it'd be the fans that would give me sleepless nights.
I dunno about everyone else, but if I played in front of 20,000 people, scored a hat-trick which took us to the top of the league but then as I walked off the pitch someone yelled "You're still sh*t", I know which part of my day would stick in my head. Never mind when you have a bad game or miss a penalty in the last minute...
I think Marvin Sordell said something similar.
That's why it really f***ing aggravates me when people shout out comments like.....well, you know the sort of thing - those are human beings down on the pitch. I feel like turning round and telling them their wife's a slag but I'm not that sort of person. Anyone brave enough is allowed to 'use' my line!
I still don't know how the officials cope.
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Post by trevor1946 on Feb 7, 2020 12:20:50 GMT
I often think about what it is like to be a professional footballer outside of the top 2 divisions as I head off to my 9am to 5pm job in my warm office: - Turning up every day for training in all weathers; - Endless boring training drills; - Having to constantly watch your diet; - Big commutes if you have not moved house; - Having to constantly move house (including moving the family for some); - Being out of favour and not getting a game; - Being a benchwarmer for 4 months and doing all of the travel without kicking a ball; - Long coach journeys to places like Exeter to play a Tuesday night game and getting home at 2am; - Going on long winless runs and the impact it has on your morale and mental health; - Having people hurl abuse at you from the terraces and singing foul songs about you; - Knowing that you are one bad tackle from having your career ended; - Contract worries; - Having to play with injuries, mental health problems and issues bothering you in your private life. Meeting mates every day keeping fit,doing what you enjoy.and hoping going into the gym doing a assault coarse,and a nice shower,ready for golf,or following other hobbys. After doing the warm ups,learning new techniques, and learning something new about the game ser plays etc. professionals chefs showing you what to eat,and keep away from junk food. Its all part of the job like many professions, would be nice if we could all just work up the road Moving house would be a job choice and family circumstances are all different Its a job and players always get a game even in training. Being on the bench means your career can be longer,and travelling being part of the squad,still being paid,and enjoying the benefits not being in the team means you cannot be blamed for a winless run, if you are in the team the manager gets the blame, team moral is a managers job, mental health we all have it No abuse when you are winning, most fans have not played professionally,and change with the wind, and a song about you means you are noticed, Norman Hunter was just one who was noticed. How many have had that tackle and never had the chance of a professional career, life changing moments can happen in any trade. with all these worries about playing and earning a living in a sport millions love, having no contract gives you a chance to live in the real world. With certain injury's you cannot play and any manager forcing a issue would be totally out of order and most leave it to the player,they know their own body.Mental health is for all and issues in ones private life again is for all not just footballers. believe me working in a builder yard can bring all theses issues,without the privileges,
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Post by otep on Feb 7, 2020 20:07:45 GMT
I was thinking today how thicker set players always get a chorus of 'you fat b*****d, you fat b*****d'. If you have bulimia or body dysmorphia that must be a horrible experience.
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Post by sinfinbovril on Feb 8, 2020 10:45:05 GMT
I was thinking today how thicker set players always get a chorus of 'you fat b*****d, you fat b*****d'. If you have bulimia or body dysmorphia that must be a horrible experience. I'll never forget when Guy Branston returned to the Pirelli as a sub for Bradford. As he was warming up down the touchline, that was the line they chanted at him. He lifted up his shirt to show a very impressive six-pack and it went silent. Nice one fella.
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Post by uttoxbrewer on Feb 10, 2020 20:49:06 GMT
Billy has signed for Coalville Town
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Post by observer on Feb 10, 2020 21:34:07 GMT
Billy has signed for Coalville Town That's good to hear. He should enjoy that and the banter without the pressure. Will be worth his weight in gold at that level.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2020 9:24:07 GMT
Billy has signed for Coalville Town The Ravens.
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Post by sinfinbovril on Feb 11, 2020 22:41:02 GMT
Hopefully they've have a home game soon when we're away. Let me check.... Oh my word - on the 22nd Feb, when we're at Southend, Coalville host the mighty Rushden & Diamonds. Well, their phoenix anyway - AFC. Adults £10 Concessions £7 Juniors £1 See you there! www.pitchero.com/clubs/coalvilletown
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