Heart-Shaped Fox Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 Clemence retires - OS. Apologies if this has already been done, had a quick look and couldnt find a thread. The City captain has finally retired, after what seems like an eternity out of the game. Shame for him really, it seems he wanted to desperately get back in the game but couldnt do it. Never lived up to the £750k we paid for him, but will probably be remembered for the goal he scored vs Forest in the cup a couple of years back. Maybe a coaching role for him in the future?
Matt Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 Feel sorry for him, Wish him all the best for the future, but let's be honest it's about bloody time - How long has he rinsed the club of medical fees and wages during his injury!
Anish Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 How was he still club captain?! He's been unlucky with injuries but he should've given up a long time ago. I dread to think what he's cost us and his pro rata earnings per match/minute on the pitch.
Aeropars Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 Thats very sad. I always thought his heart was in the right place and had a lot of leadership qualities even though he never hit his form while with Leicester.
iBleedLeicesterColours Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 Should have gone ages ago money grabbin tosser.
Aeropars Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 How was he still club captain?! He's been unlucky with injuries but he should've given up a long time ago. I dread to think what he's cost us and his pro rata earnings per match/minute on the pitch. Insurance would pay his wages if he was out injured surely!
Craig Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 Yeah, what a money grabbing tosser for trying to prolong his career. ******
Jimmy Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 he was still club captain for a simple reason, no one ever stripped him of it, the insurance would of covered his wages during his injury. feel sorry for the bloke obviously wasn't ready to quit I hope he used his time whilst injured to start taking his coaching badges
The Doctor Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 very sad for him but not the least bit suprising. Played despite being injured against s****horpe to try and help keep us up and deserves a bit of respect for putting his fitness on the line to try and save the team. Good luck to him.
Fox92 Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 Sad really. Although he only played a handfull of games for Leicester, he was sure a strong midfielder (and captain) throughout his career. Hope to see him having a coaching role, he may do with his dad being a goalkeeping coach. All the best.
MC Prussian Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 I will always remember him for playing so badly in midfield against Watford away about three years ago, when we couldn't hit the net in a million years despite the Hornets being down to ten men for most of the match. So, good luck with your future career, Stephen. Shame it had to end this way.
iBleedLeicesterColours Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 Yeah, what a money grabbing tosser for trying to prolong his career. ****** ****** - bit misused there. Mine and others opinions thats all . The word 'disabled' is used to refer to supporters who turn up when it suits them. I can't fit into that category as i have a season ticket and been to 8 away games.
Daggers Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 I will always remember him for playing so badly in midfield against Watford away For 45 minutes against Cov, he destroyed them with some of the best box-to-box play we've had in many a season. But that was more or less it. Once he got a hobble he was gone, as he freely admitted, it was just a question of collecting what he was entitled to.
Alexikokopops Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 ****** - bit misused there. Mine and others opinions thats all . The word 'disabled' is used to refer to supporters who turn up when it suits them. I can't fit into that category as i have a season ticket and been to 8 away games. It's really not. It's just an insult that happens to be used for that a lot.
Mort Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 In a season where (for one reason or another) many city players didn't live up to their billing Clem was better than most. A great player for Brum before joining us and showed flashes of that ability during his time with us, put his fitness on the line towards the end of the 07/08 season and a shame he couldn't get over his injury. Cant help thinking that if he had recovered NP might well have got the best out of him.
Arkie Bennett Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 I was not impressed with his observation that relegation to League 1 wouldn't look good on his cv, so he was obviously thinking of leaving, but I guess his injury changed his mind for him. I don't blame him for taking his time to try to get back to fitness, but can't help wondering if he has cost the club in doing so.
Donut Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 A real shame for him Must be a really soul destroying process trying to climb the long road back to fitness and never being able to get there, having to finally admit defeat. A player that would have added a lot of depth to the midfield and competition for places. Thankyou for the service you gave us All the best Stephen
Corky Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 I feel for him, he wasn't a bad player and it's not nice to see a career curtailed by injury.
AmericanScott Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 Best of luck to Clem. Hope he does a coaching role or something. Thanks for that goal against Forest in the cup
Koke Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 Never liked him at all tbh. Though I do feel for him that he had to end his career earlier than he wanted, I'm still glad to see the back of him.
Hitesh Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 Meh, didnt do a great deal to be honest. Never nice when someone retires through injury but not too upset about this one!
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 His missus was: a) In Dream Team b) Hot Swings and round-abouts.
Unit Posted 5 April 2010 Posted 5 April 2010 Feel bad for the guy, best of luck for future, condolences for the protruding forehead.
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