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What were you doing at 14?

Chris_from_Sidcup
Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
in Other Football and Sports
Probably not starting and scoring in the biggest club game in your country.

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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,291
    Was probably beating one out in my bedroom to Rachel Stevens!!

    This'll of course go one of two ways - Either he's the next Freddy Adu or he's the next Messi!!

    Bet La Liga and Premier League scouts will be on red alert now because they wont want to risk missing out on the next Messi regardless of whether he can make it at that level or not - They'll just care that he can score for the first team at such a young age
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Was probably beating one out in my bedroom to Shakin’ Stevens!!

    This'll of course go one of two ways - Either he's the next Freddy Adu or he's the next Messi!!

    Bet La Liga and Premier League scouts will be on red alert now because they wont want to risk missing out on the next Messi regardless of whether he can make it at that level or not - They'll just care that he can score for the first team at such a young age

  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    cynical comment .. are we sure he's only 14 ?
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    I was struggling to start and score in games in my own garden at that age
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,332
    I was far more successful than this lad. At 9 years old, I was regularly scoring hat tricks against the best teams in the land. My team won the League title by a mile and if ever we were 3-0 down, I would be on hand to turn it around to win 5-3. I retired at the age of 10 or 11.

    My team? London United. I played in the no. 10 shirt before no. 10 became fashionable for the star player. I'll never forget the stunning Cup Final win against Southsea by 8-0 when I scored six. Then, I got a Scaletrix.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,438
    Lincsaddick said:

    cynical comment .. are we sure he's only 14 ?

    I'm sure a lot of people are thinking this....
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,291
    Stewart said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Was probably beating one out in my bedroom to Rachel Stevens!!

    I still do that now and I’m 36.
    Yeah she's aged rather nicely
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,692
    edited November 2018
    Lincsaddick said:

    cynical comment .. are we sure he's only 14 ?

    that reminds me of the story over the weekend of a 30 year old immigrant in Ipswich posing as a 15 year old so he could take GCSEs. He was doing quite well with the GCSE coursework and the teachers hadn't clocked how old he was, it was his fellow pupils that finally worked it out. he admitted to them. He told them about his hardships and how he wanted to try and make things better for himself and his family and thought this education could be the key to that. He asked them to keep it a secret. children are very cruel, so they grassed him up immediately.
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  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,615
    edited November 2018
    Lincsaddick said:

    cynical comment .. are we sure he's only 14 ?

    Possibly says something about Paraguayan football
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    Karim_myBagheri said:

    Lincsaddick said:

    cynical comment .. are we sure he's only 14 ?

    that reminds me of the story over the weekend of a 30 year old immigrant in Ipswich posing as a 15 year old so he could take GCSEs. He was doing quite well with the GCSE coursework and the teachers hadn't clocked how old he was, it was his fellow pupils that finally worked it out. he admitted to them. He told them about his hardships and how he wanted to try and make things better for himself and his family and thought this education could be the key to that. He asked them to keep it a secret. children are very cruel, so they grassed him up immediately.
    I'm not surprised - a 30 year old posing as a 15 year old has all sorts of child welfare implications. Imagine if he started to go out with someone in his class!
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Addick Addict said:

    Karim_myBagheri said:

    Lincsaddick said:

    cynical comment .. are we sure he's only 14 ?

    that reminds me of the story over the weekend of a 30 year old immigrant in Ipswich posing as a 15 year old so he could take GCSEs. He was doing quite well with the GCSE coursework and the teachers hadn't clocked how old he was, it was his fellow pupils that finally worked it out. he admitted to them. He told them about his hardships and how he wanted to try and make things better for himself and his family and thought this education could be the key to that. He asked them to keep it a secret. children are very cruel, so they grassed him up immediately.
    I'm not surprised - a 30 year old posing as a 15 year old has all sorts of child welfare implications. Imagine if he started to go out with someone in his class!
    Apparently he bombarded another female pupil with text messages.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Was probably beating one out in my bedroom to Rachel Stevens!!

    This'll of course go one of two ways - Either he's the next Freddy Adu or he's the next Messi!!

    Bet La Liga and Premier League scouts will be on red alert now because they wont want to risk missing out on the next Messi regardless of whether he can make it at that level or not - They'll just care that he can score for the first team at such a young age

    I give it a week before we see a lazy article saying something like "Barcelona, Real Madrid, Man City, Chelsea and PSG scouts are chasing teen sensation Ovelar"
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,103
    edited November 2018
    What was I doing at 14 ... I was getting away with murder. Looked old enough to get a drink in a pub and to get into X Rated films without hassle. But not good enough to play for Charlton. Some bloke called Hales was playing in my position :disappointed:
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Waiting for a growth spurt...
  • SOTF
    SOTF Posts: 1,149
    thai malaysia addick said:

    I was far more successful than this lad. At 9 years old, I was regularly scoring hat tricks against the best teams in the land. My team won the League title by a mile and if ever we were 3-0 down, I would be on hand to turn it around to win 5-3. I retired at the age of 10 or 11.

    My team? London United. I played in the no. 10 shirt before no. 10 became fashionable for the star player. I'll never forget the stunning Cup Final win against Southsea by 8-0 when I scored six. Then, I got a Scaletrix.

    I had two Charlton Life tabs open and read up to 9 years old thinking I was in Golfie's relationship thread. Was genuinely terrified where you were heading for a second or two.
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,135
    Perusing ‘Health & Efficiency’. Hard to beat a good game of volleyball
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:

    Probably not starting and scoring in the biggest club game in your country.

    When I was 22, I wasn't pretending to be 14.*















    Apart from that one time. It was all a misunderstanding and all charges were dropped.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,640
    Blucher said:

    Perusing ‘Health & Efficiency’. Hard to beat a good game of volleyball

    And a well thumbed copy of Parade.
    Muffs like grizzly bears.
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  • SomervilleAddick
    SomervilleAddick Posts: 3,575
    I was working part time down the Valley. I was quite good at painting penalty spots.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    I lost my virginity at 14.

    I couldn't sit down for a week!
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,028
    Brendan_O_Connell said:

    I lost my virginity at 14.

    I couldn't sit down for a week!

    Each to their own.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,374
    Lincsaddick said:

    cynical comment .. are we sure he's only 14 ?

    “Minala celebrated his 18th birthday yesterday, after Lazio had earlier rejected claims he was actually 42.”

    image

    https://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/famous-lazio-youngster-joseph-minala-18-joins-fc-bari-on-one-year-loan-deal/
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,435
    Glue and meths
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,076
    Missed the playoff final when I was 14.
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,616
    acid at the train station
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    I recently had a great time at 14.
    Best bit is that I only live at 26, so not too far to get home.

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