Shane Supple

[EalingGreen]

Supple is not unique in "falling out of love with football"

My own club (Spurs) have had at least two in recent years - Espen Bardsen (a superior keeper to Supple imo) and Rory Allen (Spurs & Pompey).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espen_Baardsen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Allen

(Btw, that wiki entry for Allen implies that injuries were behind his decision. Whilst I daresay they played a part, I definitely recall his saying that he always preferred cricket to football, and by retiring from the latter, it would allow him to fulfill a long-held dream to go on an Ashes Tour with the Barmy Army!)

[ruben_sosa]

Ruben? Is that really you?

Si...

[Kildare Lad]

An unusual decision from Shane, I'm sure he has good reasons though and he obviously thought it through. Wish the best of luck to him and hope hes successful in whatever career he pursues.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Would he play PT in the LOI?

Did you not read what he said?

Ruben? Is that really you?

Different Ruben.

[Bluebeard]

I'm sorry to hear that he has fallen out of love with the game, and I do think that he is right to jump now. Let's face it, when we were 22 we were mostly doing some job we had no interest in wishing we were footballers. This poor lad is doing some job he has no interest in, and it is football. He probably spent most of his life looking towards football, and making a living from it.

Hopefully he'll find his niche yet, maybe be able in years to come to go out and play part-time, and come back to an enjoyment of the game. As Paul's lassie on a plane said, he may well have been too bright for the game, and as republicofwhite suggested, getting out might be the salvation of his sanity.

[MeathDrog]

but I suppose never let a good chance go to have a dig at Keane

Shame.

[irishfan86]

Everyone works with idiots, the only difference is they don't get paid as much.

I'm all about following your dreams, but this just seems like a poor decision. I predict he'll be back in the game within a year or two.

[irishultra]

i think this is such a cool decision. well done shane. dissapointing to hear but wish him the best.

[Diarmo]

I wish the best for Shane Supple and the rest of his career in whatever he does. A lot of people have been asking why change careers when the money might not be as good, but at the same time, people every day choose careers financial gain is not what they're after. If Supple wants to do something else with his life then I wish him the best for it. At least he may be able to enjoy his youth without the constant worry about newspapers, fans etc. getting on his back. From the example of Steven Ireland etc., it appears football can be rather taxing on young people, all the expectation etc, but it's a pity for Ireland to lose a player at this age.

[Dillonman]

He has either had a serious fall out with Roy or he is off his head, very bizarre just think of the money he's losing out on.

Not even for sitting on the bench! Ill take his job if it's still going!

[lostinbrum]

Piece in the Indo today about this. One small shame is that his last act wasn't to save a peno. He saved the first or second I think. Shrewsbury's last went over the bar. I suppose it doesn't make as nice an intro though

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...t-1866057.html

[jbyrne]

He has either had a serious fall out with Roy or he is off his head, very bizarre just think of the money he's losing out on.

keane gave him a new contract over the summer

[Lenny82]

You'd have to admire a bloke of 22 packing in the game. I am sure everybody he spoke to about this has tried to put him off the idea so he is obviously a very determined lad.

He might not have been making lots of money. How much would Ipswich actually be paying him? 3 or 4 grand a week for the last 2 years and bugger all really up to that. No long term gauranteed career either. Look at Liam Miller!!!

Hopefully he's pocketted enough to buy a house and a car and now he can concentrate on his new career.

[paul_oshea]

3 or 4k a year is loads for the last 2 years, 160k a year, if he kept that going for 10 years, thats over 1.5mil!!

[NeilMcD]

Fair play to him I say. He could have picked up his wages and just go with the flow. YOu got to admire him for it.

[NeilMcD]

You'd have to admire a bloke of 22 packing in the game. I am sure everybody he spoke to about this has tried to put him off the idea so he is obviously a very determined lad.

He might not have been making lots of money. How much would Ipswich actually be paying him? 3 or 4 grand a week for the last 2 years and bugger all really up to that. No long term gauranteed career either. Look at Liam Miller!!!

Hopefully he's pocketted enough to buy a house and a car and now he can concentrate on his new career.

I dont own a car or a house and to be honest, not intereted in either and I about 9 years older than him. Surely life is about more than a car and a house.

[brianw82]

Best of luck to the lad. If his heart isn't in it, he'll only be a detriment to whatever team he's with anyway. Hopefully he'll get himself sorted out and, who knows, his love of the game might be rekindled in a few years and he'll get back playing for his own sake.

[paul_oshea]

ya he might be back playing but there is no way he would get back to the same level as he had been at.

[Umberside]

ya he might be back playing but there is no way he would get back to the same level as he had been at.

He'd be very welcome in the League of Ireland. Where's he from?

[irishfan86]

ya he might be back playing but there is no way he would get back to the same level as he had been at.

Dave Kitson took a year off of football and came back just as good or better.

Steven Reid has missed what seem to be years at a time, and comes back just as good each time.

Obviously Supple is a young player, and this is a key time in his development, but if he came back I'm sure he could go back to that level with time.