Sidmon Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Three of them are ex-Villa! David James was a surprise, he always seemed to have his head screwed on....although this would go some way to explain why he was playing in Iceland! http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/29896728 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 3 out of 4 former Villa players and throw in Big Brad as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Jesus where did James waste all his money? He seemed like he had a clue, unlike a certain Mr. Hendrie or the Djemba twins. Edited November 5, 2014 by villa89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2014 To be fair you don't have to be clueless for it to happen. They're tempted into big investments (Like Big Brad) and they don't work out. I don't think james pissed it up the wall like Hendrie did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Brad didn't go bankrupt though did he, the company he set up did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2014 Brad didn't go bankrupt though did he, the company he set up did. Pretty sure he filed for bankruptcy. I think it was supposedly a big factor towards him leaving us. Spurs were offering him a longer deal and he needed the guarantee of money. THat bit might have been a rumour though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 There were some odd stories about James when he was at Portsmouth, his spending habits etc. Wrongly advised a lot of the time too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 It must be galling to earn a £1m a year in your pomp and then be left with nothing.. I can't quite feel sorry for them though. They will earn in a couple of years what most working people won't earn in 30-40 years in an average job. The common excuse is that its a short career... yes, but an extremely well paid one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 It says David James spent £20m of earnings in his career. Even allowing for a few bad invesmentments, how on earth did he get to a point and not think "oh shit, I need to address this before I'm broke?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 It says David James spent £20m of earnings in his career. Even allowing for a few bad invesmentments, how on earth did he get to a point and not think "oh shit, I need to address this before I'm broke?" I dunno, those shit hair cuts must have cost him a few quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 problem is you cant just leave money sat in a bank doing nothing... Id guess a lot of footballers gamble for a start, most will also have been lured in to property development which can lose a lot of money, especially recently, i think the one bloke in westlife lost £50m in property development in ireland im also sure James got divorced and has a couple of kids so itd be interesting how much of that £20m shes sat on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 ive met a few footballers and they are not the smartest people on the planet. they spend like no tomorrow and dont think about the future once they retire no sympathy whatsoever, they make enough. put it in the bank and gain a lot of interest on it, or buy properties and rent them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Freidel is still picking up contracts from Spurs, doing pundit jobs, and even got his coaching license. He recently said that he is only still playing for his love of the game, but it could be that he needs the extra money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted November 6, 2014 Moderator Share Posted November 6, 2014 problem is you cant just leave money sat in a bank doing nothing... Er ... You can you know, it even adds interest! The reasons footballs go bust is because they don't do this instead they get involved with businesses seemingly unaware they've no idea what they are doing or get gready trying to get into propert deals or avoid tax in various ways. If they just put money in savings they would be sorted for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I wonder whether Lee Hendrie now regrets using bank notes to light expensive cigars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted November 6, 2014 Moderator Share Posted November 6, 2014 I wonder whether Lee Hendrie now regrets using bank notes to light expensive cigars. Yeah those expensive cigars were expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 David James just liked to give the impression that he was cultured and intelligent. I hated that guy, the pretentious word removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Three of them are ex-Villa! David James was a surprise, he always seemed to have his head screwed on....although this would go some way to explain why he was playing in Iceland!http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/29896728 You can't be serious, the guy had an actual addiction problem, he was addicted to his playstation, he's a lunatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I wonder whether Lee Hendrie now regrets using bank notes to light expensive cigars. Yeah those expensive cigars were expensive. But HOW expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 £400 a pop according to what the little prick once told a female friend of mine in 52 degrees North. Expensive enough!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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