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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/aug/10/secret-footballer-undercover-premier-league

Very interesting read this - Any ideas who he is or could it be aload of crap.

The pool story in Dubai is interesting, my first thought was Teddy Sheringham ;D

Kevin Davies. Won 2 consecutive POY and was transferred for a record amount. Coming to the end of his career too

it is Kevin Davies

I am aware he was caught in a very bad position with his finances through little fault of his own

Yes I can't see it being Teddy losing all his cash due to big tax bill or able to write that well . (Been a regular column in Guardian last season).

I meant I thought it was teddy who nailed the footballers  wife in Dubai.

Love the dig at cashley.

Kevin Davies fits, but has he won any trophies though?  Reads like he is a fairly down to earth, unassuming guy and always got that impression from Davies.

I also thought Danny Murphy, but some bits dont really fit.

yeah I misread your post :)

I think the important thing is what's being said. The worst part is that I read nothing in there that surprised me. That is genuinely upsetting.

There will be less extreme versions in every sport - rugby union can be very cliquey, with drinking and cocaine being almost cultural.

The whole culture needs to change. How can you punish Tal Ben Haim holding out on his Portsmouth contract or Steven Ireland with his bling or Ashley Cole for take your pick (pic?), when the attitude is bred like champion dogs?

Davies is an intelligent guy, and he fell prey to some of the darker sides of depression

A lot of the young kids with masses of money, no role models and not terribly bright have no chance of not going off the rails

having worked with plenty of footballers through my old man a large percentage are decent enough blokes just happen to be minted

a  small percentage are utter idiots and frankly horrible human beings, i very much doubt however this isnt the same in other well paying positions

Danny murphy also being mentioned.

So much this.

Is the same true of American Footballers, TightEnd? Plaxico Burress, Chad Ochocinco, allegedly Adrian Peterson and some chap called OJ?

Also pretty obvious that the cuckolded footballer was Peter Crouch.

Yes

Dez Bryant another current one.

Can't be. Article says he was asleep on a sun lounger. He'd need two.

Was a good read, Andy Johnsons name appearing on the comment section a lot. Could be a shout but cant see him being highly intelligent enough to write such an article.

http://www.whoisthesecretfootballer.co.uk/index.php/what-we-know/

Me & my friends being massive football fans are finding this very interesting. I think its Joe Cole personally. I think alot of the facts about this footballer will be true, but some will be fabricated to hide his true Identity.

Kevin Phillips?

Any chance it's Carrick?

Jesus, can't believe everyone is wasting so much time trying to guess who it is.

Obviously a journo talking to a player and fabricating/changing quite alot of stuff to put people off the scent.

They probably having a good laugh at people trying to guess who it and going as far as to set up a website to compile clues as though it's a freaking Agatha Christie puzzle.

But Keith its fun :) Everyone loves a mystery!

The mystery is: why do so many people fall for it :)

The funniest one is when he puts in that he played with a player called Paolo who was good at free kicks!

Ooooooooh say the sleuths, he's given a big clue there!

As though he slipped the name in by accident.

Probably was a player called Paul who was good at free kicks, not Paolo di Canio.

Jesus Keef, you are getting grumpy. Football season starts this week, then you can get proper miserable

Spent the last hour trying to get on a 3/1 shot which should be 1/3 and managing to get the grand total of £48 on.

That's why I'm grumpy!

Thats a first world problem right there

Good luck

Good point but stop being a party pooper. Some of it has to be true, alot fake. You just gotta filter the nonsense.
You must remember we are in a world where millions of people believe there once was a man who walked on water and rose from the dead.

Was it Les Ferdinand?

Chris Ferguson?

Dynamo?

Tikay?

Lol, I have enough headaches already!

No it was this man....

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVcIR6ftJuk

That goal kept Beckham's halfway line goal against Wimbledon from winning Goal of the Season, I seem to recall.

Sensational finish.

I was there :)

So the reference to sinclair in the piece is a red herring?

Bump the thread... New suspect

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Etherington#section_1

Etherington is very stupid.

Not sure if that helps your quest to find out if it's him or not.

Not much kop on the old sports by the looks of it either :D

Jimmy Bullard is one i've heard mentioned a few times

Tomorrow (friday).....

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And don't forget that tomorrow on Victoria Derbyshire, you can hear her interview with The Secret Footballer, @TSFGuardian, from 10am.

There was an article about van der Meyde  having drink and drug problem

He was highly rated also

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p013n3v3

not got a clue who it is, has it been announced? dave kitson?

Thought I'd seen Dean Kiely say that it was all made up.