Jermain Defoe - Retiring.

[Frank Lincoln]

Jermain Defoe has announced his retirement from football. What a player he has been. 286 goals in 731 club games and 20 goals for England. Jermain didn't like a tap in, and he always seemed to save something special for when he was playing against Wolves. We sometimes hear about players who bring the game into disrepute, well Jermain was an excellent ambassador for the game, wherever he played.

Jermain will also rightly be remembered for his friendship with Bradley Lowery and on the back of that he set up the Jermain Defoe Foundation. His work with the foundation earned him well deserved recognition with the award of an OBE.

Enjoy your retirement sir.

 

[Bill S Preston Esq.]

Very good player. Very good pro. Thoroughly decent human being.

 

[Jonzy54]

I will always remember his 2 thunderbolts at Molineux.I think it was the 3-3 draw .He was a damn good finisher and a decent guy as evidenced by his friendship with young Bradley .

 

[Jawwfc]

A very good pro, he did a lot for that young lad Bradley.

He is a prime example of someone who has really looked after themselves.

He was a brilliant striker.

 

[Stourport wolf]

A great player and a thoroughly decent person.

 

[Kashmire Hawker]

If you ever wanted to have someone as professional, decent, and downright humble along with two marvellous feet - Jermain was undoubtedly the man.

Happy Retirement to him, and he can feel full of pride by the example he set, both on and off the pitch!

 

[Alex Rae The Substitute]

A proper striker and goal machine! Had that Messi/esque ability to fire off a hard shot with minimal back swing.

Spurs for all their mediocrity have had some exciting strikers in the last 20 years.

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

He's exactly the type of the 'in the box' striker we need at Molineux to take advantage of the wide men we have.

 

[oldgolded]

Terrific player. Doesn't seem that long ago that he was a promising youngster on loan down at Bournemouth.

 

[OLDGOLD]

Oh dear. I thought he had retired a couple of years ago...

 

[Kenny Hibbitt is my hero]

Wet Spam fans won’t agree with you - handing in a transfer request the day after they were relegated and then when they wouldn’t honour it, he got himself sent off three times in quick succession to miss a dozen or so Championship games to force a move to Spuds.

But I think that can be put down as being young. He certainly matured and rightfully deserves a lot of credit for his achievements on and off the pitch

 

[OoohRobbieRobbie]

I've always thought that for quite a long period of time, Defoe was one of the best players in the wolrld when it came to having your back to goal in the 18 yard box.

Exceptional player and a joy to watch