The Secret Footballer

There is no such person. It's quite obviously a ghostwritten amalgamation of anecdotes.

Right?

think so yah, although maybe say 70% might come from one specific player. idk.

but off the top of my head for it to be one actual player he'd have to have been promoted with a club, been a club's POTY at least twice, played abroad and many more things that don't fit a specific british player

andy johnson, d murphy, joey barton are the secret footballers

played abroad? new one on me

kitson in the mix too obv

I was convinced a lot of recent ones are Jason Roberts, but there's definitely one that's Michael Owen - threatened with relegation, he goes to the manager for a chat about an upcoming game & says "I can't be relegated, it's too embarrassing". Manager gets angry: "Oh yeah? How'd you think it makes me feel?"

If that doesn't explain how Shearer got his Newcastle side playing like they did, I know nothing.

but off the top of my head for it to be one actual player he'd have to have been promoted with a club, been a club's POTY at least twice, played abroad and many more things that don't fit a specific british player

Joe Cole ticks most if not all of those boxes except possibly the promotion. Don't think it's him though.

surely promoted with west ham

I thought everyone had decided it was Andy Johnson?

http://www.whoisthesecretfootballer.co.uk/

Seems like Kitson is their top candidate.

it was flickin through that site decided me that no one player is tsf, and that there were def a few red herrings thrown in besides

I'm pretty sure it's one player writing it, but that they have taken the experiences of lots of others to feed into the column. There are, I believe, only three people at the Guardian who knew his identity. And one of those found out by accident.

walked in on a proust-themed roast

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43680519

The Secret Footballer was still playing as late as 2011. He is English, has played for at least two Premier League clubs and was relegated from the top flight on the final day of the season...The Secret Footballer grew up on a council estate in rural England and only began playing organised football relatively late. He signed his first professional terms at the age of 21 and had what he describes as a lucrative career.

this still fits Kitson yes?

I was thinking it might be yknow Dean Windass yknow but yeah Kitson is the favourite

full Kitson wanker