Who is The Secret Footballer?

As most may know, or not know, the guardian have a little section called the Secret Footballer, where every saturday, a footballer writes an article.. And people are trying to find out who he is..

What we know in basics:

Almost certainly not a goalkeeper.
He's currently married.
Had a strong father figure.
Played with a group of French players at 1 club.
Played with “a striker who refused to move unless the pass went exactly where he wanted it”.
Rudyard Kipling is his hero.
He's English.
He's not a defender.
Played under at least 4 managers.
Played for a team whose manager lost the dressing room.
Has a friend who plays for Liverpool.
Had a long term girlfriend as a younger player.
Played for one manager for a long time who was seen as a great before ‘losing it’.
Thinks Harry Redknapp is the Messiah.
Has had a transfer between 2 PL clubs.
A player that has completed at least one transfer.
Unlikely to be a player that appears as a pundit.
A current PL player.

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

Candidates:
Matty Taylor
Paul Konchesky
Andrew Johnson
Joe Cole
Kevin Phillips
Kevin Davies
Bobby Zamora
Scott Parker
Danny Murphy

Ruled out:
Robbie Savage
Peter Crouch
Clarke Carlisle
Frank Lampard
Michael Owen
David James

Again, more detail on the actual site: http://www.whoisthesecretfootballer.co.uk

Discuss

Me

Joe Cole

Edgar Davids.

Could be Murphy - Liverpool had loads of French players

kyro7 wrote:Edgar Davids.

A current PL player.

I reckon it's Joe Cole.

Matty Etherington...

Then again, Murphy is a pundit sometimes

Is Etherington married?

The again, again, he's mates with Gerrard and Carra which ticks another box

luke. wrote:Is Etherington married?

I believe so.

Etherington could be Koncheskys mate too, Konchesky is technically still a Liverpool player.. Didn't they play together at West Ham? Could be where the Harry Redknapp being Messiah could be from?

It can't be Joe Cole. He's not that intelligent and is too busy smoking anyway.

Who was the great manager who 'lost it' though?

luke. wrote:What we know in basics:

Almost certainly not a goalkeeper. - Yes
He's currently married. - No idea
Had a strong father figure. - No Idea
Played with a group of French players at 1 club. - Yes
Played with “a striker who refused to move unless the pass went exactly where he wanted it”. - Yes (Anelka?)
Rudyard Kipling is his hero. - No Idea
He's English. - Yes
He's not a defender. - Yes
Played under at least 4 managers. - Yes
Played for a team whose manager lost the dressing room. - Yes (Houllier?)
Has a friend who plays for Liverpool. - Yes
Had a long term girlfriend as a younger player. - No Idea
Played for one manager for a long time who was seen as a great before ‘losing it’. - Yes (Houllier again?)
Thinks Harry Redknapp is the Messiah. - No Idea
Has had a transfer between 2 PL clubs. - Yes
A player that has completed at least one transfer. - Yes
Unlikely to be a player that appears as a pundit. - He does sometimes
A current PL player. - Yes

Answered them all for Murphy, he's my best bet

luke. wrote:A current PL player.

Jay.Davies11 wrote:

luke. wrote:What we know in basics:

Almost certainly not a goalkeeper. - Yes
He's currently married. - No idea
Had a strong father figure. - No Idea
Played with a group of French players at 1 club. - Yes
Played with “a striker who refused to move unless the pass went exactly where he wanted it”. - Yes (Anelka?)
Rudyard Kipling is his hero. - No Idea
He's English. - Yes
He's not a defender. - Yes
Played under at least 4 managers. - Yes
Played for a team whose manager lost the dressing room. - Yes (Houllier?)
Has a friend who plays for Liverpool. - Yes
Had a long term girlfriend as a younger player. - No Idea
Played for one manager for a long time who was seen as a great before ‘losing it’. - Yes (Houllier again?)
Thinks Harry Redknapp is the Messiah. - No Idea
Has had a transfer between 2 PL clubs. - Yes
A player that has completed at least one transfer. - Yes
Unlikely to be a player that appears as a pundit. - He does sometimes
A current PL player. - Yes

Answered them all for Murphy, he's my best bet

He is married as well..

It is Danny Murphy.

I win

Jay.Davies11 wrote:

luke. wrote:What we know in basics:

Almost certainly not a goalkeeper. - Yes
He's currently married. - No idea
Had a strong father figure. - No Idea
Played with a group of French players at 1 club. - Yes
Played with “a striker who refused to move unless the pass went exactly where he wanted it”. - Yes (Anelka?)
Rudyard Kipling is his hero. - No Idea
He's English. - Yes
He's not a defender. - Yes
Played under at least 4 managers. - Yes
Played for a team whose manager lost the dressing room. - Yes (Houllier?)
Has a friend who plays for Liverpool. - Yes
Had a long term girlfriend as a younger player. - No Idea
Played for one manager for a long time who was seen as a great before ‘losing it’. - Yes (Houllier again?)
Thinks Harry Redknapp is the Messiah. - No Idea
Has had a transfer between 2 PL clubs. - Yes
A player that has completed at least one transfer. - Yes
Unlikely to be a player that appears as a pundit. - He does sometimes
A current PL player. - Yes

Answered them all for Murphy, he's my best bet

The striker is probably Diouf.

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Danny Murphy

Almost certainly not a goalkeeper. Check.
He's currently married. Check
Had a strong father figure. -
Played with a group of French players at 1 club. Liverpool, check.
Played with “a striker who refused to move unless the pass went exactly where he wanted it”. El Hadji Diouf, check.
Rudyard Kipling is his hero.
He's English. Check
He's not a defender. Check
Played under at least 4 managers. Check
Played for a team whose manager lost the dressing room. Gerard Houllier, check.
Has a friend who plays for Liverpool. Gerrard + Carragher, check.
Had a long term girlfriend as a younger player. -
Played for one manager for a long time who was seen as a great before ‘losing it’. Gerard Houllier, check.
Thinks Harry Redknapp is the Messiah. Praises him on Sky, check.
Has had a transfer between 2 PL clubs. Liverpool > Fulham, check.
A player that has completed at least one transfer. Check
Unlikely to be a player that appears as a pundit. Very rarely on TV, check.
A current PL player. Fulham, check.

Danny also has a son, Ashleigh Daniel Murphy, born on 15 July 1996, from a previous relationship.


That would of been when he was 19 I believe? If he is 34 now.

Might of nailed it with the long term girlfriend as a younger player.

Scott wrote:Danny Murphy

Almost certainly not a goalkeeper. Check.
He's currently married. Check
Had a strong father figure. -
Played with a group of French players at 1 club. Liverpool, check.
Played with “a striker who refused to move unless the pass went exactly where he wanted it”. El Hadji Diouf, check.
Rudyard Kipling is his hero.
He's English. Check
He's not a defender. Check
Played under at least 4 managers. Check
Played for a team whose manager lost the dressing room. Gerard Houllier, check.
Has a friend who plays for Liverpool. Gerrard + Carragher, check.
Had a long term girlfriend as a younger player. -
Played for one manager for a long time who was seen as a great before ‘losing it’. Gerard Houllier, check.
Thinks Harry Redknapp is the Messiah. Praises him on Sky, check.
Has had a transfer between 2 PL clubs. Liverpool > Fulham, check.
A player that has completed at least one transfer. Check
Unlikely to be a player that appears as a pundit. Very rarely on TV, check.
A current PL player. Fulham, check.

Liverpool > Charlton

The Stig.

The only way to know it's Danny Murphy for sure is if he slates Rafa massively and hypes up Roy Hodgson for being a top bloke and top manager to boot.

Titus Bramble?

James Beattie could be a good suggestion..

James Beattie is shit though..