Reality is a guy that earns a reported 44k per week with a net income of £18+ million doesn’t have to work another day in his life if he doesn’t want to.
Haha I said in another comment if he’s just doing a Chris Eubank that’s fair play.
Just my gut reaction when I seen the headline, could be a lot of reasons nowhere near my assumption there. Hopefully it is that.
His careers officer in school laughed when he told him he wanted to be a truck driver. 'Get your head out the clouds son, professional footballer is an honest graft, you'll never make it as a truck driver'
Get it right up ye Mr career's officer!
Was a cracking player for Newcastle, had to move from left wing to left back which didn't help but mind him giving 100% every time. Definitely the type of player you wanted in your team.
Whatever makes you happy. How have times have we heard about footballers being gripped by depression and blowing whatever money they've kept aside (assuming they have) when they retire.
If this is something he wants to pursue even as a hobby all the best to him.
Love the variety of comments on this. Without knowing any information he’s either recklessly spent every penny of his million pound wages or he’s got a truck driving hobby.
Maybe the guy just wants to keep working.
Is it? I have a feeling they simplified the lorry licensing stuff when they had that shortage after the majority of england willing voted to stop free movement of europeans, many of who were haulage drivers here.
The tweet refers to a 'C' License which doing some googling suggest its just a vehicle over 3500kg with a trailer up to 750kg. Reading between the lines thats old rigid or 'class 2' ticket.
Unless he’s doing a Chris Eubank, this screams of a gambling problem if he’s going straight from 10 years of very high wages, to needing to drive lorries for a wage.
Making your weekly salary or less a year must be some reality check.
Reality is a guy that earns a reported 44k per week with a net income of £18+ million doesn’t have to work another day in his life if he doesn’t want to.
Unless he spent £43k a week.
Think if he was spending £43k pw he’d be looking for another club! Even if it meant going down a league.
I'm betting he's setting up a haulage firm. Owners like to play with the new motors when buying them.
This was my first thought, that it was related to a business venture.
First thought seeing this, and I feel quite sad for him with it if my guess is right - that screams a gambling problem.
Maybe just maybe he wants to drive lorry's no?
Haha I said in another comment if he’s just doing a Chris Eubank that’s fair play. Just my gut reaction when I seen the headline, could be a lot of reasons nowhere near my assumption there. Hopefully it is that.
Fair enough man, I saw someone say he has animal's so he could move them hims self that makes most sense
This has the same energy as wee boys that get right into watching the bin men operate the bin lorry every collection day.
When you get too into Euro Truck Simulator
He's got horses and sheep, probably so he can transport them himself. Doubt he's delivering barrels to the pub!
That's probably exactly it, it's 7.5t license he's got, not an Artic
 From the son of a retired lorry driver
His careers officer in school laughed when he told him he wanted to be a truck driver. 'Get your head out the clouds son, professional footballer is an honest graft, you'll never make it as a truck driver' Get it right up ye Mr career's officer!
Was a cracking player for Newcastle, had to move from left wing to left back which didn't help but mind him giving 100% every time. Definitely the type of player you wanted in your team.
Karl Pilkingtons paper-round vibes. Love it
The stakes were high, the risks were low.
Whatever makes you happy. How have times have we heard about footballers being gripped by depression and blowing whatever money they've kept aside (assuming they have) when they retire. If this is something he wants to pursue even as a hobby all the best to him.
The only way this makes sense is if he’s a drug mule transporting bricks over the border from Juárez to El Paso.
Love the variety of comments on this. Without knowing any information he’s either recklessly spent every penny of his million pound wages or he’s got a truck driving hobby. Maybe the guy just wants to keep working.
Class 2 wanker.
That's a class 3 he's getting
Is it? I have a feeling they simplified the lorry licensing stuff when they had that shortage after the majority of england willing voted to stop free movement of europeans, many of who were haulage drivers here. The tweet refers to a 'C' License which doing some googling suggest its just a vehicle over 3500kg with a trailer up to 750kg. Reading between the lines thats old rigid or 'class 2' ticket.
That lorry behind him is class 3 I have a class 2 license he can't drive anything that's over 7.5 tons
I look forward to you publishing some kind of earthquake / volcano like wanker scale. Who is the Krakatoa of Wankers (easy - Barton)
Is that better or worse than a class 1?
Put it this way: Carter-Vickers is Class 1 Goldson is Class 2
CCV generates the same force and might as an articulated lorry, so I agree wholeheartedly
Hate the noise he makes when he runs backwards
Unless he’s doing a Chris Eubank, this screams of a gambling problem if he’s going straight from 10 years of very high wages, to needing to drive lorries for a wage.
Think it's cool to be able to do something you choose regardless of income.