The 'where are they now?' files

[Shaggy]

Isn't he also a physio for our U18s? I know he was training to be so. I'm sure I've seen him at our academy games.

[dom9]

And who is Stella Maris seeing these days?

[Shaggy]

Ian Baker @mrianbaker
Porritt was released by Celtic Nation a few weeks ago.

[danperkins]

Isn't he also a physio for our U18s? I know he was training to be so. I'm sure I've seen him at our academy games.

I'm not sure to be honest, but he does have degree in physiotherapy so you might be spot on

Seriously though, he looked unbelievable when he was a kid, it just shows the step up in talent when you hit the top level.

[danperkins]

And who is Stella Maris seeing these days?

she's such a harlot

[ronanm]

Isn't he also a physio for our U18s? I know he was training to be so. I'm sure I've seen him at our academy games.

Yes. Michael Owen's brother in law too.

[Shaggy]

I'm not sure to be honest, but he does have degree in physiotherapy so you might be spot on

Seriously though, he looked unbelievable when he was a kid, it just shows the step up in talent when you hit the top level.

Yep it's amazing. I'm certain I've mentioned this before but I used to have a CM partner who played for Kidderminster and Burton in their Conference days. He was a fantastic player, the best I've played with, and yet he never made it into the league.

[Shaggy]

I know Porritt never played for us but still, I asked this lad if he knew what happened to him...

Ian Baker @mrianbaker
Sounded like he never progressed from the early promise, then was unable to adapt to the rough and tumble of that level...

Ian Baker @mrianbaker
...where his pace and dribbling skills were negated by the muddy pitches.

Just goes to show.

[Lee]

Ian Baker @mrianbaker
Porritt was released by Celtic Nation a few weeks ago.

Deary me.

Vitor Flora? What happened to him then?

Did we ever find out whether he was actually a real person?

[Shaggy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitor_Coutinho_Flora

Any relation to Phil?

[Lee]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitor_Coutinho_Flora

Any relation to Phil?

Mightily impressive stats on his Wiki page.

[danperkins]

Yep it's amazing. I'm certain I've mentioned this before but I used to have a CM partner who played for Kidderminster and Burton in their Conference days. He was a fantastic player, the best I've played with, and yet he never made it into the league.

they jump must be astonishing.

My mate was at Coventry and Boro for few years. Anyways he just never made the grade and was passed down to the lower divisions. He played for Kidderminster too, then Redditch. Now he's back over here playing for Bray Wanderers he's 32 now.

Apparently though when a footballer retires they get a big pay out.. something got to do with tax etc. He was telling me last week. He'll get a lump sum which he desperately needs so delighted for him.

Even though he never made it as such he has still made a career out of it, and he has played with and against likes of Bellamy,Joe Cole,Carzola etc

[Daniel 7]

I'm always reminded of this little swine when people go on about LFC kids with promise who never amounted to anything - David James's nephew, James Frayne

http://www.liverpoolway.co.uk/classic/academy/academyarchive/academyprofiles06/jamesfrayne.html

My mrs taught him as well, he gave her a really, really hard time. He had such a bad attitude problem. He grabbed her one day and shoved her up against the wall, at this point he was a grown man over 6ft tall, my mrs is only small.

Anyway, the bad attitude translated over to his football and he's a model now. Trashed David James's house when he was on international duty as well - invited all his mates over and drank his cup final champagne from 1996!

[Lee]

Sounds a right little cunt.

[Shaggy]

I'm always reminded of this little swine when people go on about LFC kids with promise who never amounted to anything - David James's nephew, James Frayne

http://www.liverpoolway.co.uk/classic/academy/academyarchive/academyprofiles06/jamesfrayne.html

My mrs taught him as well, he gave her a really, really hard time. He had such a bad attitude problem. He grabbed her one day and shoved her up against the wall, at this point he was a grown man over 6ft tall, my mrs is only small.

Anyway, the bad attitude translated over to his football and he's a model now. Trashed David James's house when he was on international duty as well - invited all his mates over and drank his cup final champagne from 1996!

Terrible

I remember him on Footy Manager

Another Footy Manager wonderkid who did nothing was James Flood - remember him? Absolute goal machine, on Stockport's books I think. Anyway in about 2004 he came for an interview for an admin assistant at the place I was working at at the time.