Manu Vatuvei facing life in jail

[Manu Vatuvei]

Time for a name change... lol

Been almost 14 years since I changed from ‘Thierry Henry’ when he left Arsenal. Not sure I can bring myself to do it.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

FWIW I know a fair bit about Manu and he’s probably not the squeaky clean bloke he somehow got a reputation as. tbh you only need to follow his social media to get a different feel for the guy...not that there’s anything outright bad on there, just a different vibe

 

[Fangs]

Crazy timing. I literally was thinking about him 3 minutes before the news hit.

 

[crocodile]

He should be judged after the trial.

 

[BadnMean]

He should be judged after the trial.

That's literally how it works mate.

 

[mozza91]

Remember when he had that shocker against Parra though?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

He should be judged after the trial.

Actually he'll be judged in the trial that's what it's for .

 

[Exsilium]

Geez blokes must get bored when they retire. Either that or they really are dumb merkins.

 

[Incorrect]

Geez blokes must get bored when they retire. Either that or they really are dumb merkins.

A little from column A, a little from column B....

 

[The Plodder]

A little from column A, a little from column B....

Mostly column B

 

[t-ba]

Geez blokes must get bored when they retire. Either that or they really are dumb merkins.

I think making decent coin from a young age warps your financial literacy a fair bit.

Most of these dudes don't spend a large chunk of their youth scrounging coins, their debit card and credit card to buy a box of Dr Bortoli's finest, and once the cash stops flying they don't know how to actually stop spending.

The above is totally not a story about me as a 22 year old law clerk on award wages btw.

 

[Floodwaters]

Deleted.

Footballers are paid extremely well, sponsors galore and when they retire they lose 1) Structure 2) That large income

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

Geez blokes must get bored when they retire. Either that or they really are dumb merkins.

Manu was dumped by the Warriors quite suddenly mid-season in 2017. Then did his ACL in England in the 2018 pre-season, missed the whole season, and had his contract torn up by Salford while rehabbing. He then found out in late 2018 that he had neurological issues after participating in a boxing match.

A guy like him could probably still be getting a run somewhere in Super League at 35, instead he played his last game at 31. I know he didn’t see it coming.

Also has a lot of kids, broke up with the missus, obliged to give money to extended family.

 

[Hawkins]

this facing life crap lol

reminds me of articles headlined with NRL superstar found to be a cannibal.

And turns out he played Jersey Flegg and a handful of First Grade with Canterbury.

Since when does playing for the Bulldogs make you a superstar?

 

[SBD82]

reminds me of articles headlined with NRL superstar found to be a cannibal.

And turns out he played Jersey Flegg and a handful of First Grade with Canterbury.

Since when does playing for the Bulldogs make you a superstar?

 

[crocodile]

Remember when he had that shocker against Parra though?

That was good though.

 

[crocodile]

Actually he'll be judged in the trial that's what it's for .

Judged by the merkins on this board I mean.

 

[crocodile]

That's literally how it works mate.

How it should work. Tell some of the merkins on this board.

 

[some11]

I met Manu after a game in Wollongong in 2011. He was taking photos with kids and came across as a genuinely approachable and humble guy.
It absolutely staggers me that he could be involved in something like this.

$$$

 

[some11]

How it should work. Tell some of the merkins on this board.

Yes.. that's how it works. Everyone knows this.