I will not play again:Leeds United star player has decided to quit his career.
Former Leeds United goalkeeper Nigel Martyn has lifted the lid on the dispute that led to his eventual move from Elland Road to Everton.
Martyn spent seven years at Leeds and is still considered among the club’s greats. He amassed 265 appearances between the sticks for the Whites but lost the number one spot in his final campaign.
He left for Everton in 2003, although a disagreement with former Leeds boss Terry Venables had set the wheels in motion for an exit in 2002.
Having been away with England for the 2002 World Cup, Martyn was not afforded the same break many of his international teammates were.
“[I] came back after that tournament, had 12 days off and had to report for pre-season training. It’s not long enough. The Arsenal players, the Man U players, get one month from the day you’re knocked out. See you in a month.
Former Leeds United goalkeeper Nigel Martyn has lifted the lid on the dispute that led to his eventual move from Elland Road to Everton.
Martyn spent seven years at Leeds and is still considered among the club’s greats. He amassed 265 appearances between the sticks for the Whites but lost the number one spot in his final campaign.
He left for Everton in 2003, although a disagreement with former Leeds boss Terry Venables had set the wheels in motion for an exit in 2002.
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Having been away with England for the 2002 World Cup, Martyn was not afforded the same break many of his international teammates were.
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Speaking on popular podcast Undr The Cosh, Martyn explained: “It wasn’t great. My situation was I’d played every game that season for Leeds, got lucky enough to get picked in the World Cup squad, got to Japan and [South] Korea, got to the quarter-finals.
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“[I] came back after that tournament, had 12 days off and had to report for pre-season training. It’s not long enough. The Arsenal players, the Man U players, get one month from the day you’re knocked out. See you in a month.
Nigel Martyn is still considered among Leeds United’s greats.
Nigel Martyn is still considered among Leeds United’s greats. | Gary Oakley/Getty Images
“Terry was the manager but Terry wasn’t in at the club at the time. Eddie Gray was taking training. I’ve come in, training with Steve Sutton [goalkeeping coach], Robbo [Paul Robinson], had a couple of days training.
“Eddie said ‘we’re going on a trip to Australia, China and Thailand’. I’d literally just come from there – I need a break. I said to Ed ‘can I not go on that trip? I’ve just come from that part of the world, I’m knackered, I want to get home, I want to have a bit of time with my family, and for getting the best out of me, for you, it’s best if you leave me here’. He said ‘I don’t think the new manager’s going to like that’.”
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