Ex-premiere league player goes from earning £40k a month to £800 cleaning toilets

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Life! From international
football ace to ship cleaner.
Former Sunderland player,
Kevin Kyle, who used to
earn £10,000-a-week
playing for the premiere league team now earns
£800-a-fortnight working a
12-hour shift on a ship
stacking boxes & cleaning
toilets. (pictured above left
on the ship). Kevin, 33, who started the
job on board the 300-
capacity ship on July 8th,
said he had no choice but to
take the job,
“I’m trying to provide
for my family. Many
footballers pick up
jobs after football but
I don’t see stories
about them in the newspapers. I don’t
really want to
publicize my lifestyle
in the newspapers
about whether I have
a job or don’t have a job. I have to work at
some point to put
food on the table and
to provide for my
family.” He said The dad of 3 was jobless for
6 months after his contract
with League One minnows
Ayr United was scrapped in
January. Managers on the ship
reportedly warned his new
co-workers not to discuss
Kevin's former life as a
footballer or bring it up
with him as it's a touchy subject. Continue... "Kevin started work
on the ship earlier this
month. It’s sad really
to see someone who
was obviously well-
loved by the fans seemingly ending his
career relatively
early." A source said Kevin Kyle works on the
Regina Baltic ship in
Lerwick’s remote Mairs
Quay. [img]http://4.bp..com/-8IfYbbiDZ9c/U8ed_hxJMnI/AAAAAAADMN8/2m1eZ8ey31Q/s280/Kevin-Kyle.jpg[/img]Pictured above taking
a break in the ship's
communal room. His duties include cleaning
floors and toilets, making
beds and stocking up
supplies on the ship. Apart from Sunderland
where he last played in
2006, Kevin also played for
Coventry, Kilmarnock,
Hearts, and Rangers. In a 2010 newspaper
interview he said: “Sometimes in life
money is not
everything. I know a
lot of people disagree
with that but I had all
the money years ago when I played with
Sunderland and
Coventry and I p*****
it up a wall gambling.
So money doesn’t
always make you happy. The happiest I
have been was the
first year at
Kilmarnock, playing
football and knowing
what my wage was.

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[img]http://4.bp..com/-HULqWX8BZE8/U8ed-mbc6sI/AAAAAAADMN0/cSxjTimHtWE/s1600/Kevin-Kylejpeg.jpg[/img]...I felt so sad after reading this. .. From Grace to Grass.

Such is life

GRACE TO GRASS.

Gambino family member

Decibel: Such is life

it's better to be in poverty than having a taste of wealth only to go back to poverty again.

imagine paying half of your wages to the taxman, paying property tax, paying utility bills, taking care of 3 kids and a wife, its not easy to be rich and stay rich in england,

ebamma: imagine paying half of your wages to the taxman, paying property tax, paying utility bills, taking care of 3 kids and a wife, its not easy to be rich and stay rich in england,

so he doesn't know what investment mean?

Such a sad tale. I still admire his courage to accept the menial offer to cater for family.

Such is life.

jmaine: Such a sad tale. I still admire his courage to accept the menial offer to cater for family.

That's the spirit. I really like your comment.

Blockus: Thats why I cant live abroad.

Or you can't afford it? say the truth Bro

atlwireles:

That's the spirit. I really like your comment.

Thanks bro . . . .life must go on no matter what . . . . .

Nobleval: so he doesn't know what investment mean?

Investments depreciate and sometimes become worthless

ebamma: Investments depreciate and sometimes become worthless

Some don't. He coulda invested in real estate. We africans do that a lot....and it pays off.

OK THAT ONE DEY..HE ISNT THE FIRST NEITHER WILL HE BE THE LAST..BUT ITS TOUCHING THOUGH

Nobleval: Some don't. He coulda invested in real estate. We africans do that a lot....and it pays off.

remind me again, how many nigerians pay property tax and income tax ?

The real lesson must not be lost, which is "plan for the rainy day".

He had a long active years of service raking in money, but he wasted lots of it on gambling.

ebamma: remind me again, how many nigerians pay property tax and income tax ?

probably none.

No condition is permanent.

If this kin thing happen in Naija, na your old village witch dey on top your matter

That's Life.

£1600 x 250 = #400,000 a month aswear I need that job.

McWhillion: If this kin thing happen in Naija, na your old village witch dey on top your matter

lol,..na true oo.

Till tomorrow I still respect nigerian players like stephen keshi, Daniel Amokachi, Sunday Olise, Austin Okocha, Victor Ikpeba and co.. These guys used their monies to either train as coaches or tv sports analyst, though they may not be rich as their playing days, but they can still provide for their families.. I feel pity for a great talent like Late. Rashid Yekini.

Later dem go say make players no fight for their bonus

kokoA: Till tomorrow I still respect nigerian players like stephen keshi, Daniel Amokachi, Sunday Olise, Austin Okocha, Victor Ikpeba and co.. These guys used their monies to either train as coaches or tv sports analyst, though they may not be rich as their playing days, but they can still provide for their families.. I feel pity for a great talent like Late. Rashid Yekini.

Wat is dis one saying? If u know how many ex players are out there with coaching licenses and still seriously struggling for ends meet u no go talk. Did I also hear u say "dey used their money to train as Sports analyst?" Those guys were invited analysts cos dey were professionals and one of d best amongst their peers in their days and moreover dis guys u mentioned are Super Eagles heroes while d guy in question was jus one of d hundreds of struggling soccer players in England who lost all his earnings to Gambling....

If you don't invest your money when U have it and allow it to work for you for the future, later in your life you'll definitely work harder for the money.
No matter how much you make within 10years, if not properly managed and planned for/with, it won't take 10 days to disappear.

Koolmexxi:
Wat is dis one saying? If u know how many ex players are out there with coaching licenses and still seriously struggling for ends meet u no go talk. Did I also hear u say "dey used their money to train as Sports analyst?" Those guys were invited analysts cos dey were professionals and one of d best amongst their peers in their days and moreover dis guys u mentioned are Super Eagles heroes while d guy in question was jus one of d hundreds of struggling soccer players in England who lost all his earnings to Gambling....

I still don't understand what's wrong with what I said? Or are you just trying to "attack" me? I mentioned some ex players still doing well and said I respect them.. How is that your wahala? Ah! Na wah o..