David James - Skint

[StevieH]

declared bankrupt. genuinely amazed at this after how much he must have earned over the course of his career.

Beeb

Former England goalkeeper David James is to auction hundreds of items of football memorabilia collected during his career.

James, who played for Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham, Manchester City and Portsmouth, was declared bankrupt in May.

Among the items being sold through Kent-based auctioneer Hilco are 150 signed shirts, shorts and match balls.

Also being sold is James's customised Astra van and Raleigh Chopper bikes.

The 44-year-old won 53 England caps during a career that also saw spells at Watford, Bristol City and Bournemouth and is currently goalkeeper and manager of Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters FC.

Bids for his possessions, which also include exercise and DJ equipment, vinyl records, books and toys, are being accepted from 6 to 18 November.

Shirts including an England home kit signed by the team, and a bright pink Portsmouth goalkeeper's jersey, are expected to sell for upwards of £30-50 each.

[petermik]

Allways was a bit of a head-the-ball as many are in the same profession-overpaid and pampered prima donnas

[mrbojangles]

It's never nice to hear of someone going bankrupt but nowadays it's the easy option for people to avoid paying bills to honest businesses they had debt with. A mate of mine was owed thousands by someone who went bankrupt in order to not pay bills. The guy who owed the money had a £600k house but it couldn't be touched cos it was conveniently in his wifes name.

I no longer feel too sorry for those who have gone bankrupt but feel more sympathy for the people they have left debt's with. I bet all the money raised from the sell off of James memorabilia, doesn't go to the victims.

[Derek M]

It's never nice to hear of someone going bankrupt but nowadays it's the easy option for people to avoid paying bills to honest businesses they had debt with. A mate of mine was owed thousands by someone who went bankrupt in order to not pay bills. The guy who owed the money had a £600k house but it couldn't be touched cos it was conveniently in his wifes name.

I no longer feel too sorry for those who have gone bankrupt but feel more sympathy for the people they have left debt's with. I bet all the money raised from the sell off of James memorabilia, doesn't go to the victims.

He was abit of victim himself yer old honey trap a money grabbing ex bird took 50% of his earnings a while back ´cos he got rich and famous after he met her!

Still no sympathy he could have set himself up for life with his earnings from Liverpool alone - even if some ex took half of it!

Very few prof sportsmen these days have the nous of Robbie Fowler who invested a lot of his money in property and his doing rather nicely outside of football.

[salty]

He was a pundit on BT Sport on several occasions last season . I haven't seen him on this season.

[rgs2001uk]

It's never nice to hear of someone going bankrupt but nowadays it's the easy option for people to avoid paying bills to honest businesses they had debt with. A mate of mine was owed thousands by someone who went bankrupt in order to not pay bills. The guy who owed the money had a £600k house but it couldn't be touched cos it was conveniently in his wifes name.

I no longer feel too sorry for those who have gone bankrupt but feel more sympathy for the people they have left debt's with. I bet all the money raised from the sell off of James memorabilia, doesn't go to the victims.

He was abit of victim himself yer old honey trap a money grabbing ex bird took 50% of his earnings a while back ´cos he got rich and famous after he met her!

Still no sympathy he could have set himself up for life with his earnings from Liverpool alone - even if some ex took half of it!

Very few prof sportsmen these days have the nous of Robbie Fowler who invested a lot of his money in property and his doing rather nicely outside of football.

Best he head to Issan (check out that forum) plenty of bitter and twisted farangs posting on there about their X taking them to the cleaners.

Him hansum man.

[Exsexyman]

It's never nice to hear of someone going bankrupt but nowadays it's the easy option for people to avoid paying bills to honest businesses they had debt with. A mate of mine was owed thousands by someone who went bankrupt in order to not pay bills. The guy who owed the money had a £600k house but it couldn't be touched cos it was conveniently in his wifes name.

I no longer feel too sorry for those who have gone bankrupt but feel more sympathy for the people they have left debt's with. I bet all the money raised from the sell off of James memorabilia, doesn't go to the victims.

He was abit of victim himself yer old honey trap a money grabbing ex bird took 50% of his earnings a while back ´cos he got rich and famous after he met her!

Still no sympathy he could have set himself up for life with his earnings from Liverpool alone - even if some ex took half of it!

Very few prof sportsmen these days have the nous of Robbie Fowler who invested a lot of his money in property and his doing rather nicely outside of football.

Apparently his ex missus took 2 million quid, his earnings were over 20 million quid during his career. Difficult to have much sympathy for him.

[MAJIC]

It's never nice to hear of someone going bankrupt but nowadays it's the easy option for people to avoid paying bills to honest businesses they had debt with. A mate of mine was owed thousands by someone who went bankrupt in order to not pay bills. The guy who owed the money had a £600k house but it couldn't be touched cos it was conveniently in his wifes name.

I no longer feel too sorry for those who have gone bankrupt but feel more sympathy for the people they have left debt's with. I bet all the money raised from the sell off of James memorabilia, doesn't go to the victims.

He was abit of victim himself yer old honey trap a money grabbing ex bird took 50% of his earnings a while back ´cos he got rich and famous after he met her!

Still no sympathy he could have set himself up for life with his earnings from Liverpool alone - even if some ex took half of it!

Very few prof sportsmen these days have the nous of Robbie Fowler who invested a lot of his money in property and his doing rather nicely outside of football.

Apparently his ex missus took 2 million quid, his earnings were over 20 million quid during his career. Difficult to have much sympathy for him.

If the worst thing that ever happened to you in your life that you lost all your money and you went broke,then you are truly a fortunately person! you came into this world without wealth and you will most certainly leave without it!

Edited November 5, 2014 by MAJIC

[CelticBhoy]

David James - Skint

CelticBhoy - Same Boat

I didn't start off with 20 million quid though.

No sympathy here. Get Tefling James.

[champers]

Where's it all gone? Anyone know?

[StevieH]

Where's it all gone? Anyone know?

raleigh choppers apparently. and possibly overpriced hair colouring.

sounds like bad investments. or being conned in other words. i'd say poor sod but i wouldn't mean it.

[mrbojangles]

Where's it all gone? Anyone know?

Birds, booze and boys toys. The rest he wasted