Early retirement package

Cantona's boots hung too early
Not the Sir Stanley Mathew type
Clough forced to step down prematurely
Gerd Muller chose the slippers and pipe

Jim Baxter left way too soon
Cruyff much to teach and learn
Sol went back to the Arsenal
For Robbie an Anfield return

Becks keeps match fit at Spurs
Henry at Gunners the same
North London could be the centre
Of an awesome training game

Number 7
(c) Emdad Rahman
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