Former Red to hang up his boots.

Former Liverpool star David Thompson has been forced to retire because of injury.

Thompson had recently been on trial at Sheffield United, but failed to win a deal at Bramall Lane.

The 30-year-old has struggled with a knee injury for the last few seasons and he has now been advised to hang up his boots.

Thompson came through the youth ranks at Liverpool before joining Coventry for £3million in August 2000.

The diminutive midfielder went on to play for Blackburn, Wigan, Portsmouth and Bolton before being released at The Reebok Stadium last summer.


A player who always gave his all on the pitch, and who in my opinion was never given a real run in the side.
I remember his first visit back at Anfield with Coventry City, and he scored a 30 yard screamer at the Anfield Road end.
You see in his body language after that goal that it meant a lot to him, and also he was prooving a point to the Liverpool management.

Good luck to the lad. I hope he stays in football as he has that winners attitute.
Best wishes David.

I always thought he never got a real run in the side either. I admired his dogged determination and his winning attitude. Shame he's struggled with injury for some time and now he's calling it a day.

Good luck for the future Dave.

Yeah good luck David, lets hope we see you in some sort of coaching role which I'm sure you'd be great at 

I thought he was a decent player like Redkenny said he never really got a chance to show what he can do.

I am not being nasty but I didn't think he was quite good enough at the time, what he did have though was something i wish a few more "stars" of his era could of had, passion, steely in the tackle and a cracking never say die attitude when we needed it.
Now whether his attributes made up for the ones he lacked I'm not so sure but i certainly wish him all the best for the future as if he shows the same tenacity he showed on the pitch in any future jobs i am sure he will go far.

Personally.

I thought he was sh*t.  But good luck to the fella.

David Thompson I think I remember him vaguely in the Spice boys days when he had a decent spell @ Liverpool but other than than I can't really recall anything else.  Anyway good luck with your Sky Sports pundit job David!

I always think of the commentator Parry describing him as a "genuine scallywag" during a game...

Good luck to the lad.

Sorry to hear Little Jimmy Krankie has been forced to retire. He wasn't quite good enough for the first team but was a very usefull squad player and there was worse players than him at Anfield when he left! Good luck Lad!

Jimmie Krankie  Anyone who gives it their best even if they weren't good enough for us, will always get my respect.

He gave it everything he had but kust wasnt good enough but he was determind in every way