The last two weeks have been emotional ones for Alex Rodman. His 13-year football career, spanning seven clubs and 584 senior appearances, most notably at Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury Town, came to an end, with the winger remembered fondly as an honest and hard-working performer who, arguably, can also have laid claim to being one of the best golfers in the professional game.
But while speaking in the past-tense still bruises a little, for Rodman the announcement confirming his retirement and the finality of it all came as a relief. Well-meaning messages on social media from supporters have touched him far beyond what he expected but, by his own admission, he’s essentially been retired for the last eight months.
His final years at the Gas have been plagued by back issues and a broken leg, limiting him to just four appearances over the last two seasons but the real demon behind his lack of availability has been his struggle with Vestibular Neuritis (vertigo).
