Who is steve finnan playing for now

In many ways, he's like Phil Neal. He's the type of player every successful side needs. After being rejected by Wimbledon at the age of 16 Finnan tried his luck with non-league Welling United, contemplating to working as a bricklayer for his family's building firm if his football career didn't turn out.

His dreams came true though when he signed a professional contract with Birmingham City in Football League One in Finnan didn't stay there long as in March he was loaned out to Notts County in the third tier of League football where he stayed until the end of the season. He signed for County in October and played 80 League games in two seasons before transferring to up-and-coming Fulham managed by Kevin Keegan in November Fulham and Finnan went from strength to strength going up two league levels in three years.

He excelled in the World Cup with Ireland and it was time for him to take another step forward in his career. After games and seven goals with Fulham he joined Houllier's Liverpool in the summer of Jamie Carragher, whose place was under threat following the Irishman's arrival, tried to be philosophical about it when put on the spot: "There's no point sulking about it," Carra told Sky Sports. Or find out Finnan's address and send the boys round!

Towards the end of January Finnan announced his retirement from international football after being 'capped' for the fiftieth time by the Republic of Ireland.

Giovanni Trappatoni managed to bring him back to the Ireland set-up and he returned on 20 August against Norway, adding three games to his international total before retiring once and for all in September Although he had signed a two-year contract, the Spanish club agreed to release him after just a single campaign. Liverpool, since Finnan, have had a decade of not-quite-there blokes in his old slot.

Glen Johnson scored the odd screamer but was seriously iffy when it came to some basics like closing down and, you know, marking. Jon Flanagan strained every sinew for a season and a half before reverting to type and just not being that good.

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