Former skilled footballer Troy Deeney will play on the World Nineball Tour as a wildcard participant on the UK Open Pool Championship in Telford, reside on Sky Sports activities, revealing his intention to “push the game ahead”.
Deeney, who featured throughout six seasons of the Premier League for Watford, scoring 47 objectives, will compete on the UK Open Pool Championship between Might 7-12, with all of the motion reside on Sky Sports activities.
The 35-year-old final performed for Forest Inexperienced Rovers in League Two this season, forward of taking over a participant/supervisor position throughout the marketing campaign and being dismissed in January, however will now seem on screens taking part in a really completely different sport.
“It is one thing completely different, is not it? One thing fully new,” Deeney instructed Sky Sports activities. “I similar to pushing the boundaries somewhat bit, and seeing the way it goes.
“I’ve all the time received fond respect for any athlete in any career. To do what they do takes hours and years of apply and dedication, so why not attempt my hand at it when the chance has come round?
“It was a no brainer actually.”
When it comes to his goals for his upcoming enterprise, Deeney minimize a sensible tone, with out dismissing his probabilities totally.
“The intention is to go there and never embarrass myself to be sincere, but in addition be humble sufficient and weak sufficient to know these guys have been doing it for years,” he stated.
“You possibly can’t simply put just a few months’ value of real coaching into it and a whole lot of years of wierd taking part in – generally with a beer in hand as properly – and anticipate to beat these guys.
Deeney says he’s positive his ‘aggressive edge will come flowing via’ throughout the UK Open Pool Championship in Telford
“However I do know as quickly as I am concerned in something, my aggressive edge will come flowing via in any case. I am going to give it an excellent go.
“To be restricted in my skill and lots of people anticipating the world of me…I am fairly used to that!
“My finish purpose for that is to push the game ahead as a lot as I probably can.”
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