![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/tottenham-fans-all-say-the-same-thing-as-cult-hero-roman-pavlyuchenko-retires/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/crop-20251482.jpg&description=TOTTENHAM fans were full of praise for Roman Pavlyuchenko after learning of his retirement - but several of them thought he'd already hung up his boots. The 40-year-old striker announced his retirement on Thursday, bringing the curtain down on a 24-year-long career. Tottenham cult hero Roman Pavlyuchenko recently announced his retirementCredit: TIMES NEWSPAPERS LTD But many Spurs fans thought he'd already retiredCredit: THE SUN But the news came as a surprise to several Spurs supporters, some of whom thought he'd already called it a day. One tweeted: "Blimey! Has he been stuck at Hotspur Way this whole time?!" Another said: "He was still playing?" And another said: "Thought he retired 10 years ago." One remarked: "Didn't he retire years ago?" Fans of the north London club did, however, look back fondly on Pavlyuchenko's time at White Hart Lane. One said: "Super Pav." Another said: "Happy retirement Super Pav." FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS - BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS And another said: "Supercalafragalistic Roman Pavlyuchenko!" Pavlyuchenko himself has great memories of his time in the Premier League, saying: "I enjoyed every single moment during my three-and-a-half years. "My whole stay at Tottenham Hotspur was just full of pleasure for me." Pavlyuchenko joined Spurs in September 2008 from Russian outfit Spartak Moscow for a fee of £13.7million. He scored 42 goals in 113 appearances for the north Londoners before returning to the Russian Premier League with Lokomotiv Moscow.){kind=link}
TOTTENHAM fans were full of praise for Roman Pavlyuchenko after learning of his retirement – but several of them thought he’d already hung up his boots.
The 40-year-old striker announced his retirement on Thursday, bringing the curtain down on a 24-year career.
But the news came as a surprise to several Spurs supporters, some of whom thought he’d already called it a day.
One tweeted: “Blimey! Has he been stuck at Hotspur Way this whole time?!”
Another said: “He was still playing?”