Well That Was Fast

Two days ago, Sol Campbell broke his contract with Notts County, a League-Two team in England.

Campbell, 35, has left the club after playing only one game with Notts, which was a defeat to Morecambe FC on September 19. Immediately following the game he approached manager Ian McParland and said he wanted to be released from the club.

The defender played for Arsenal, Tottenham, Portsmouth, and the English national team (not in that order) before signing for Notts County this summer. Many, including Arsenal manager Arsene Wegner, were surprised that the former English international would sign for a League Two team, and it seems that they were not let down.

Sources close to the player cite that Campbell had "a reality check" after the defeat, and that "there has always been concern about his fragile psychological state."

His fragile psychological state? It sounds more like Campbell could not cope with the fact the he could be ending his career in a League Two team.

He just decided that after his team lost his first match that he didn't want to give this team a chance, as selfish as that is. Campbell can't sign with a new team until January, but I'm wondering how marketable this stunt is going to make him. I'm not sure any clubs are going to want to invest in an aging player in a "fragile psychological state" who breaks contracts on a whim.

We'll see come January if he's able to recover from this.