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How do you know when the party's over? ‌

How do you come to the realisation that the dream you’ve had since you first pulled on a pair of boots - or in Craig Gordon ’s case, a pair of gloves - aged five or six has finally run its course? ‌

That’s the question I’m sure the big man has running through his mind right now. ‌

At the age of 42 and with another fight on his hands to reclaim the Hearts No.1 jersey, you do have to wonder how much longer he’s prepared to go on battling before deciding to call time on his playing career.

In my case, it was my body that told me to give it up.

When the aches and the pains outweigh the joy you once had for kicking a ball, it becomes a no-brainer. ‌

But that doesn’t make it any easier to accept once you finally

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