Adebayo Akinfenwa is an absolute beast of a man, of that there is no doubt. Built like a heavyweight boxer, with arms like ship’s cables, Akinfenwa is a guaranteed winner for ‘strongest on FIFA’ player EVERY issue of the game.
However, he knew his time at AFC Wimbledon was up before he played in their successful 2-0 League Two Play-Off Final win over Plymouth Argyle where he came on in the 77th minute, worried Argyle defenders and scored a late, late penalty (below) to sign off with.
WATCH: "A goal that has promotion written all over it". What a parting gift this could be from Akinfenwa. https://t.co/zivVPnoD03
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) May 30, 2016
As I said before, Akinfenwa knew he was technically unemployed and put out a very ‘Yosser Hughes’ shout out for a job from any prospective employers wanting to take on the services of a striker guaranteed not to be pushed around by opposition defenders.
https://twitter.com/FromTStands/status/737318498804858880
Akinfenwa leaves AFC Wimbledon with kind words ringing in his ears from CEO Erik Samuelson who says: “Adebayo is such an ambassador for the club and for the game, so if he is not staying that would have been Neal’s decision and I would not dream of influencing him.”
As of midnight on June 1, these are the top ten teams said by SkyBet to be where Akinfenwa’s ‘beast mode’ could be next unleashed.
- Carlisle – 6/4
- Cambridge United – 6/1
- Eastleigh – 6/1
- Portsmouth – 8/1
- Barnet – 10/1
- Leyton Orient – 12/1
- Grimsby Town – 14/1
- Notts County – 14/1
- Hartlepool – 16/1
- Luton Town – 16/1
