FORMER Premier League striker Mick Quinn pleaded 'giza job' after being forced to quit his racing career amid financial struggles.

Quinn, who scored a famous hat-trick for Coventry against Arsenal on the opening day of the 1993/94 season, posted on Twitter: "For the first time in 40 years I have nothing to get up for."

The ex-Newcastle hero added last night: "No football. No horses. No owners. No staff and a free diary for the rest of the year #GizaJob X."

Quinn, who scored 235 goals in 524 career appearances, told the Racing Post he had 'no choice' but to call it quits.

And he said now was the time to end his 25-year second career, which has seen him record just shy of 200 winners.

Former Portsmouth ace Quinn, 59, said: "For the last two years we’d been down on numbers due to Covid mainly.

"We had six or seven last year but most of them were moved on at the end of the year and we were left with just my own two.

"Financially, that didn’t leave me with much choice than to step back from training, come up for air and try and earn some money doing something else.

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"I was funding it myself for most of last year and my main man Kenny Bruce wanted to move his horses on, so I was left with no choice really.

"I’ve been in professional sport since I left school 42 years ago.

"I love racing and I'm passionate about it, but I was left with no choice with just two horses."

Quinn, a regular on talkSPORT, has not entirely ruled out a return to the training ranks.

But for now he has given notice on the barn he rents in Newmarket and will focus on other pursuits, such as media appearances and after-dinner speaking.

Quinn's best seasons as a trainer came in 2005 and 2008 when he had 15 wins.

Angus Newz was arguably his best horse, winning four Listed races.

He mustered six wins from 64 races on the Flat in 2021 with earnings of £49,285.

During his peak years as a trainer Quinn was pocketing north of £100,000.

On the plus side, he tweeted early on Saturday: "Yes my first proper lie in, from the usual 5am start."

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