In December 2001, English football was a blank canvas. Manchester United were vulnerable for the first time in years, Ferguson was about to retire - or so we thought - and five other teams had the potential to usurp them and become the next big thing. From Anfield onwards, Arsenal stole a march on Liverpool, Leeds, Chelsea and Newcastle. When his team won at Highbury, Sir Bobby Robson responded to Arsenal’s meltdown by saying that “they should learn how to lose round here”.

Calvin, Michael (25 August 2012). "The Last Word: TV show sours FA Cup dream of Wembley". The Independent . Retrieved 21 December 2021. Arsène Wenger applauds Ray Parlour and Robert Pires after a win at Internazionale in 2003. The manager was a ‘clever man’ but ‘could also be a walking disaster’, according to Parlour. Photograph: ReutersYep, they're both pretty handy. Marc Overmars gave me the name. In training one day I went round four or five players and put it in the top corner, and he knew where Romford was and said "you look like the Romford Pele". West Wales trainer Rebecca Curtis is preparing two contenders for this weekend’s Grand National and hopes the horses’ relaxing dips in the waters of her private Pembrokeshire beach will give them an edge in the famous, gruelling race. On 9 February 2007, Hull City signed Parlour until the end of the 2006–07 season in the hope that his experience would help them to avoid relegation. [13] With their place in the Championship secured, it was confirmed on 1 June that the club would not be retaining Parlour's services for the following season's campaign. [14] Wembley [ edit ] Finally, what would you put in Room 101? What would I put in Room 101? [long pause] What's that then? [Small Talk explains] But I don't hate nothing. Be friendly and smile all the time. Parlour began his career as a pundit with Setanta Sports in 2007. [22] He has since appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport.

He was declared to run at Stratford last week but was pulled out on the day of the race. And his trainer decided against heading to Aintree for today's Old Roan Chase as the ground was again too fast for him. The next third, Tony Adams came out to his team mates as an alcoholic and the club started transforming under the guidance of Arsene Wenger. This part showed that Parlour took his trade seriously from then on and calmed down with the drinking (down to 2 nights a week not 5). There were a few funny moments in this but what really stood out here was his awe for Bergkamp and Henry. Their sheer professionalism and determination changed his thinking and made him the better for it. All in all, it is a good sports autobiography. I do feel however that Parlour/Arsenal fans would probably get more out of reading it than just fans of the game due to the balance between life and sport as depicted. That's Small Talk's attitude to Pizza Hut too. Now, you are known as the Romford Pele: does this mean you are the best player to come out of Romford? I don't think so, you've got Frank Lampard and Tony Adams. In November and early December they had three huge victories, which in hindsight were forerunners of the game at Anfield. They thrashed the champions Manchester United, who were flattered by a 3-1 defeat, came from 2-0 down at home to a decent Aston Villa to win 3-2 and then outclassed Juventus in the Champions League. And then they went and spoiled it all with a desperate 3-1 defeat at home to Newcastle. Ray Parlour was sent off and Thierry Henry had to be repeatedly restrained after the match as he attempted to drill down into the laws of the game with the referee Graham Poll.

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Ray Parlour Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com . Retrieved 13 March 2023. Euro heartache for midfield duo". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 May 2000. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019 . Retrieved 15 May 2020. Dwight Yorke ran us ragged. Seriously, it was humiliating. They scored the first goal and we managed to equalise. We thought: “OK, we’ll take that.” And then all of a sudden the goals started pouring in and we were 5-1 down by half-time. There is a massive walk to the tunnel at Old Trafford and you could see Arsène was fuming. He hardly every swore or shouted but he did that day. I remember doing the long walk to the tunnel alongside Dwight Yorke and he asked: “Where the hell did you get that centre-half from?” “Look, it’s a long story …” In opposition, Leapaway carries a penalty for last Sunday's easy Worcester win and represents Philip Hobbs and Richard Johnson.