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Bad Boys : Shifty Fifty. |
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| Bob 70-71 |
The following is the fifty biggest bad boys as nominated by the Match of the Day Magazine. In reverse order, the 1970-71 players are highlighted with an explanation … 50 Sammy Nelson (Arsenal) Who dropped his shorts and waggled his bum in a game against Coventry City.Pretty racy for 1979! 49 Jimmy Greaves (West Ham United) Said to have kept an industrial strength keg of alcohol in the boot of his car when he was a player. 48 Steve Claridge 47 Dean Holdsworth 46 Clive Walker 45 Jamie Lawrence 44 Willie Johnston (Rangers) The Scottish international sent home after the 1978 World Cup after Fencamsamim was found in his system. He always claimed he took it for hayfever. 43 Jimmy Johnstone (Celtic) Legendary Scottish boozer rescued in the middle of the Irish Sea totally drunk in a row boat. Denis Law offered him a whiskey as he came ashore. 42 Terry Hurlock 41 David Hiller 40 Bob Hazel 39 Tony Adams 38 James Kelly 37 Lee Bowyer 36 Paul Merson 35 Robbie Fowler 34 Paolo Di Canio 33 Gary Croft 32 Chic Charnley 31 Mark Bosnich 30 Billy Bremner (Leeds United) Brawled with Keegan, liked a drink and won £100,000 damages after he was acused of match fixing. 29 Jamie Bates 28 Chris Armstrong 27 Jan Molby 26 Jody Morris 25 Frank McAvennie 24 Charlie Nicholas 23 Paul McGrath 22 Mo Johnstone 21 Adam Tanner 20 Tony Finnegan 19 Roger Stanislaus 18 Bryan Robson 17 Ricky Otto 16 Peter Shilton (Leicester City) A £7,000 gambling debt and a fling with married Tina Street are lowlights. 15 Mark Dennis 14 Stan Bowles (Manchester City) Said to have blown £500,000 on gambling and was addicted to valium for seven years. 13 Eric Cantona 12 Jim Baxter 11 Frank Worthington (Huddersfield Town) (An article featured Frank's exploits in more depth) 10 Dennis Wise 09 Robin Friday 08 Tony Kay 07 George Best (Manchester United) Arrested for drink-driving outside Buckingham Palace in Novenber 1984. Bragged about the ‘Magnificent Seven’, where he made love (it was probably just sex actually … Bob) to seven women in 24 hours. His current wife Alex claimed he punched and kicked her on her birthday after an all day drinking session. 06 Paul Gascoigne 05 Duncan Ferguson 04 Stan Collymore 03 Mickey Thomas 02 Andy Goram Not necessarily the most famous of our bad boys, however, considering the diversity of his crimes, possibly the most notorious. Having admitted boozing and womanising during his playing days, the madness took over when he hung up his boots in 1977. In 1979 he was fined seven hundred pounds and given a six month suspended sentence for running a brothel, the Calypso Massage Parlour. In 1980 he got three yearsfor financing a plot to counterfeit gold coins. In 1982 he was given two six month sentences for stealing cars. In 1990 he was jailed for 28 days for attempting to import 20 pornagraphic videos from Europe which he’d hidden in his spare tyre. In 1991 Storey was given a 28 day suspended sentence for swearing at a traffic warden. Storey played 387 games for Arsenal and 19 England caps and, as with all our bad boys, perhaps his biggest crime was that football just wasn’t enough for him. See also Scandals |
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| Bob Dunning 3 August 2003 |
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