Too big for their boots

[eiregull]

Have your any stories of footballers allowing their celebrity status to to their heads.
I have a mate who was working in a bar in newcastle when waddle came in with about 8 of his friends, the bar was very busy and my mate and the other staff didnt pay particular attention to waddle and continued serving the customers in order.
Chris waddle got very shirty about having to wait and came out with the classic ' dont you know who i am'
To which one of the bar staff replied 'yes youre the twat that missed that penalty for england'

Classic

Waddle got real pissed and walked out


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[Brighton Breezy]

My dads mate is a Villa fan and owns a pub near Leicester. gary linekar one day bowling in, pushed to the front and demanded to use the phone. 'You going to buy a drink?'..No came the reply..'then f*** off'.


Another one, my mate paul snuck on the newcastle coach outside Fulham to get an autograph and one of the players pushed the 'door shut' button so it began squashing him...Keegan rushed to his aid and prised the door open..bawling at his players for being tossers.

 

[Hans Kraay]

met andy gray at the pre match meal at the opening game of the world cup in france

brazil v scotland

a complete wanker

also at our table was b.robson, s.mcqueen and viv anderson all great blokes!!!

 

[Brighton Breezy]

also at our table was b.robson, s.mcqueen and viv anderson all great blokes!!!

Sounds like one of those 'fantasy dinner parties'

 

[Hans Kraay]

with pics to prove loser

 

[Brighton Breezy]

with pics to prove loser

I wasnt doubting you..just saying it sounded class.

 

[Juan Albion]

met andy gray at the pre match meal at the opening game of the world cup in france

brazil v scotland

a complete wanker

also at our table was b.robson, s.mcqueen and viv anderson all great blokes!!!

Do you possibly mean g.mcqueen or was he trying to jump a motorbike over a high and dangerous looking fence?

 

[Hans Kraay]

your forgiven

best add sat in front of rod stewart in the stadia

best prize i've ever won apart from those five and the bonus i got a few years back

 

[Hans Kraay]

well i was pissed!!!

mind you so was he

 

[Minghawk]

France 98, was in a cafe in Aix (near marseille sp?)
and ended up sitting at the same table with Basil Boli and Chris Waddle.

They were both great guys, very down to earth.

Basil even paid for our meal.

Went back there after the England Tunisia game, and sat with Basil and Chris again (Basil took a shine to us cos with my mate is a Forest fan and they were discussing the Stuart Pearce head butting incident).

Just like to stick up for Mr Waddle - or Chris as he likes me to call him

Basil Boli - what a geat bloke, we asked all the usual questions - who's the ebst player you've played with etc

Maradonna, Van Basten etc

Best moment - scoring in the european cup final!

Sat 2 seats away from Melinda Messenger on the plane home - what a trip!

 

[Gwylan]

Not met many footballers but Rod Stewart helped my then girlfriend pick up stuff from the floor when her handbag broke (perhaps he was looking for gladrags). He seemed very friendly.

Most celebrities I've met have been OK. Exceptions are Ruby Wax, who's a total pain in the arse and cricket commentator Henry Blofeld who's a drunken, lecherous boor.

 

[Brovion]

... and cricket commentator Henry Blofeld who's a drunken, lecherous boor.

WHAT!!! Now just hold on matey boy *cough splutter*. I don't mind you sticking up for Baz Zuiderent but slagging of Blowers is just too much!! He's the last of the 'old school' of TMS commentators (apart from Frindall but he's only the scorer), the last contact with the TMS of my youth. He is England personified, he is the sound of summer, he is ... oh look there's a bus, I think it's a number 26.