Frank McAvennie on Celtic, Graeme Souness & Stringfellows

Being late at Celtic

I nonetheless went again all the way down to London after I was at Celtic. I had issues to do. So each Monday morning, you understand how you choose horses for the Grand Nationwide? Properly, the Celtic gamers have been choosing out what minute I used to be coming in at! I used to be all the time late – and sooner or later, someone really acquired ‘not coming in’.

Leaving Celtic in 1989

I did not wish to go, however after I signed [from West Ham], I took a £1,000-a-week drop in wages however was informed the membership would pay the tax on my sign-on price. However the first sign-on price I acquired, it was taxed. So I used to be raging. Everybody stored saying I moved again to West Ham as a result of I used to be lacking the Web page Three ladies and all that nonsense. However I assumed I used to be at Celtic for the remainder of my profession.

Macari’s coaching at West Ham

It was simply run, run, run. I nonetheless get sweats after I drive down the motorway and see all of the cones. That jogs my memory of Lou Macari’s coaching classes. He took us to a well being farm as soon as – I acquired a hypnotist to ship him to sleep so we may go to a celebration.

The Stringfellows years

I all the time went to Stringfellows – only for an hour earlier than going to a different nightclub as a result of Peter [Stringfellow] was nice to me. And I cherished him. He launched me to Jack Nicholson – Captain Jack – and Johnny Depp. Completely sensible.

Showing on ‘Wogan’

It modified my life fully. I used to be prime goalscorer that season, however the TV cameras weren’t displaying soccer video games. So I acquired requested on Wogan. I used to be nearly to make my debut for Scotland, in order that they acquired me on with Denis Regulation. I seemed like an absolute pleb, I went out and acquired a brand-new Cartier go well with, Cartier footwear, socks, tie, the whole lot. And 23m individuals have been watching.

His chat with Margaret Thatcher

We met her after the 1988 cup remaining. I shook her hand and thanked her. She mentioned ‘thanks for what?’ I mentioned ‘as a result of I used to be on 60% tax down in England and also you decreased it to 40%’. So I used to be like, thanks very a lot, ma’am.