Steve Claridge - Machetes, Thongs and Halftime Haymakers
Steve Claridge joins Amy and Craig to revisit a wild career across 22 clubs, featuring legendary dressing room brawls, bizarre superstitions, and a chaotic live TV interview
Former striker and manager Steve Claridge sits down with Amy Irons and Craig Levein for a hilarious trek through his nomadic football career. He lifts the lid on playing under volatile managers like John Beck and Barry Fry, detailing a legendary halftime brawl that left his boss stuck in the physio machinery. Steve also shares brilliant stories about cutting thousands of cabbages with a machete hours before kickoff and explains the chaotic truth behind that infamous live TV gatecrashing involving a red leather thong
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