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by Tony Adams


  mid-table position of, 214

  and military exercises, 211

  new academy director for, 228–9

  new groundsman for, 218–19

  playing budget of, 199

  poor facilities of, 201, 208, 210

  pre-season at, 207

  rule book for, 219–20

  scouting system at, 219

  TA approached concerning, 197–9

  TA assembles staff and squad at, 206–7

  TA quits, 249

  TA’s eventful journey home from,

  and return to, 214–17

  TA’s first visit to, 199–201

  TA’s post-treatment return to, 248

  TA’s press conference for, 209

  under-15 tournament of, 238

  at winter training camp, 216, 240

  Fogarty, Carl, 56

  Football Association (FA), 82, 280, 292

  and addiction issues, 72

  Premier League’s rivalries with, 42

  SC approached by, 236

  Football League Trophy, 112

  Fowler, Robbie, 8

  France national side, 27, 28, 36, 281

  Frank, Thomas, 258

  Fraser, Henk, 129

  Friar, Ken, 30, 53, 268

  Fricker, Jeff, 62, 65

  Fulham FC, 171

  Gabala football club, see FK Gabala

  Galatasaray FC, 38, 39, 212

  Gale, Tony, 285–6

  Gamblers Anonymous, 9

  Gamper, Joan, 101

  Gascoigne, Paul ‘Gazza’, 17, 18, 80, 97, 138

  and alcohol, 21, 28, 140

  Gattuso, Gennaro, 173

  Gaydamak, Alexandre ‘Sacha’, 146, 151, 164–5, 171, 176, 199

  Gaydamak, Arcadi, 146, 164

  Gazidis, Ivan, 264, 266

  Gekas, Theofanis, 180

  Germany national side, 1, 8, 18, 41–2, 43, 46, 279, 280, 297

  Gibbs, Kieran, 271

  Gibson, Terry, 110–11

  Giggs, Ryan, 31

  Gill, David, 275

  Gillingham FC, 57

  Gilmore, Jerry, 67, 76

  Glass, Richard, 56

  Glenn, Martin, 275

  Goldstein, Paul, 95

  Goodman, John, 123

  Gorman, John, 110–11

  Gradi, Dario, 123

  Graham, George, 16, 18, 24, 29–30, 38, 77, 103, 157, 187–8, 256, 269, 270, 271, 321

  Grampus 8 FC, 68, 258

  Granada FC:

  TA asked to report on, 307

  TA takes role at, 308–9

  Grant, Avram, 146, 183

  Gray, David, 141

  Greaves, Jimmy, 80

  Grimsby Town FC, 114

  Groves, Paul, 144–5, 151, 171, 175

  Guardiola, Pep, 37, 179, 278

  Gullit, Ruud, 141

  Hagi, Gheorghe, 38

  Hammond, Nicky, 136

  Harry (dog), 90–1

  Hart, Joe, 278

  Hart, Paul, 183

  Hartson, John, 157

  Harwood, Ros, 70, 71

  Hasselbaink, Jimmy Floyd, 31

  Hayes, Martin, 187

  Hayes, Steve, 116, 118, 122

  Hayward, Paul, 192

  Heather, Shellie, 236

  Heerenveen FC, 174

  Henchoz, Stephane, 52

  Henry, Thierry, 20, 36–7, 38, 51, 54, 217, 259, 279, 283

  Heydarov, Kamaladdin, 200

  Heydarov, Tale, 198–9, 202, 211–12, 213, 221, 222–3, 225–6, 228, 229, 238, 239–40, 261

  and TA’s departure, 249

  and TA’s heart problem, 246

  Highbury Stadium, 37–8, 50

  Hill-Wood, Peter, 17, 58, 261–2

  Hillier, David, 15

  Hoddle, Glenn, 25, 28, 39–40, 43, 51, 63, 131–2, 140, 275, 325

  appointed England manager, 40

  ill-advised remarks of, 39

  and public opinion, 44

  Hodgson, Roy, 275, 278

  Hoey, Kate, 232

  Hornby, Nick, 67, 107

  Houllier, Gérard, 52

  Houston, Stewart, 17

  Howard, Lord, 232

  Howe, Don, 43, 108, 136

  Howe, Eddie, 180, 287

  Howe, Nigel, 136–7

  Hryhorchuk, Roman, 240–2

  Hughes, Mark, 181

  Hughes, Richard, 180, 183

  Hull City FC, 173

  Hutchinson, Alan, 112

  Hutchison, Don, 40

  Ince, Paul, 27, 46, 256

  Inter Baku FC, 201, 209, 221, 239

  Inter Milan FC, 165

  Inzaghi, Pippo, 173, 174

  Ireland, Stephen, 168

  Italy national side, 27, 46, 280, 281, 297

  ITV Digital, 111

  Jacobs, Mandy, 70, 317

  Jacobs, Steve, 314

  James, David, 86, 148, 149, 156, 157, 174, 177, 182, 184

  Jansen, Wim, 128, 192, 193

  Jedi (TA’s grandson), 237

  Jeffers, Susan, 90

  Jennings, Pat, 63, 65

  Jiang Lizhang ‘John’, 206, 296–8, 307–9

  Jim (groundsman), 110, 113, 118

  Jockeys Association, 72

  John, Elton, 71

  Johnson, Glen, 148, 149, 153, 154, 183–4

  Johnson, Roger, 116, 121

  Jones, Dave, 160

  Jonker, Andries, 259, 260, 298–9

  Jonsson, Ulrika, 31

  Joorabchian, Kia, 177–8

  Jordan, Andrew, 146–7, 236

  Jordan, Joe, 144, 146, 147, 151, 156, 168, 171, 175, 253

  Juventus FC, 36, 132

  Kaboul, Younes, 165, 174

  Kagame, Paul, 288

  Kaka, 173

  Kane, Harry, 286

  Kanu, 148, 149, 158, 159, 160, 174

  Kardec, Alan, 307

  Kavlak, Fatih, 207, 224–5, 226

  Kay, Melissa, 233

  Kay, Peter, 74–6, 146–7, 229–31, 232–6, 300

  becomes SC CEO, 56, 74–5

  death and funeral of, 234–5

  as mentor, 82

  and SC finances, 79

  seminars given by, 77–8

  TA meets, 70

  Keane, Roy, 30, 78, 97–8, 173

  Keegan, Kevin, 42–3, 45, 275

  appointed England manager, 40

  resigns as England manager, 42

  Keen, Kevin, 78

  Kenwright, Bill, 178

  Keown, Martin, 24, 36, 88, 104, 174, 187, 319

  Keswick, Chips, 262

  Khazar Lankaran FC, 209, 221

  King, John, 47, 109

  Kiwomya, Chris, and Hong Kong incident, 16–17

  Klass, Geoffrey, 268

  Klopp, Jurgen, 278, 291

  Koeman, Erwin, 128

  Koeman, Ronald, 128, 131

  Korneev, Igor, 129

  Koscielny, Laurent, 271

  Kranjcar, Niko, 148

  Krasnodar FC, 242

  Kroenke, Stan, 260–1

  Krol, Rudi, 108

  Kuszczak, Tomasz, 159

  Kutner, Steve, 56, 108, 182, 196, 288

  Kuyt, Dirk, 182

  La Liga, 293, 296

  Lampard, Frank, 166

  Lampard, Pat, 166

  Lauren, 50, 271

  Lazio FC, 50, 130

  Le Tissier, Matt, 325–6

  League Cup, 15, 49, 52

  League Managers Association, 101, 292

  A League of Their Own, 19

  Leeds United FC, 51, 56, 59

  Leicester City FC, 51

  Lens FC, 29, 38

  Lerner, Randy, 238, 291

  Lesser, Charlie, 231, 234

  Levy, Daniel, 179

  Lewin, Gary, 47

  Lewis, Damian, 141

  Limassol FC, 242

  Limpar, Anders, 50, 65

  Linighan, Andy, 15

  Littlewoods Cup, 14, 52, 268

  Liverpool FC, 52, 58, 127–8, 151, 173, 182, 238

  Ljungberg, Freddie,
35, 52, 58

  LuaLua, Lomana, 153

  Lukic, John, 65

  Luton Town FC, 220

  Luzhny, Oleg, 37

  Lyon FC, 50

  McClaren, Steve, 44

  McCrea, William, 247–8, 302

  McDermott, John, 97

  McGrath, Paul, 78, 88

  McManaman, Steve, 8

  Macpherson, Elle, 68

  Madejski, John, 136

  Major, John, 255

  Mammadov, Ramiz, 226

  Manchester City FC, 51, 155, 168, 285–6, 294

  Manchester United FC, 28–30, 37, 44, 51, 58, 77–8, 151, 156, 157–9, 167–8, 187, 194, 275, 291, 294

  Mandaric, Milan, 152, 165

  Manninger, Alex, 37, 194

  Mansell, Nigel, 149

  Maradona, Diego, 141

  Martin, Alvin, 108

  Martin, Russell, 122

  Martins, Bruno, 130

  Mendes, Pedro, 149, 154, 161, 165

  Merson, Paul, 9, 14, 24, 28, 69, 81–2, 187, 314

  Mertesacker, Per, 178, 271

  Messi, Lionel, 293

  Metgod, Johnny, 174–5

  Middlesbrough FC, 58, 127

  Milan FC, see AC Milan

  Miles, David, 268

  Milovic, Goran, 307

  Moore, Bobby, 108, 288

  Moore, Luke, 114

  Morgan, Stuart, 151

  Mourinho, José, 37, 82, 100, 143, 154–5, 184, 193, 194, 272, 279, 311

  Mowlam, Mo, 68

  Moyes, David, 135, 178

  Mullins, Hayden, 180

  Muntari, Sulley, 154, 159, 165, 194

  Munteanu, Dorinel, 238–9, 241

  Mutu, Adrian, 82–3, 230

  Mwaruwari, Benjani, 148, 149, 155

  NAC Breda FC, 134

  Najafov, Fariz, 198–9, 211–12, 213– 14, 221, 222, 240

  Nantes FC, 38

  Nasibov, Samed, 244

  National Association of Children of Alcoholics, 68

  Neftchi Baku FC, 208–9, 221

  Neuer, Manuel, 133

  Neville, Gary, 74

  Newcastle United FC, 25, 42, 58, 114, 144, 167, 170, 175, 178

  News of the World, 94, 266

  Nicholas, Charlie, 53

  Nielsen, Benny, 258 9/11, 55–6

  Norwich City FC, 108, 113

  Nottingham Forest FC, 174

  Notts County FC, 112

  Nugent, David, 154, 178, 181

  Obama, Barack, 85

  Observer, 74

  Oldham Athletic FC, 117–18

  O’Leary, David, 63, 108, 271

  Olympic Games, 255

  O’Neil, Gary, 149, 153

  O’Neill, Martin, 59, 88, 108–9, 120

  Oscar, 306

  O’Sullivan, Ronnie, 140

  Overmars, Marc, 20, 36, 49, 50

  Owen, Michael, 27, 44, 52

  Oxford United FC, 166

  Panathinaikos FC, 242

  Panorama, 170

  PAOK FC, 242

  Paolo, Lorenzo, 196–7, 200, 288

  Paris St Germain FC, 173

  Parlour, Jo, 127

  Parlour, Ray, 19, 35, 51, 58, 127

  and Hong Kong incident, 16–17

  Parma FC, 15, 38

  Peacock, John, 277

  Pearce, Stuart, 46, 256

  Peck, M. Scott, 26

  Peston, Robert, 232

  Peters, Stuart, 32, 90

  Petit, Manu, 25, 36, 49, 54, 263

  Philo, Mark, 122

  Piqué, Gerard, 280

  Pires, Robert, 50, 51, 64

  Pirlo, Andrea, 173

  Platt, David, 256

  Plymouth Argyle FC, 156

  Pogba, Paul, 293

  Poland national side, 40

  Pompey, see Portsmouth FC

  Portsmouth FC (‘Pompey’) (see also Redknapp, Harry; individual tournaments):

  close to relegation, 147

  and computer programs, 150

  FA Cup final won by, 160–1, 190

  fans vote for best game of, 174

  finances of, 163–5, 176–8, 181, 182

  modest training facilities of, 145

  new players brought into, 148–9, 153–4

  Portugal tour by, 166

  Premier League record set by, 154

  Premier League struggle of, 181

  Premier League topped by, 150

  Redknapp quits, 169

  relegation avoided by, 149

  relegation of, 183

  TA approached by, 143–4

  TA berates squad at, 176

  TA leaves, 182–4

  TA offered and takes manager’s job at, 171–3

  TA takes over most of training at, 147

  technical department of, 151

  Portugal national side, 41

  Premier League, 14, 29, 51, 272, 280

  and development coaches, 284–5

  FA’s rivalries with, 42

  Manchester United win, 158

  Portsmouth move to top of, 150

  and Pro Licence, 136

  and TV footage, 150

  un-English identity, 292–3

  Preston North End FC, 157

  Primus, Linvoy, 149

  Pro Licence, 127, 128–9, 134, 135–6, 276

  Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), 73, 74, 78, 79, 82, 85, 230

  Prosinecki, Robert, 240

  Prozone, 150

  Purdew, Stephen, 77, 81

  Qarabag FC, 209, 210–11, 221, 248

  Queens Park Rangers FC, 51, 268

  Quinn, Niall, 187

  Rahimov, Uzeyir, 244–5, 246

  Ramos, Juande, 168–9

  Ramos, Sergio, 280

  Ramsay, Gordon, 74

  Ramsey, Aaron, 162

  Rangers FC, 59, 165, 192

  Rashford, Marcus, 279

  Rauball, Reinhard, 290–1

  Reading FC, 112, 113, 136–7, 154, 180, 266

  Real Madrid FC, 36, 165, 168, 173, 177, 293, 294

  Real Mallorca FC, 55

  Real Zaragoza FC, 15

  Redknapp, Harry, 143–6, 147–9, 151–61 passim, 164–70 passim, 172, 175, 179, 190–1, 253, 288

  Spurs move of, 169

  on TA’s sacking, 183

  and transfer dealings, 170

  Redknapp, Jamie, 138, 141, 142, 194

  Redknapp, Sandra, 167

  Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners trust (RAPt), 67, 233

  Reid, Peter, 295

  Reilly, Andy, 115

  Ricardo, 242

  Rice, Pat, 262–3, 269

  Rickson, Ian, 89

  Ridley, Ian, 190–1, 220

  Rioch, Bruce, 29, 187

  The Road Less Traveled (Peck), 26

  Robson, Bobby, 37

  Robson, Bryan, 29, 30, 43, 45, 63, 78, 138

  Rocastle, David ‘Rocky’, 24, 49, 65, 187

  Rocastle, Janet, 49

  Rocastle, Melissa, 49

  Rocastle, Monique, 49

  Rocastle, Ryan, 49, 50, 51

  Roeder, Glenn, 144, 184

  Roiphe, Anne, 39

  Rolfes, Simon, 132

  Ronaldinho, 173–4

  Ronaldo, Cristiano, 158, 293

  Rooney, Wayne, 158, 278

  Rougier, Yann, 25

  Rowley, Steve, 16, 132, 162, 259

  Roxburgh, Andy, 134

  Royal Court Theatre, 67, 89

  Ruddock, Neil, 19

  Rugby Football League, 236

  Rugby Football Union, 72

  Ryan, Keith, 121

  Saam (Clare’s partner), 237

  St Alban’s City FC, 220

  Sammer, Matthias, 131

  Sampdoria FC, 44

  Sanchez, Lawrie, 109, 111

  Sansom, Kenny, 26, 80, 271

  Saudi Arabia national side, 41

  Saverimutto, Alastair, 197–8, 200, 211–12, 213–14, 221, 222, 226, 228

  Schmeichel, Peter, 31

  Scholes, Paul, 40, 44, 158

  Scol
ari, Phil, 298

  Scotland national side, 40

  Scott-Johnson, Mandy, 71, 73

  Seaman, David, 36, 37, 65, 138, 140, 149, 187, 246

  Semin, Yuri, 226, 229

  Senderos, Philippe, 173

  Sethi, Faraz, 206, 225

  Shakhtar Donetsk FC, 50

  Shanghai Shenhua FC, 307

  Shanghai SIPG FC, 298, 307

  Sharples, Phil, 218–19, 226, 239

  Shearer, Alan, 43, 63, 256

  Shedd, John A., 105

  Sheffield United FC, 6, 228

  Sheffield Wednesday FC, 114

  Shephard, Ben, 141

  Sheringham, Teddy, 17, 40

  Shevchenko, Andriy, 173

  Simeone, Diego, 28

  Simpemba, Ian, 115

  Simpson, Michael, 121

  Smalling, Chris, 278

  Smith, Alan, 38

  Smith, Paul, 238

  Smith, Walter, 192

  Sno, Evander, 130

  Soccer Aid, 137–8, 140–2

  Southampton FC, 128, 147

  Southgate, Gareth, 8, 276, 294

  Spacey, Marieanne, 120

  Spain national side, 279, 280, 281

  Sparta Prague FC, 50

  Spartak Moscow FC, 50

  Sporting Braga FC, 168, 174

  Sporting Chance:

  and anonymity, 83

  Bland becomes CEO of, 235–6

  changing nature of addictions at, 231–2

  closure contemplated for, 84

  counsellor network of, 236

  early mistakes made at, 71

  and ex-prisoner players, 86

  and Ferguson, 77–8

  financial challenges to, 78–9, 84

  fundraisers for, 73, 79

  John becomes patron of, 71

  and Kay, 229–31, 232–4

  Kay becomes CEO of, 56, 74–5

  large house offered to, 77

  perception of, 79–80, 83

  PFA becomes involved with, 73–4

  seminars provided by, 77–8

  TA founds and sets up, 2, 70–6, 324

  TA’s address to, 2–12

  Stefanovic, Dejan, 153

  Stevens, Gary, 196, 200, 206, 213, 225

  Stoke City FC, 50, 168

  Stones, John, 285–6

  Storrie, Peter, 143, 144, 148, 166, 167, 168, 171–3, 175, 177–8, 179–80, 182–3, 199

  Stout, Richard, 62, 65

  Strachan, Gordon, 192

  Strictly Come Dancing, 307

  Strummer, Joe, 99

  Suker, Davor, 36

  Sun, 15

  Sunday Times, 70

  Sunderland FC, 36, 173

  Swansea City FC, 130, 181, 287

  Sweden national side, 39

  Swindon Town FC, 5, 109

  Sylvinho, 37, 50

  Take That, 137

  Talbot, Brian, 117–18

  Talia, Frank, 121

  Taylor, Gordon, 73–4, 75–6

  Taylor, Graham, 45

  TA advised by, 14–15

  Taylor, Matt, 149, 155

 

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