North Rd 2,860 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 RADIO host Danny Baker has revealed Paul Gascoigne was terrified of former Rangers manager Walter Smith during his time at the club.The presenter told how Gazza feared his Rangers career was finished after he was spotted out with him and Chris Evans during an infamous bender.The trio became known as the ‘Three Muska-Beers’ because of their notorious boozing and partying during the 1990s.They were photographed together at a radio industry awards show in London in 1997 when the midfielder was supposed to be at home resting an ankle injury.In his new autobiography Going Off Alarming, Baker, 57, told how Gazza was “frozen with fear” when he realised Smith would discover he had lied to him.He said: “If you study that notorious photograph you can see that both Chris and Paul have simultaneously started to realise what a terrible idea this was.“Now the fun had well and truly stopped. Paul had by far the most to lose by being seen lotus-eating the day away at some brash showbiz booze-up in the West End.“He was supposedly injured. He was supposedly in Scotland. He had promised his boss Walter Smith that he was going to stay put at the lodge by the lake that Rangers had rented for him doing nothing more physically strenuous than channel-hopping.“Chris made the obvious executive decision: ‘We’re going to have to run away’.“Paul was mentally miles away let us all in on his continual inner dialogue. He said to Chris: ‘I’ll ring Walter. I’ll say I had to come down to give you an award. Charity. You’d asked special. Forgot to tell him. You asked me and I flew down on the spur of the moment. Just for the morning and flew straight back.“This he continued going over and over until he’d convinced himself the scenario sounded totally plausible.“Paul spent the rest of the day making a series of long phone calls to Walter Smith until he felt he really had smoothed it all out.”Gazza was later fined Pounds 30,000 by Smith over the incident and left Rangers the following year.Baker insisted they were “stone cold sober” when the infamous photograph was taken and didn’t start drinking until later in the day.Earlier, Gazza had jumped on a London bus and drove it around Marble Arch on their way to the bash.Baker also told how at that time Gazza, who has suffered from alcoholism, didn’t like the taste of booze and would often pour drink away when others weren’t looking.He said: “Paul never seemed to really like the stuff. Whenever possible, he did his best to avoid alcohol.“An early trick I observed, and a common one for men who feel intimidated by the capacity of those around them, was to surreptiously pour booze away when he thought everyone else was distracted.“In the early days, with just the three of us, Paul would actually seek ‘permission’ to either miss a round or have a soft drink.“That desperate ambition to numb himself round the clock was still some way off at this stage.” Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Yet, they still kept taking him out drinking. Fucking scumbags. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Yet, they still kept taking him out drinking. Fucking scumbags.TBF, Evans done a lot for Gazza to sort him out only for it to be thrown back in his face by the man himself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneRalfRoss 344 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I am sure Walter smith told chris Evans and Danny baker to stay clear from gazza . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 TBF, Evans done a lot for Gazza to sort him out only for it to be thrown back in his face by the man himself.Aye, afterwards. If you had a pro footballer for a best mate, would you take him out on the ran Dan when he was supposed to be resting an injury? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre 1,663 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I've misread the title about ten times now and keep imagining Gazza being chased about the dressing room with a bucket of water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crombie1873 142 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Anyone got a link to the photo he's on about? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 21,686 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Aye, afterwards. If you had a pro footballer for a best mate, would you take him out on the ran Dan when he was supposed to be resting an injury?Errrrr, aye. Why wouldn't you ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlearyEyedBear 4,148 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Gazza looks like Max Headroom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamie 4,936 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Regardless of how much money Danny Baker has, or what car he drives, or even what clothes he wears. He still looks homeless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delamonty 992 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Gazza said the two hardest men he knew were Walter and Archie. Said it before on here... Gazza needed more men like that in his life and not his so called 'pals'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fantana 28,894 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 got more chances than any player deserved. he could fuck up as much as he wanted - all ok after a bollocking,Ferguson gives the cameras the fingers after drinking with half the Scotland squad - told to GTF. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Errrrr, aye. Why wouldn't you ?Because it's not looking out for your best friends interests, it's ignorant as fuck. It has ruined his life, bankrupted him abd if it wasnt for his abilities as a footballer, he would probably be dead. Has he not already had a liver transplant Ffs? Some best mate you would be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ger4life_1872 30,540 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Because it's not looking out for your best friends interests, it's ignorant as fuck. It has ruined his life, bankrupted him abd if it wasnt for his abilities as a footballer, he would probably be dead. Has he not already had a liver transplant Ffs? Some best mate you would be.you cant blame anyone else for his problems imo , yes some of his so called mates never helped but at the same time he was a young man living life too the full and enjoying every moment ppl werent too know it would spiral out of control Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 21,686 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Because it's not looking out for your best friends interests, it's ignorant as fuck. It has ruined his life, bankrupted him abd if it wasnt for his abilities as a footballer, he would probably be dead. Has he not already had a liver transplant Ffs? Some best mate you would be.You really are a bellend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 You really are a bellend.Were you not giving players abuse for going to Nandos?But it's ok to go out on the piss when yer injured? Nae fucking bother. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 21,686 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Were you not giving players abuse for going to Nandos?But it's ok to go out on the piss when yer injured? Nae fucking bother.Like I said, bellend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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