McCoist recounts hilarious time Gazza ‘burgled’ him and made himself a sandwich

Paul Gascoigne is one of English football’s great characters – and there are no shortage of stories about his antics both on and off the pitch as a player.

In a career including spells with Newcastle , Tottenham , Lazio, Rangers and Everton among others, plus 57 England caps, Gazza garnered a reputation as one of the most naturally talented players his country has ever produced.

But it was as much his infectious personality as his ridiculous skill with a football that endeared him to the English public.

And one such instance of his off-pitch antics took place in Rangers teammate Ally McCoist’s kitchen in the 1990s.

Speaking on talkSPORT, McCoist explained: "I was in my bed at three or four o’clock in the morning and my wife said to me: ‘There’s somebody downstairs.’ So I listened, and sure enough I could hear somebody downstairs.

"Now, I don’t know if you’ve ever had that happen in your house at three or four o’clock in the morning, but it’s not pleasant.

"So I jumped up and I got a three iron, and I could never hit a three iron at the best of times, so it’s the wrong club I’ve picked up, clearly.

"I go downstairs and I can hear noises coming from the kitchen. So you’re faced with this prospect of a burglar, or whatever it may be; an intruder in your house.

"So I think: ‘What am I going to do here? I’m just going to have to react to whatever happens.’

"So, anyway, I actually kick open the kitchen door, and what I’m faced with is the back of Paul Gascoigne in my fridge.

"This is half past three in the morning, and he doesn’t even turn around. I said: ‘Paul, what are you doing?’ He still doesn’t turn around and tells me: ‘I’m making a sandwich.’

"I said: ‘It’s half past three in the morning.’ Now, remember he lives in the next village. He said: ‘I know but I woke up and I couldn’t get back to sleep and I’m hungry and I didn’t have any food in the fridge.’

"So my next question is, clearly: ‘How did you get in?’

"He said: ‘I remember about three or four weeks ago you were on the phone to your missus and you told her you left the spare key in a wee bag underneath the oak tree. I remembered that and I just thought I would come and use your key to make a sandwich.’

"So I went back up the stairs and my missus said: ‘What’s going on?’

"I said: ‘Ah, you’re alright, it’s only Paul making a sandwich.’"

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