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Article: The Interview: Trevor Brooking - `This could be as memorable as my Cup final header' The pundit who donned a tracksuit loves his club with a rare passion. Nick Townsend hears it might well be a case of Carry On Caretaker
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 11, 2003
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It was, Trevor Brooking recalled, the morning after West Ham had
secured the crucial first victory under his stewardship, at Maine
Road, that a text message appeared on his mobile. The sender was one
Gary Lineker and it read: "Go now, while you're unbeaten. It won't
get any better than this..." It was purely a touch of mischief from
the former England striker turned TV anchor-man; yet privately
Lineker must have been aghast at what commitment Brooking had made,
albeit for three weeks. It was almost as if he had defiled the very
faith of that triumvirate of punditry brethren, Lineker, Brooking and
Hansen - thou shalt not walk amongst the infidels of club management.
Like his BBC colleague, ...