How Not to be a Football Millionaire Keith Gillespie My Autobiography

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The last race of the day, the 4.40 at Bangor, was a National Hunt flat race for horses with little or no racecourse experience - a shot in the dark unless you were in the know. Gillespie and Shearer were pals who would play cards on the team bus and enjoy nights out together. Sadly nothing lasts for ever, a statement that rarely rings truer than when applied to football, or Newcastle United.

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There's only so much that clubs can do for you, you're your own person, I got involved in gambling and that's my problem. I feel a rush of adrenaline when it comes into shot, but another horse is going better. Foiled again, but it doesn’t matter. Worst of all was getting stripped naked, and having the design of a United kit rubbed onto your body in boot polish with a sharp brush, or getting thrown into the tumble dryer for a spin. I didn't feel good enough... it made me feel smaller and weaker': Jamie Carragher hails Arsenal's Invincibles as 'the best team I EVER played against', ahead of Man United and Chelsea's title-winning teams The newbies had to go through an initiation process - a series of dares that varied in levels of humiliation.

Keith Gillespie biography

Before he started the negotiations,” Gillespie said, “he spoke to my mum and explained the situation. She knew he would look after me. But their friendship descended into violence after a row at a Dublin bar during a Newcastle team bonding session in February 1998. I wouldn't have blamed the clubs I was at, it's in your make-up and your personality, and it did pass the time but it didn't go too well." Regular trips to the bookmakers and bets spiralled out of control, and the 46-year-old has outlined how he also gambled heavily on the Magpies. Read More Related Articles

Gillespie is hugely enthusiastic about returning to playing, with Armagh City's Holm Park their base, but the man who made a career as a flying winger may take up a slightly different role for Dawson. Working out the bonuses was the hard part - the signing-on fees, the appearance money, the inducements. Ferguson would give Gillespie his football coupon and his stake and send him down the road to the local bookmaker to place his bet for him. No one knew it at the time but Gillespie had a crippling gambling addiction and the Northern Ireland international had even bet on a game he played in for Newcastle against Stoke just a few days previously.Raphael Varane 'ACCEPTS' being axed by Erik ten Hag for 'tactical reasons' - using Harry Maguire as 'proof' players can turn form around at Man United I scored a goal at Ewood Park once and he leapt on me in the celebrations screaming: “Have you been shagging wor lass?” Gillespie on... his greatest ever match Last-minute Movember? Mason Mount sports a new-look moustache as he arrives at Man United's training ground ahead of Everton clash

Geordie girls have a reputation for being quite up front and straightforward, so there was no bulls**t. Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards debate their England starting XI for Euro 2024 with the trio disagreeing on THREE positions Now he is looking to the future: the media, or coaching, even as a mentor to young players. ‘If my story helps them that’s all good,’ he says. ‘I’ve lived it and done that.’ Ashley Williams reveals Robin van Persie told him to 'F*** OFF' after infamous incident where Sir Alex Ferguson claimed the Swansea defender could have KILLED his Man United striker Gillespie came out of retirement in 2020, aged 45, to play for newly-formed Mid-Ulster Football League side FC Mindwell, a team set up to raise awareness of mental health issues. [33] International career [ edit ]Andy Murray 'gutted' after his injury heartache drags on with shoulder problem... as he withdraws from Davis Cup ahead of Novak Djokovic clash FA suspend council member for saying 'Adolf Hitler would be proud of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu', as they launch investigation