Ray Parlour knew he had a big opportunity to impress George Graham when invited to join Arsenal’s first team at just 17.
However, as he explained to talkSPORT, Tony Adams aka ‘Mr Arsenal‘ ‘stitched him right up’
But it ended in embarrassment for the poor ‘Romford Pele’, as he was victim to a hilarious prank in front of a star-studded squad and manager George Graham.
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Speaking on Monday’s Sports Breakfast, Ray explained: “I managed to get on my first ever trip – I was 17 and I remember getting that phone call you always wanted: ‘You’re in the squad’.
“I was really nervous. I was around all these great players – David O’Leary, Dave ‘Rocky’ Rocastle, Paul Merson, Tony Adams – and Tony was the only one I really knew well from the first team.
“He said to me: ‘Ray, do you know what you’ve got to do tonight?’
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“I said: ‘No?’
“‘You’ve got to do a speech.’
“I said, ‘No! What do you mean a speech?’
“‘At the end of dinner someone is going to clip a glass and you’ve got to stand up and do a speech.’
“I said, ‘Tone, what do I have to say?’
“And he stitched me right up with the boss!”