My eldest son had a lucky escape in July 2002. He was 10 at the time, the new home shirt had just come out and we were in JJB Sports at the Trafford Centre. I'd promised to buy him the new shirt (soft Dad
) and I asked him whose name he wanted on the back. "Dunno" came his usual reply so I said, "we're about to sign Lee Bowyer from Leeds and he plays in the number 11 shirt which Jamie Redknapp had before he moved to Spurs. Get 'BOWYER 11' and all yer mates'll be dead jealous!"
Luckily the lad's got more sense than me and said, "get lost, Dad, he's crap. I'll have 'GERRARD 17' instead..."
) and I asked him whose name he wanted on the back. "Dunno" came his usual reply so I said, "we're about to sign Lee Bowyer from Leeds and he plays in the number 11 shirt which Jamie Redknapp had before he moved to Spurs. Get 'BOWYER 11' and all yer mates'll be dead jealous!"
Luckily the lad's got more sense than me and said, "get lost, Dad, he's crap. I'll have 'GERRARD 17' instead..."

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