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Back on the booze Gazza pulls out
Last updated 09:01, Saturday, 06 June 2009
STRICKEN football legend Paul Gascoigne has had to pull out of Newcastle United’s team to face Carlisle United in the Northern Masters after falling off the wagon again.
Gazza, who swore he had quit boozing six months ago because he was drinking himself to death, hit the bottle again this week.
The 42-year-old alcoholic was caught on camera staggering off a train at Newcastle Central Station and had to be helped along the platform by his mate Jimmy “Five Bellies” Gardner. A spokesman for the Northern Masters said: “Gazza won’t be playing in the event in light of what has just happened.”
Stars of yesteryear will line up for Carlisle, Sunderland, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Darlington in the Northern Masters at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle tomorrow.
Former Carlisle central defender Gary Bennett will be in action for Sunderland and the Blues’ current first-team coach Graham Kavanagh will pull on a Middlesbrough shirt.
Past Newcastle players in action include Brian Kilcline, John Beresford and Rob Lee; Niall Quinn and Marco Gabbiadini are in the Sunderland team and John Hendrie and Dean Windass are in the Middlesbrough line-up.
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Back on the booze Gazza pulls out
Last updated 09:01, Saturday, 06 June 2009
STRICKEN football legend Paul Gascoigne has had to pull out of Newcastle United’s team to face Carlisle United in the Northern Masters after falling off the wagon again.
Gazza, who swore he had quit boozing six months ago because he was drinking himself to death, hit the bottle again this week.
The 42-year-old alcoholic was caught on camera staggering off a train at Newcastle Central Station and had to be helped along the platform by his mate Jimmy “Five Bellies” Gardner. A spokesman for the Northern Masters said: “Gazza won’t be playing in the event in light of what has just happened.”
Stars of yesteryear will line up for Carlisle, Sunderland, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Darlington in the Northern Masters at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle tomorrow.
Former Carlisle central defender Gary Bennett will be in action for Sunderland and the Blues’ current first-team coach Graham Kavanagh will pull on a Middlesbrough shirt.
Past Newcastle players in action include Brian Kilcline, John Beresford and Rob Lee; Niall Quinn and Marco Gabbiadini are in the Sunderland team and John Hendrie and Dean Windass are in the Middlesbrough line-up.
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