If thats the criteria, Aaron lennon 'helped' me through university. I used to work in a smart bar/club in Leeds and i worked the 'members lounge '. Aaron Lennon used to be a regular in there when he played for Spurs. He 'tipped' very well. I say tipped, I think he just didnt like dealing with anything less than a £20 note. He used to buy huge rounds of drinks for his entourage, so we used to make sure the drinks orders came to a multiple of twenty plus a couple of quid. Used to more than double my pay for the evening.I could say that Shay Given helped me out financially on a regular basis! When I worked in Manchester 2009-10 the Manchester City players used to stay at the Radisson Hotel the night before games! I would always work in the wash up in the upstairs kitchen and would wash and sterilise his water bottles at the hotel! ALWAYS gave me a £50 tip! Ok, he would have been earning shit loads of money, but I thought he was very generous! Craig Bellamy was a great tipper too!
If thats the criteria, Aaron lennon 'helped' me through university. I used to work in a smart bar/club in Leeds and i worked the 'members lounge '. Aaron Lennon used to be a regular in there when he played for Spurs. He 'tipped' very well. I say tipped, I think he just didnt like dealing with anything less than a £20 note. He used to buy huge rounds of drinks for his entourage, so we used to make sure the drinks orders came to a multiple of twenty plus a couple of quid. Used to more than double my pay for the evening.
Yes, early nineties down at Lydden Hill rallycross track, in the pits talking to Barry McGuigan when his teammate came screaming into their service area. Barry grabbed me and pulled me out of the way before his teammate ran me over in his Vauxhall Nova. Just said thanks and carried on our conversation as if nothing had happened. Could have been messy if Mr McGuigan hadn't moved me, cheers!
Didn't realise at the time, but he lived in Whitstable.
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I met Barry and his brother at a book signing in Covent garden years ago.The first thing you notice about him is he is tiny .The second thing is his shoulders are almost as wide as he is tall.Yes, early nineties down at Lydden Hill rallycross track, in the pits talking to Barry McGuigan when his teammate came screaming into their service area. Barry grabbed me and pulled me out of the way before his teammate ran me over in his Vauxhall Nova. Just said thanks and carried on our conversation as if nothing had happened. Could have been messy if Mr McGuigan hadn't moved me, cheers!
Didn't realise at the time, but he lived in Whitstable.
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