Gazza's Empty Feeling ; Boston Glee Party Falls Flat As Fallen Idol Fails to Attract Fans
Evening Standard - London › September 22, 2004
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WHEN Paul Gascoigne joined lowly Boston United, one of the club's directors likened his arrival to a visit from the Pope. It was pandemonium, he claimed, as Pilgrims flocked to catch a glimpse of the town's most famous inhabitant since Lord Archer left North Sea Camp prison.
The reaction was exactly what the new owners of the League Two club were hoping for when they recruited the hero of Italia 90 and the prospect of Gascoigne's debut put 33 per cent on their opening- day gate.See the full content of this document
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Gazza's Empty Feeling ; Boston Glee Party Falls Flat As Fallen Idol Fails to Attract Fans
A Boston glee party was promised but, like most things in the 37- yearold's roller-coaster life, the rest of the story has not quite unfolded as planned.
Gascoigne missed that first game due to a stomach ulcer and it was another three weeks be...See the full content of this document
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