Liverpool defender wanted revenge for broken leg
Jamie Carragher clearly doesn’t understand the art of releasing a football autobiography. Wayne Rooney was 20 when he released his so at 30, Carragher has left it far too late. He should be on his third or fourth instalment by now.
Secondly, you’re not supposed to reveal anything interesting. The footballer is supposed to bore the reader with stories about their greatest games and the amazing “banter” with teammates. Under no circumstances should you reveal that you didn’t care as much about losing in an England shirt or that you hate the Everton fanbase that you were once a part of.
Carragher obviously thought he hadn’t been controversial enough so in today’s Daily Mirror serialisation he admits that after having his leg broken in a challenge by Lucas Neill, he seriously considered allowing his mates to assault the Australian defender:
When my leg was broken in an horrific tackle by Lucas Neill in September 2003, my mates were ready to hunt him down if I gave the go-ahead.
A few weeks later I received a phone call. “You won’t believe this, Jay. We’re in the Trafford Centre and Lucas Neill is walking straight towards us. What do you reckon?”
Did I really want Neill to take a crack? “There’s only one problem,” added the voice. “Little Davey Thommo is with him.”
That was that. I could hardly let one of my best mates, David Thompson, now a Blackburn player, become a witness to an assault. Besides he’d have recognised the attackers. The impromptu mission was aborted and I sent a text to Thommo telling him Neill should give him a hug of thanks.
As word got back to Blackburn about the near miss, or should that be hit, their coach Terry Darracott, a Scouser, appealed to one of my friends to call the boys off. I agreed.
Neill had the chance to join Liverpool last January and when he chose to sign for relegation-threatened West Ham instead, he was accused of only moving for the money. In light of this revelation, it looks like Neill made a wise decision.
8 responses so far
1 honest abe // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:54 am
LOL.
And some people out there say Scousers are violent volatie thugs.
2 Nilesh Mistry // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:50 am
ha ha
3 Andy // Sep 4, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Well I for one don’t blame Carra, the tackle that broke his leg was one of the worst “tackles” I’ve ever seen. It was adisgrace and Neill should have served a lenghty ban he wasn’t even looking at where the ball was and to be honest I hope this thug is kicked out of the game. Whilst not encouraging police action in the game how he wasn’t charged with assult was and still is beyond me and being no more than 20 yards away from that challenge Neill was lucky he escaped jail
4 Upminster Iron // Sep 4, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Neill ain’t a thug. He might be a lot of things but he isn’t a thug. The lengths Liverpool fans will go to in an attempt to defend one of their own is ludicrous. Carragher’s admission cannot be defended. He admitted almost having a man assaulted.
5 RedbyDawn // Sep 4, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Lucas Neill is no thug. He’s just an overpaid, shit footballer and you stupid Mockney arseholes are welcome to him.
6 Gaz // Sep 5, 2008 at 9:22 am
You guys not think Mr Carragher is perhaps embellishing a little? He’s trying to sell a book for Christ’s sake, and he’s smart enough to know what the public will lap up. His friends probably did call him up when they saw Neill but I’ll bet it was idle threats said in jest. But if you word it nicely then voila! free tabloid advertising for your new book!
Besides, we all know that tabloid excerpts are edited to paint false pictures.
Carra would not admit to anything potentially incriminating. Give him some credit.
7 WILLIAM MOHAN // Sep 7, 2008 at 11:46 am
i have heard about carragher’s book does anyone know where i can get the english version.
8 emogenharris // Sep 7, 2008 at 7:43 pm
‘Carragher’s admission cannot be defended. He admitted almost having a man assaulted.’
And Neill DID assault a man. And got away with it. Though I agree this story was obviously embellished to sell the book.