Clive Allen: The Goalscorer’s Guide to London

Clive Allen’s autobiography Up Front reveals a man who fell head over heels in love with football at an early age. It is little wonder, because he hails from a family of true London footballing royalty, and in part one of this frankly special Big Interview he describes watching his father Les play for Queens Park Rangers in the 1960s. Clive gives us an insight into what the London grounds felt like in those days, the sheer thrill of attending a match.

Clive followed in his father’s footsteps and turned out for QPR where he came across the legendary Stan Bowles. He gives us a sense of how the pitches back then forced you to hone your skills, and how the game wasn’t for the fainthearted.

Clive describes his England debut in a famous defeat of Brazil in the Maracana during which he should have scored with his first touch, what it was like at Chelsea under controversial owner Ken Bates, and why he never regretted taking a punt at playing abroad for Bordeaux, and how the experience transformed him into a wine connoisseur.

Utterly brilliant stuff. I just know you will love it.

Graham

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