Stephen Clemence (17 replies)

Big interview with him in the paper today. Here’s what he said about us…..

“ Leeds were on the radar. But Steve [Bruce, the manager at the time] sold Birmingham to me, told me I was going to be a regular, and it was the happiest time in my career,” he says. “The group of players were fantastic, the best spirit I’ve ever experienced: Geoff Horsfield, Matthew Upson, Kenny Cunningham, Stan Lazaridis, Damien Johnson and Robbie Savage. Christophe Dugarry signed in the same window: what a bloke he was. A normal bloke but [with] just unbelievable ability.
“We went down to the local pub just outside Solihull, about eight of us, and Christophe decided to come. Lovely evening, lads talking about whatever and then the bill comes: a couple of hundred quid. So we go to split the bill. Christophe says, ‘No. World Cup winner! I get the bill!’ He did it with a cheeky smile. The lads loved him. He was absolutely brilliant.”