TONY CURRIE
“NONE OF US SO-CALLED MAVERICK PLAYERS EARN ED THE ENGLAND CAPS WE SHOULD HAVE”
Fans of a certain age will remember you as a flair player, a showman and a guy who loved to connect with supporters. Should we talk about kissing?
[Laughs] I did kiss my team-mates now and again, but it wasn’t a regular thing. What was far more common was me blowing kisses to the crowd after creating or scoring a goal. The opposition fans would give me stick but, let’s face it, they always target the star man of the other team. It wasn’t just down to the kissing.
Who was your childhood hero?
Jimmy Greaves was the one for me. I used to watch Chelsea and Greavsie was my absolute hero, the greatest in
