I remember meeting Ray Parlour after a match at Highbury when I was a kid. My mates dad who’d taken us took us down to the car park to see some of the players and get autographs. Everyone was charming, Wenger was a lovely bloke. Ray really wanted no part of it and tried to escape by wearing a massive scarf over his face. My mate shouted our after spotting his blonde curly hair “ITS RAY PARLOUR!!” He looks pisses but then kindly obliged.
As a kid from Latvia in early 2000s it was a big deal that one of our own plays for Arsenal albeit a bench player! Its kinda funny to hear this story now, never realized it was a banter signing by AW Anyways he never went for that presidency but he did become a PM
In 2000, Arsenal captain Tony Adams was injured, prompting Arsène Wenger to sign Stepanovs for a transfer fee of £1.35 million. He started the season well, scoring a goal for Arsenal in a 2-1 League Cup defeat against Ipswich Town on his debut.[1] His playing time grew until a match against Manchester United, when both sides were battling for the Premier League title. Arsenal lost this game 6-1 and their chances of winning the title were hit.[2] After this disappointing performance, Stepanovs played only once again that season in a game against Manchester City.[3] He recovered to make six Premier League appearances the following season as Arsenal won the 2001-02 FA Premier League. Six would not normally be enough to earn a medal but he was an unused substitute on the day Arsenal clinched the title against Manchester United at Old Trafford, the scene of his lowest point the season before.[4] Arsenal also won the FA Cup in 2002 and 2003 but Stepanovs was left out of both match day squads. He contributed to their 2002 triumph when featuring in a game against Newcastle United during their run.[5] Overall, he played just 17 times in the league for Arsenal, all of them starts, and 31 times in all competitions.
Keep these stories coming! The end killed me, Latvian President 😂😂😂
Ally McCoist two footed for that one 🤣🤣
I love all these stories from The Romford Pele !!!!
Take us back to these days please! Proper football proper tackles proper players! Leeds fan here BTW, liked arsenal back in the day 👏👏
Love Ray Parlour. What a character
I remember meeting Ray Parlour after a match at Highbury when I was a kid. My mates dad who’d taken us took us down to the car park to see some of the players and get autographs. Everyone was charming, Wenger was a lovely bloke. Ray really wanted no part of it and tried to escape by wearing a massive scarf over his face. My mate shouted our after spotting his blonde curly hair “ITS RAY PARLOUR!!”
He looks pisses but then kindly obliged.
The pubs were probably opening.
Always used to see him when I was a kid at the reserve games in Barnet, lovely guy,and a proper gentleman.
Latvian President......er what.....🤣 had me for a second there!😂
As a kid from Latvia in early 2000s it was a big deal that one of our own plays for Arsenal albeit a bench player! Its kinda funny to hear this story now, never realized it was a banter signing by AW
Anyways he never went for that presidency but he did become a PM
Raymond....please move into comedy!!!.
I would listen all day👍👍👍👍👍
That was some great story-telling..
Joys of being In a bar all.his life lol
I saw Igor play for Latvia against Germany in the Euro's. Germany weren't great but Igor was actually quite good in the game.
He was good if you played a deep line, like Cygan. Arsenal played the highest line possible, and so they had a hard time of it.
Latvian President 😂🤣 " I believed him as well"
Best speaker on the circuit the Romford Pele
Best speaker on the circuit? 😂 2 words. Garth. Crooks.
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@@TokyoJoe703 shut up Joe. Upvote your own comment 🙄
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@@TokyoJoe703 biggest liar on the set the Romford Pele
In 2000, Arsenal captain Tony Adams was injured, prompting Arsène Wenger to sign Stepanovs for a transfer fee of £1.35 million. He started the season well, scoring a goal for Arsenal in a 2-1 League Cup defeat against Ipswich Town on his debut.[1] His playing time grew until a match against Manchester United, when both sides were battling for the Premier League title. Arsenal lost this game 6-1 and their chances of winning the title were hit.[2] After this disappointing performance, Stepanovs played only once again that season in a game against Manchester City.[3] He recovered to make six Premier League appearances the following season as Arsenal won the 2001-02 FA Premier League. Six would not normally be enough to earn a medal but he was an unused substitute on the day Arsenal clinched the title against Manchester United at Old Trafford, the scene of his lowest point the season before.[4] Arsenal also won the FA Cup in 2002 and 2003 but Stepanovs was left out of both match day squads. He contributed to their 2002 triumph when featuring in a game against Newcastle United during their run.[5]
Overall, he played just 17 times in the league for Arsenal, all of them starts, and 31 times in all competitions.
Thanks geoff
I loved me some Igor! But don't forget about Pascal Cygan! Legend!
If Ray Parlour has a story, you listen
Ray parlour is comedy gold.
I remember the game and how poor igor was. Never saw him again after that, but his cousin Senderos came later and wasnt much better😅
All time classic, this. Proper.
Hook line and sinker 😂😂😂😂
Parlour captained the Arsenal team that beat Inter 5-1 away
So Ray Parlour and Bergkamp are responsible for that 6-1 defeat at Old Trafford 😂😂😂
Hahahaha brilliant!! 👍
Arsenal paid 1.35 million pounds for Igors Stepanovs the player Parlour is talking about
Brilliant 👏
I remember that they were talking about him as a young Steve Bould, probably all based off Parlour and Bergkamp in training 😂
I think the Latvian president was a professional footballer or it may have been Estonia.
😅😅😅😅😅😅 amazing
It’s only Ray Parlour…
Latvian president 😂
Latvian president 😂😂😂😂😂
all his fault we lost 6.1 lol
You can’t just say he went missing after and then don’t say where he has gone….has anyone found him yet?
Class 😂😂
Fucking hilarious 😂😂😂
This is the reason women footballers cannot match the men in punditry.
They are doing my head in …
That and the fact they’ve only ever played amateur level
@@archer8814 No, they aspire to amateur level.
@@michaelmurphy1127 fair comment and we’re supposed to listen to their expert analysis
Exactly
Brilliant
Quality :D
Igor stepanov 😭
hahahaha very funny
Another hilarious story from parlour 😴
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The romford bellend
What village are you from?
@@Conda17 Obviously he's the village idiot!