Saturday, February 9, 2013

Where Was This Perry Groves World?

OK I may have been gone a long time but when I first started reading that Tintin lookalike Perry Groves had become a cult figure I had to reign in the horses. El Pel a hero?

Nothing against the fella, he was George Graham's first signing back in 1986, but I don't recall Highbury buzzing with love towards him. Indeed my memories of him, I called him Twinkle Toes because of the way he appeared to run on the tips of his toes, are of a hard working player sure but not much more. I certainly don't recall any special attention from the fans. In fact possibly the opposite.

Fast forward a couple of decades and the guy is now a legend. History has been kind to him and he is perhaps making more impact now than he did as a player, the Littlewoods Cup Final against Liverpool notwithstanding, through his work for the club and his shagging exploits in his book We All Live In A Perry Groves World.

It's not a bad thing of course this revision of history for the player but as this letter in the programme against Notts County back in 1991 showed five years into his Highbury career he seemed to have difficulties winning the support over.

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