CASCARINO CAST THE FIRST BLOW; 3pm FOOTBALL'S ANSWER TO THE 3AM GIRLS.AT THE start of last season, pundit An expert or knowledgeable person. From "pandit" in Hindi. See guru. Tony Cascarino Anthony Guy ("Tony") Cascarino (born September 1, 1962 in St Paul's Cray, Orpington, Kent, England) made his name as a striker for various British and French football clubs and for the Republic of Ireland. laid into Joey Barton, suggesting that as well as a suspended jail term he should receive a lengthy ban for his training-ground assault on then Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo. Urging the FA to throwawaythekey, Cas wrote: "Maybe he haspersonality problems, a flammable character." Interesting then to read new book Ten Years Of talkSPORT and learn about a spectacular punch-up between Cascarino and cohost co·host or co-host n. A joint host, as of a social event. tr.v. co·host·ed, co·host·ing, co·hosts To serve as a joint host of: Patrick Kinghorn. After quipping that his married co-host had been "chasing a 19-year-old around the office" Kinghorn wasonthe receiving end of a Cascarino righthander while their show was still on the air. The pair then brawled on an office sofa until Cascarino was pulled off Kinghorn by former team-mate Ray Houghton and the duo resumed their radio show. Still,asCascarino (above) wrote in 2008: "There's a loose cannon at every club and he will always fire." |
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