I stripped naked and dived in like Mark Spitz. There was a ruddy great tanker, bigger than this ground, 100 yards away. I nearly had a heart attack from that and the freezing water [after he dived in the icy River Solent before his side's FA Cup tie at Southampton after a dare from his players]
Martin Allen quote That is going to take me two-and-a-half hours - so instead of a nice meal I'm going to be stuck with beans on toast.
Martin Allen quote Defoe showed a bit of bite tonight. He got his teeth into us, the *******!
Martin Allen quote Biography
Brentford manager
