Since I read Tony Adams' first autobiography, Addicted, around 20+ years ago, I have found myself working with many recovering addicts, and accompanying many through the recovery process. I have also realised many times that while I may not be addicted to any of the substances or behaviours that have a 12-step programme associated with it, I do have my own addictive patterns of behaviour. As does every one of us. All these years working with people wrestling with their own deep darknesses suggests to me this is true. In the 1997 motion picture The Full Monty, Horse (played by Paul Barber) specifically mentions Adams while attempting to explain that a particular part in their dance routine was similar to the "Arsenal offside trap." a b c d "Tony Adams' career highs and lows". The Guardian. 9 February 2009 . Retrieved 12 October 2022. I put down alcohol but I couldn’t put down fish and chips. I sobered up on Friday 16 August 1996 at five in the afternoon after a three-day bender. I had a surrender moment – a moment of clarity – then went across the road to the chippy. I went to bed with fish and chips for the whole weekend, detoxing. I woke up on Monday with pieces of fried cod and potatoes. a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.

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As you can imagine, I was expecting to love Addicted, Adams' account of his two great addictions -- booze and football. I am thoroughly disappointed. Referendum: Is Thierry Henry Arsenal's greatest ever player?". Arsenal Land. Archived from the original on 22 April 2006. Adams signed for Arsenal as a schoolboy in 1980. He made his first-team debut on 5 November 1983 against Sunderland in the First Division, four weeks after his 17th birthday. Adams became a regular player in the 1986–87 season, winning his first major trophy that season when playing in the Football League Cup Final win over Liverpool at Wembley. [8] Brodkin, Jon (12 June 1999). "Adams seals recovery with a gong". The Guardian . Retrieved 7 July 2017.Being Addicted was only half the story, now comes the stunning new autobiography from Tony Adams, now appearing on Strictly Come Dancing . He movingly explains the struggles he’s faced to stay sober for twenty years and why he set up Sporting Chance , the charity which provides treatment and support for sports stars suffering from addictions. He assesses why Arsenal have struggled to repeat the title-winning formula of his own time there .

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It’s clear Adams feels somewhat unfulfilled with his coaching and management career. Sober gave me a much better impression of Adam’s post playing career than the easy narrative of failed manager which I suspect many fans of English football have. Former Arsenal captain Tony Adams named Rugby Football League president". The Independent. 13 December 2018 . Retrieved 3 December 2019. Rudd, Alyson (29 December 2008). "William Gallas is Arsenal's unlikely saviour". The Times . Retrieved 2 September 2020.Vieira the hero as Arsenal leave it late". The Irish Times. 9 December 1996 . Retrieved 27 April 2020. Tony Adams quits as manager of FC Gabala". Independent. 18 November 2011 . Retrieved 22 February 2014. More a book about Alcoholics Anonymous than one relating his career at Arsenal as it mainly covers his life after he retired from playing. It is a very candid account of his problems and of his stop start career as a manager though.

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We used to have a Christmas drink at Arsenal, starting at midday. For me and some others the bender usually went on for three or four days. After I gave up booze, I matched them cappuccino to lager. By 3am I’d done 23 cappuccinos; I was totally wired, shaking. Wilson, Jeremy (7 December 2011). "Arsenal to unveil statues of Thierry Henry, Tony Adams, and Herbert Chapman for 125th anniversary". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 2 September 2020. Rob Bagchi (19 January 2011). "Judges have a blindspot when destroyers like Vidic play a blinder". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 February 2017. When his playing career finished, Adams went into football management, spending periods in charge of Wycombe Wanderers, Portsmouth, Azerbaijani side Gabala and Spanish side Granada.

Tony Adams reveals heart surgery in Azerbaijan saved his life". The Guardian. 4 November 2015 . Retrieved 2 September 2020. At times, 'Addicted' is a tad preachy and almost has tinges of 'feel sorry for me', or at least that's the impression I got - however there isn't too much of this and because of that I easily made it through to the end. Tony Adams' Granada are relegated – now the real challenge starts". The Independent. 29 April 2017 . Retrieved 21 April 2019. My mother made me scrambled egg on toast whenever I was ill. My wife’s not my mum, as she keeps reminding me, but when I get poorly I still want scrambled eggs done the way Mother did them. My favourite things… I should probably mention that I was living in Florida when Arsene Wenger took over the Arsenal, and it was that move, near to a little Irish Pub named "The Fly's Tie" that allowed me to follow football in earnest. Until then I'd been living in Canada, and I had no access to football beyond some indoctrination from my Scouser neighbours (which made me a Gooner rather than a Red or a Toffee because I couldn't, in good conscience, follow their clubs) and an occasional and quite rare international match. Once in Jax, however, I discovered that football was on every Saturday and Sunday at the Pub, and I became duly addicted.