Andy Carroll has revealed the bizarre pre-match meal he used to eat before every Newcastle United home game.
Earlier on in his career, Carroll came through the ranks at Newcastle’s academy before making over 100 appearances for the St. James’ Park club over two spells.
Last month, Carroll joined French Ligue 2 side Amiens.
In a recent interview with the Daily Mail, Carroll revealed the bizarre pre-match meal he used to have before every Newcastle home game.
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He said: “I’ll tell you this… now you eat with the team but back then at Newcastle we would just meet at 1.30 for a 3pm kick off.
“I will never forget, I used to go to this little pub around the corner, The White Swan.
“It was like a Toby Carvery. Meat, Yorkshire puddings, loads of gravy. I would eat a full roast, full Newcastle tracksuit, and then I would just go to the game and play.”
Carroll continued: “This one time (team-mate) Kevin Nolan rang me up and said, ‘Will you pick me up cos my car’s not working… where are you?’
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“I said I’m just having a Sunday roast and he went mental, screamed at me on the phone, ‘Are you joking?’ and I told him I’d done that forever.”
Carroll’s pre-match routine came to an end when he made a £35 million move to Liverpool in 2011.
He said: “When I went to Liverpool, everything changed professionally. We went to a hotel before the game, home and away, and had your pasta and your nice fruit.
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“I’d been eating Yorkshire puddings and gravy. Now everyone’s telling you what to eat and when to eat. It was mental.
“Suited and booted, in a hotel the night before a game, eating right with the lads. On a Friday night in Newcastle I was out with my mam and dad or my friends.”
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