{"id":141229,"date":"2023-09-04T16:28:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=141229"},"modified":"2023-09-04T16:28:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:28:12","slug":"i-thought-arsenal-coach-had-crashed-escaping-from-spurs-fans-chasing-after-sol-campbell-the-police-told-us-not-to-stop-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/sport\/i-thought-arsenal-coach-had-crashed-escaping-from-spurs-fans-chasing-after-sol-campbell-the-police-told-us-not-to-stop-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I thought Arsenal coach had crashed escaping from Spurs fans chasing after Sol Campbell – the police told us not to stop | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
RAY PARLOUR has recalled the time he thought the Arsenal team bus had crashed after leaving White Hart Lane.<\/p>\n
The Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw by Tottenham in November 2001.<\/p>\n
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However, club legend Parlour remembers it as the day he and his teammates almost "had it".<\/p>\n
Spurs fans created a hostile atmosphere for their North London rivals three months after star defender Sol Campbell swapped White Hart Lane for Highbury.<\/p>\n
And it resulted in a frightening post-match coach journey for Arsene Wenger's side.<\/p>\n
In an interview for the official Arsenal programme, Parlour said: "I remember the first time we went back to White Hart Lane after he [Campbell] signed in 2001.<\/p>\n
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"We were on the coach with the police and they told the driver not to stop, just keep going, and they would stop the traffic.<\/p>\n
"I said to Arsene Wenger, 'Why don't I put a sign on the window saying 'Sol sits here' so at least they don't get any of us by mistake!'<\/p>\n
"But anyway, we hammered it around the corner and we heard a massive crash.<\/p>\n
"It scared the life out of us, we thought a window had gone in, but it was all the plates coming out of the cupboard at the back of the bus.<\/p>\n
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