From bad flea to bad companion

His 501 games with Arsenal they are often distinguished by many acts of wanton violence in the countryside. He is a fast player, who has no regard for rival legs. A ‘Bites Yer Legs’ very well developed Brian Clough to refer to defenders who ‘mark the territory’ for skilled strikers. “Peteryou know what to do” was one of the phrases he heard many afternoons before going out on the pitch at HighburyHouse of Arsenalwhere floor he defended, for 15 years, the red and white jersey of the ‘Gunners’.

another hooligan

For Peter Storey (7/9/45), the Arsenal it was his team from an early age and he didn’t want to play anywhere else. He signed for the ‘Gunners’ at the age of 16 leaving school to become a footballer. In 1961 he began his youth career in the Metropolitan League and signed as a professional in 1962 but it was not until 1965 that he made his debut as a left back. The results didn’t add up but he was where he always dreamed of being. He played, did his job as asked of him, and earned money. Money that needs to be reinvested.

an aggressive defense

Quickly floor he strengthened his position in the containment defense and the press of the time emphasized his rudeness and that he overreached himself. In the 1966-67 season, he was seriously injured at the end of the Manchester City Mike Summerbee and fought the battle FA Cup against him Gillingham. In that season, the ‘Gunners’ managed to reduce the goals conceded from 75 the previous year to 47. Although floor missed eight games due to illness and injury, had time to score his first goal in a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest in Highbury. The following season, 67-68, Peter received his first red card. This is not because of a hard tackle, which there is, but because of uttering serious insults to the opponent.

with the pros

In the early 1970s, the Arsenal had a great time. The team is well compensated and floor he contributed to his usual brutality. The 70-71 season they defended the title of champions of Fairs Cupbut they fell against Cologne. They won the league in a head-up to Leeds on as many days. They doubled the win in Liverpool at the end of FA Cup. That was the reason for him to become international England in a 3-0 win Greece in Wembley in a qualifying match for European Championship of 1972. He participated in others but less important.

The rejection and the Playboy girl appeared

The 1971-72 campaign started badly for floor in sports with an injury that kept him out for several months. On a sentimental level, his first wife, Susan, left him after two years of marriage because of his “lazy and careless ways”. Far from drowning in mental grief, he recovered when he met his second wife, Cathy McDonaldat the club Playboy From London. Sportingly, the Arsenal was swept away by Ajax of Cruyff in european cup and in FA Cup They reached the final but lost leeds by 1-0. That’s when the descent began. Arsenal. In the course of 72-73 although they finished second behind the Liverpool, things didn’t work out in the locker room. In the 73-74 season they were removed from League Cup for the third division, the Tranmere Rovers and of FA Cup for him Aston Villa which is in the second. In the 74-75 season they finished the season fourth place behind relegation and floor He no longer has the popularity he had in previous seasons.

In 1975 he married the rabbit Playboy with whom she had a daughter in December 1976, natalieand rented the pub happy farmer for three years. married to Cathy he fell apart spending more nights in the pub than at home. He heard nothing more about his daughter Natalie (he had three other children).

On March 8, 1976, floor he was suspended by the club for refusing to train with the reserve team. In the 76-77 season, which was the last of floor like ‘Gunner’, he was also sanctioned for refusing to train and accepted a free transfer to Fulham (on the Second) in March 1977.

The Fulham are in the second division in the relegation zone and floorbeside George Best, Bobby Moore Y Rodney Marsh, helped the ‘Cottagers’ save the season. His contract was canceled in November 1977.

Counterfeit bills and brothels

Parallel to running the pub, he decided to invest in a taxi company in Newington Greenbut it was a failure and the anti-criminal authorities are watching him for any irregularities.

And then the brothers Barry, John Y TonyThey appeared in his life. They lived two streets down from the pub happy farmer and they often stop by when they need to close a deal or, simply, when they need a drink to turn the page on their misdeeds. Those are bad companies floor He always makes reference. They asked him for money and he gladly lent them a number of pounds for a deal. He always said that he had no idea that the bills were fake. They were caught. Sentenced to three years in prison, the pub also went bankrupt. In 1979, the debts were pressing and he could think of no better way than to set up a brothel during his parole: he would make a quick buck and escape (he planned to end up in Spain). He was found guilty again, pleaded guilty and fined £700 (for the brothel). He was also jailed for several weeks for contempt of court for failing to appear at his bankruptcy hearings (for the pub). In the end, he served his three-year sentence (for counterfeiting money).

strange job

It was 1983 and upon leaving prison, floor I had to start over. Third is married to Gillfor a while he worked at a stall in the market Portobello Road. His third marriage lasted until the end of the 1980s. He seemed to get his life back together, but he had another slip. In 1990, he was arrested and pleaded guilty to smuggling pornography while trying to enter the England different movie packs hidden in his spare tire. He was imprisoned for 28 days. After the divorce, he worked as a taxi driver in islington but it didn’t last long and in 1995, he was in Istanbul working as a driver for Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thaniemir of tasteand his entourage.

It seems he finally settled down in 2004. He sold most of his jerseys, trophies and memorabilia and moved to a town near Toulouse where he makes up for his bad company. He admitted that “I would never try to start making excuses for what I did in football and in life.”