JULIAN DICKS never spent much time warming up before a Premier League clash — his pre-match routine was instead rather unorthodox.
He said: “The water’s warm, never too hot, and I’m lying in here, stark b*****k naked, apart from my football boots.
“It’s 2.40pm and kick-off is only 20 minutes away. And I’m still in the bath.
“On the side of the tub are two cans of Coke and a Mars bar. Soon it will be converted into that endless energy I seem to find when I’m on the pitch.
“As I bite into the chocolate, the sound of the fans coming into Upton Park is getting louder. They’re watching the boys being put through their paces.
“I’ve never done a pre-match warm-up and never will. My warm-up is right here, in the bath. This is my sanctuary.
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“Never mind the motivational messages from the gaffer. I’m ready to play.
“I’m ready to die for the claret and blue.”
There was, however, one time Dicks’ pre-match bath was rudely interrupted by the antics of team-mate John Moncur.
He added: “We were playing QPR — I ran myself a lovely bath with bubbles in it and I stepped my feet into it.
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“I glanced down into the tub, and I was stunned to see a s*** floating in it.
“I turned my head towards the doorway and a load of the lads were standing there laughing their heads off.
“John had done a s*** in my bath.
“Really, there are no words to describe a character like that. Apart from absolute f***ing lunatic.”
Hammer Time, by Julian Dicks, £22, is out on Thursday.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
