10 Things Paul Gascoigne Wants You To Forget

4. €˜I Thought I Knew Moat€™

Gazza Raoul Moat This was a surreal moment in 2010. The massive manhunt for gunman Raual Moat, who had shot three people, saw a cameo appearance made by Gascoigne. The midfielder admitted that his drinking problem led him to think he knew who Moat was. At the time, Gazza€™s drink addiction was in a seriously bad way and he admitted after : €œI had no idea what the f*** I was doing. A f****** fishing rod and a chicken? What was that about?" €œFishing helped me when I€™ve been in a bad place and I must have thought it€™d be the same for him.€ €œI€™d been drinking and saw the Moat story flash up on the news," Gascoigne continued. "Without thinking I decided I needed to go and help him. €œI thought, €˜Moaty won€™t shoot me, I€™m good friends with him€™. I thought I knew him, but I€™d been drinking.€ Gazza had once again published his drink problems in full view of the nation and this will be a moment he will want us to forget.
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