1 episode
Homeshirts Homeshirts
-
- Sport
Did a teenage superfan inspire Eric Cantona's infamous "seagulls" quote?
After delivering his cryptic words to the press, the very next person Eric wanted to speak to was 13-year-old Baz Pennells. Why?
Earlier that day, as Eric stood in the dock at his appeal hearing, Baz had handed him a good luck card containing a poem he'd written himself.
Was the young man's rhyme the catalyst for one of British football's most famous press conferences? Or just a coincidence? Listen to Baz's story and make up your own mind.
-
Eric Cantona & Me, the 13-year-old boy who just might have inspired the 'seagulls' quote
Did a teenage superfan inspire Eric Cantona's infamous "seagulls" quote?
On 31st March 1995, after delivering his cryptic words to the press, the next person Eric wanted to speak to was 13-year-old Baz Pennells.
Baz had been at Eric's appeal hearing earlier that day, and had handed him a good luck card containing a poem he'd written himself.
Was the gesture Eric's inspiration?
This is the unheard story of how a young boy may have played a key role in one of British football's most well-known moments.