Nobody is quite sure when it began, but it appears to have been in the late 1990s and it was probably in Coventry. The Premier League season was over, the players were assembling near the dug-out and a defiant statement bellowed from a battle weary centre half – let’s just pretend for no particular reason at all and without any foundation it was Gary Breen. It changed football forever. “I dunno about you lads, but I’m getting the wife and kids down here and doing a lap of honour. Get me a toddler’s football jersey with my name on the back NOW.” • Sickly sweet coverage of Gerrard's goodbye left a sour taste • Walcott is better than...
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