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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/10366731/Liverpool-FC-book-extract-Bruce-Grobbelaar-on-how-he-broke-Steve-McMahons-nose-...-twice-in-one-night.html
Liverpool FC book extract: Bruce Grobbelaar on how he broke Steve McMahon's nose ... twice in one night
**Bruce Grobbelaar on death threats, the Heysel Disaster and ferociously high standards in our first adapted extract of Red Machine, a book about the untold stories of the Liverpool Boot Room **
*It was October 1987 and Liverpool had beaten Dundee 4-0 in a friendly. There was a party at Royal Saint Andrews, overlooking the golf course. “We were all having a pint afterwards and Steve got into a disagreement with (Liverpool teammate) Barry Venison. All of the Dundee players wanted to get involved, so I pulled the pair of them to one side.” *
*McMahon’s ire turned towards Grobbelaar. “Steve blew his top and swung a punch at me. So I head-butted him and bust his nose. He whinged to (manager) Kenny [Dalglish] and the boss tried to blame me. But the receptionist of the hotel confirmed that Steve was the aggressor.” *
*Grobbelaar roomed with Craig Johnston. “The attitude from the decision makers was probably “Let’s put the two freaks together.” Craig was a constant moaner. After the fight, he refused to room with me. “You know these Scousers,” he said. “Macca will try to get into our room and attack you. *
*"He must have been desperate because he moved in with Steve Nicol for the night. Nobody ever wanted to room with Stevie because he was a bloody nightmare. All he did was eat crisps and talk." *
At 3.20am Grobbelaar was awoken by somebody knocking a lampshade outside his door. “I hid behind the door in the bathroom and watched the person creep in. Craig was right in his prediction – he was canny like that. I tapped Macca on the shoulder and smacked him across the nose for the second time in the night. He never messed with me again.”