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PARLOUR ON REJECTING SAFC


Ray Parlour reminisced about the time he rejected the offer to double his wages at the hands of Peter Reid and Sunderland whilst he was still playing under Arsene Wenger for Arsenal…


BEST DECISION

“It was the best decision I ever made. Because I would never have scored in a cup final, I would never have gone unbeaten with that team, I would never have got another three or four trophies.”


TROPHIES > MONEY

“For me, it was always about trophies. I was on about £20k a week I think at Arsenal at the time, in around 2001, roughly around then. It was Sunderland who came in for me and they offered me pr