Twenty-five years ago next month John Fashanu called time on one of the most notorious careers in football history - following a serious knee injury.
Well, Fast the Bash, as he was known during a decade of bruising battles with the English elite, is back in action on Monday night - in Channel 4’s new show, Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
And the ex-England and Wimbledon striker, forced to retire in May 1995 after a challenge by Ryan Giggs, admits the series was far more of an ordeal than anything ever faced on the pitch.
Fash, who moved to Aston Villa the summer before Giggsy clattered him at Old Trafford, said: “Celebrity SAS was a seriously tough experience.
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