Paul Merson left so bored by football game he’s “coming back” and going down the gym
dailystar.co.ukArsenal legend was on the box for analysis of Millwall's Championship clash with Preston North End on Tuesday evening.But Merson was clearly not impressed with the drab affair which ended 0-0 at the New Den and hysterically quipped that he was ready to dust off his boots, 16 years after retiring in 2006."Yes," screamed Merson when appearing on Sky Sports."It's half-time.
I'm coming back. I'm coming back. I am, I'm seriously going to the gym tomorrow."Merson has previously proven he's cut out for Championship level having excelled at spell at Middlesbrough in the 1997/98 season.The £4.5m signing from the Gunners grabbed 12 league goals during the Teessider's promotion-clinching campaign whilst also playing a part in assisting plenty of others.
Finishing second to Nottingham Forest, Boro, spearheaded by an in-form Merson also reached the League Cup final as a second-tier side but lost 2-0 to Chelsea at Wembley.
Such was his outstanding form at the Riverside Stadium, Merson earned a recall to the England national side, and cemented his place on the plane for the 1998 World Cup in France.
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