Autobiography

CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
C25. THE BOARDROOM
The boardroom is a wonderful gateway to
meeting all manner of people, celebrities,
chairmen, managers, pop stars, tycoons,
showbiz personalities, and politicians. But one
of the nicest, warmest people football
introduced me to was the former singer, actor
and businessman Adam Faith, who I met at
Birmingham City when he came up for a game
as someone’s guest.
We chatted for a while, and realised that we
had much in common. One of the first things
we discovered was that we were neighbours in
Surrey. He told me he often had lunch in the
Rendezvous in Westerham, a restaurant I used
myself, so Lesley and I arranged to have
Sunday lunch there with Adam the next
day. It was a lovely afternoon and we sat
outside, enjoying the sunshine and finishing
our meal some four hours later after a long
and fascinating discussion.
People came up to us as they passed by,
asking for Adam’s autograph, or just having a
chat, and he had time for everybody who
stopped. I have been with some so-called rich
and famous people who are affronted by such
a show of friendship and admiration and openly
show their distaste. Adam was quite the
opposite.
I quickly grew very fond of Adam; he was a
charming person to be with. Gradually we
became firm friends, and he would come to my
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