‘His car stunk of fish for weeks’: Elliot Anderson on practical jokes and his World Cup dream
‘His car stunk of fish for weeks’: Elliot Anderson on practical jokes and his World Cup dream. Midfielder on the prank-fuelled promotion at Bristol Rovers that kickstarted his career, confidence in Nottingham Forest’s survival and modelling for England ‘It was a brand-new car as well,” says Elliot Anderson, grinning as he relives the Gazza-inspired prank that sticks in the memory from his fruitful loan at Bristol Rovers.
Midfielder on the prank-fuelled promotion at Bristol Rovers that kickstarted his career, confidence in Nottingham Forest’s survival and modelling for England ‘It was a brand-new car as well,” says Elliot Anderson, grinning as he relives the Gazza-inspired prank that sticks in the memory from his fruitful loan at Bristol Rovers. It is four years since a reserved teenager from Whitley Bay walked into a dressing room of big personalities after signing on January deadline day and turbocharged the club to promotion.
His soaring header was the last and decisive goal in an exhilarating 7-0 win on the final day of the League Two season. A lot has happened in Anderson’s world since that incredible climax, when Rovers pipped Northampton to third on goals scored.
At the end of that four months, he was well versed in the culture of capers. Fridays meant forfeits and spinning the “wheel of fortune”.