Gazza addressed a crowd in Newcastle last night (Picture: Xposure)

Iconic ex-Newcastle footballer Paul Gascoigne has recalled the night he turned up at the police shoot-out with Raoul Moat with some chicken, fishing rods and a bottle of whisky.

Speaking at the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle last night, he admitted it was drugs and booze that led to his bizarre involvement in the incident back in 2010.

‘You’ve got to realise I’m half cut anyway, sitting in the living room, I’ve got about six lines lined up.

‘I’m not realising much but a good line and me and Raoul Moat are sort of friends. A couple more lines and we are good buddies.




‘A few whiskies, another few lines, I’ve had about eight lines and we went to school together. He was in Rothbury, that’s where I used to go fishing so I know the area quite well.’

Gazza added: ‘Another line and I have a couple of fishing rods and a chicken. ‘He’s going to need a drink. I’ve had 14 lines now and he’s my brother.’

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Gazza tries to deliver chicken and a fishing rod to Raoul Moat in 2010 (Picture: Flynet)

He got in a taxi with fishing rods, a Barbour jacket, four cans and some chicken.

‘Chicken is important because he must be starving,’ said Gazza, adding that the taxi driver was ‘shaking’ and terrified to be instructed to drive towards a gun stand-off.

The former midfielder was denied access to the scene and told to go home by police, so was unable to drop off his tokens for Moat – who later turned his gun on himself.

‘He said just go home. I was devastated because my chicken was getting cold.’

Describing the next morning, he continued: ‘You know the morning when you panic the first thing you do is look at your mobile?

After taking cocain, Gazza was convinced he and Raoul Moat were good friends (Picture: PA)

‘I’ve got 250 missed calls, I was like “what have I done?”, I’ve got a chicken by my side, fishing rods, a Barbour, I’m like “f*** me I must have done something”.

When Gascoigne turned on the news, he realised he’d turned up to the crime scene.

Raoul Moat was on the run after shooting his ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart, killing her new lover Chris Brown and shooting PC David Rathband, who later took his own life.

During the home leg of his Evening With Gazza tour, the 48-year-old also told of a hilarious prank he played on Gordon Durie while playing for Rangers.

Gazza told the crowd how he had to buy Durie a new car after hiding two trout inside his £20,000 vehicle during a training session.

He said: ‘Two weeks later he went, Gazza I’m not being funny but it’s the car, it’s f***ing lifting. Please tell me you haven’t put another fish in it.

The ex-footballer also recalled pranks from his career (Picture: Xposure)

‘He had to scrap the car. I had to buy him a new car. They were the most expensive f***ing trouts I’ve ever bought.’



Gazza told the audience how he was encouraged to join Tottenham Hotspur after they offered him a house and car for his parents.

He said: ‘The phone goes, it’s my f***ing sister. She said, “Paul that’s not fair, if she’s having the house and he’s having the car I want a f***ing sunbed.

‘Imagine making that phone call, I’ll definitely sign if my sister can have a sunbed.

‘So I actually signed for Spurs on the sunbed.’

He also spoke about how he bought an ostrich (yes, really).

He put it in his car boot and took it to a training session while he was playing for Tottenham.

He told them: ‘I said I’ve got this new player for you he’s quick as f***. I put it on the training ground and it started doing the same moves as the guys, it was incredible.

‘Have you ever tried catching an ostrich?’

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