Troy Deeney’s brilliant story on how Walsall scouted him after scoring seven goals while playing hungover for amateur club

Troy Deeney recounted a hilarious story of how he was scouted by Walsall while playing hungover.

The striker has gone on to have a successful career having spent the last decade with Watford with several seasons in the Premier League.

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Things could have turned out a lot differently for the 32-year-old had he decided not to play that fateful day - plenty of us would have given it a miss.

talkSPORT Breakfast host Laura Woods asked him about the story, she said: “While playing at Chelmsley Town, you scored seven goals while slightly inebriated and ended up getting scouted?”

Deeney replied: “True. My mum used to clean the house at the weekend. I went out on a Friday night with the lads.

“It was cheap drinks until 12, let’s put it that way. I was not in a position to have any of the good stuff. We had a good time. Rather hungover the next morning.

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“My mum was like ‘no, out you go’. It was either walk around for two hours while she was cleaning or go play football. I played football and we are here.”

Ally McCoist loved the story but questioned the state of the opponents. He said: “I can’t imagine the condition of the opposition. They must have been partying until three o’clock."

Deeney said: “Let’s put it this way. Some of the lads were close to the over-35s league and I was an 18-year-old, very energetic guy who used to run everywhere.

“I used to play midfield then because I was more energetic than most."

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Laura Woods added: “I think I speak for the majority of the nation that when we go out and have a few drinks we have things we regret. We don’t end up getting scouted and make a career out of it.”

Deeney joked: “So basically my whole career has been a mistake.”

McCoist added: “I’m going to try that in my next five-a-side performance coming up this week.”