Tottenham Stadium - Newly-arrived Spurs striker Gareth Bale, scheduled to start next Sunday's match against West Ham, has asked Newcastle and former West Ham forward Andy Carroll to show up in his place, due to the fact that he had inadvertently scheduled a start time at West Essex golf club for noon the same day of the match.
Bale, who accomplished more on the links than he did on the pitch at Real Madrid the last two seasons, came up with the plan rather than lose his place on the list at the course.
"No one will notice the difference between us with everyone watching television, he will probably hobble off after a 10-minute shift just like I would. I'll buy him a pint if he hurts himself," said the Welsh frontman.
