Ledley Brenton King (born 12 October 1980) is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. He was the longest serving player at Tottenham Hotspur and captained Spurs since 2005. In March 2009 an article in The Times named King as Tottenham's 25th best player of all time.
In recent seasons King has been plagued by chronic knee problems, for which no effective treatment or remedy has been found, which prevent him from playing more than one game a week. Instead of training with the rest of the squad King undertakes fitness exercises on his own. His manager Harry Redknapp has called King "an absolute freak" for being able to perform at Premiership level despite not training. King has also received praise from former team mate and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp, saying that “He is like a magnet for the ball, a thoroughbred of a defender, the best centre-half in the country.”
King joined Tottenham as a trainee in July 1996 and became a professional the following year. His debut came in May 1999 at Anfield ending in a 3–2 defeat to Liverpool. When breaking into the first team under former manager George Graham he was often used as a midfielder. It was with a performance in central midfield during Tottenham's 2–1 win over Liverpool in November 2000 that he established himself as a regular in the Spurs side. His first goal for Tottenham was scored in December 2000 in a 3–3 draw away to Bradford City which was scored in 9.7 seconds, setting a new Premier League record for the quickest goal.
Antony Daniel Costa (born 23 June 1981) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the boyband Blue.
One of Costa's earliest television roles was as a pupil in Steven Moffat's sitcom Chalk. He then went on to appear in the BBC children's drama Grange Hill.
Costa is a member of the boy band Blue, who went their own ways in 2005, but reformed to perform at Capital FM's Summertime Ball in 2009.
In 2004, Costa, along with singer Peter André, was given the opportunity to meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair at the celebrations on the arrival of ten new members into the European Union which included Cyprus. He was a contestant on the 2005 series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and was evicted from the programme on 3 December 2005 after fourteen days.
Costa released his debut solo single called "Do You Ever Think of Me" in February 2006. The single made its debut and peaked at number nineteen on the UK Singles Chart. He went on to compete in the 2006 Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up programme to find a competitor to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, but did not win the honour, with "It's a Beautiful Thing".
Raymond "Ray" Parlour (born 7 March 1973 in Barking, London, UK), is a retired English footballer. He spent his career playing for Arsenal, Middlesbrough and Hull City. During his Arsenal career he was nicknamed "The Romford Pelé"; although the nickname was given with an ironic sense of humour, on account of his solid performance but unglamorous image. He has been described as an "unsung hero" and praised as a "fans' favourite" for his high-energy performances. He is now a pundit on television, as well as on radio stations BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport.
Parlour is most famous for his time at Arsenal, where he played for 14 years. He joined Arsenal as a trainee in 1989, and made his debut for the Gunners against Liverpool on January 29, 1992, where he conceded a penalty in a 2–0 defeat. Parlour continued to be a bit-part player for the next few years, and was more noted for several disciplinary problems (such as a run-in with a Hong Kong taxi driver while on tour). He did however make 12 appearances for the England U21 team during this time...
(Difford/Tilbrook)
When the little king
Rode on his horse
Into the darkened wood
No one believed
That he'd return
They thought he'd gone for good
As he looked down to see the lake
He found a secret key
The little king he couldn't wait
And he rode off nervously
In a stolen car
On busy streets
He spun the leather wheel
He was burning oil
In second gear
As the tyres loudly squealed
And the bouncers on the kerb
Jumped right out of the way
He smashed into a superstore
And he didn't feel a thing
Just a quiet night where the fun begins
For the little king
Once life was merry going round
Then time began to rub
The future looked as clear as day
But it quickly turned to mud
It stuck to him like glue
What can anybody do
For the little king
For the little king Now the little king
Is locked away
To mix with the elite
In the doghouse now
He learns new tricks
From other pedigrees
It's small town front page news
The fairy tale your king
Has scratched his head looking for clues
He found splinters there
But one day soon the latch will swing
For the little king
Well it's a vile world but that's all right/Long as the
little king's alive
In a day of shifting styles/His damage will last awhile.
Dizzy in a fever of muscle and chrome/This jerkwater town
burned like Rome
Truckled to the torch of one savage kid/That's how to
rule! That's how to live!
When you're old and not so clever/When you're dragging
your ghost around
These wild years won't last forever/This kingdom comes
right down!
Little King had a Midas hand/Anything he touched turned
yellow and ran
Rebel boys, half-witted and brave/Felt lucky to follow
and slave
And from the back of his eyes, some demon sprung/Made
young men wanna touch bottles and guns
Make Pleistocene creatures of Mom and Dad/Twice more kick
than your real kings had
It's a vile world, but that's O.K./That's where the smart
bucks are today
Tortoise shells and a wedding ring/So much for the
"little king."
But, see that hilltop, gutted and bare...?/15 years back
a King walked there
Now some half-wit hellspawn's gonna take his turn/That's
Little King's got it all in the kingdom
What more could we possibly give him?
He's got his eyes on her
for the queen, it has to be perfect
well he tried but it wasn't enough
regret and dissolution
repulse and devastation
your queen is a wonderful liar
its too bad you will never know
your queen looks best in attire
fit for a whore
well he isn't the best with rejection
so he's turns to attack that below
the only one in the crowd he even knows
kill me
take it out my friend
I will always be here for you
so do your worst
"You haven't seen whats inside me"
"You couldn't possibly know"
"what I have become"
"I can't feel anymore"
"This world has ruined me"
Stay removed, for all I care
I can feel it, feel it here
the old wax man flew too close to the sun
burned him away
and I painted a picture of what I thought you'd be
but you come into focus, I see you are different
and I painted a picture of what I thought you'd be
but you come into focus, I see you are different
and I painted a picture of how I thought it'd end
You've seen it all before
You open up the door and I just turn away
Walk the other way
You offer so much more
than I could ever ask for
But I say thanks anyway
I go on and on alone
Make believing I can make it on my own
(Chorus)
I think it's time for me to make a change
And start walking back to you
Before I go so far away
That I can't hardly see you
Reaching out,
calling the prodigal I said I'd never be
Now what I need is a little change
I've played the game before
But now the game is
taking more than I can give
And I'm dying to give in
But you're holding out for me
But what you're holding out for me
I can barely see
Because my visions' so dim
I try, but I can only hardly recognize
This light that should be blinding my eyes.