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<\/p>\nThe night before Chris Sutton completed his move to Blackburn Rovers – which was the then British record fee – he was banged up in prison. <\/p>\n
Sutton was on the verge of swapping Norwich for Blackburn, when he decided to have some farewell drinks with some of his soon-to-be former teammates. <\/p>\n
Speaking to FourFourTwo, Sutton revealed: "I'd gone out for a drink with Bryan Gunn and a few of the others, and ended up driving into this convertible car. I bent the indicator of it a bit and got arrested – banged up.<\/p>\n
"I was worried about the move collapsing and Kenny Dalgleish pulling the plug on the deal!"<\/p>\n
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However, as Sutton continued, he joked there was only one person on the planet he was more worried about than Dalgleish's reaction: his dad.<\/p>\n
Sutton added: "Worse than that, though, I was thinking: 'My dad is going to mad'… And he did!"<\/p>\n
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Fortunately for Sutton, the deal went ahead, and the next morning he was unveiled as Blackburn's newest signing – to the tune of \u00a35million. Sutton was an instant hit at Ewood Park, where he struck up a strike partnership with Alan Shearer.<\/p>\n
Sutton notched 15 goals that season, as Blackburn went on to win their first Premier League title – and their first English top division title since 1914.<\/p>\n
However, Sutton struggled the following season and managed just 13 appearances without any goal. Blackburn, too, struggled to hit the same highs, and Sutton left the club in 1999.<\/p>\n