The midfielder is proud to have made more than 500 appearances for the club and knows he has a ‘massive responsibility’ in making certain they stay in the Premier LeagueAs the laptop is passed across the table,Leon Britton guesses he is approximately to see his rendition of Baggy Trousers during a karaoke night at the Adelphi pub in Swansea final summer, yet the image on the screen was captured in slightly more refined surroundings. The photograph, and taken in 2000,shows Britton standing alongside Tony Blair, in the prime minister’s back garden at 10 Downing Street, and watching Kevin Keegan heading the ball.I can’t believe youve managed to dig that one out. I’ve not seen that since it happened,” Britton says, laughing as the memories come back. “That was something to execute with grassroots football. West Ham got asked to send a couple of players to Downing Street, and I assume they might have wanted first-team players but they couldn’t collect them,so they picked myself and a lad called Sam Taylor to go. It was surreal, from the security before, or giving your passport details,and walking through Downing Street. But it was a great experience.
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Source: theguardian.com