Karel Prince: Lie Detector - Fraizer Campbell

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0:52Yes, people, it's Coral Prince here.

0:53Fraizer Campbell:And Anita, bye me. We are the resident fact-checkers here at the BBC. every week we'll be bringing you three stories from ex-professional footballers two will be lies one will be the truth and using our detective and analytical skills we will be trying to figure out which is the truth and which is the lie Anita are you ready to help me out yes I am let's get into it FC FC football club I'm trying to think of any footballers with FC Federico Chiesa oh that's a good one yeah what would he be on the investigation for uh why he didn't why he barely played on the arnie slot fc fc frank connor frank connors frank is that someone i do you know there are frank connor's you know what really grinds my gears people with two first names frank and connor like a john terry you know yeah yeah that really who's another one that's got two you you must know a lot of first two double first name no i ignore them they i literally erased them from my memory what about the people that have a first name but they don't use their first name but they actually use their middle name i use my middle name so anita's not your first name anita's my middle name ah yes because like harry mcguire harry's not his first name what's his first name jacob jacob harry mcguire i think it's jacob harry mcguire i'm pretty sure it should we var that do you want to use your your ancient computer born jacob harry mcguire yeah yeah it's jacob jacob harry mcguire and then joe hartson first name's not joe either joe hart is just such an unbelievable name to begin with his first name is charles joseph john hart that's his name charles joseph john charles john joe mr hart i know we're under the same umbrella right now if you want to come here and explain why you have three first names bro you let us know like we will happily have you on this table and it will sit on this side and we can have a chat about that three first names that's crazy okay as someone who uses their middle name yes when you went to school yes did you submit anita as like the name that you wanted to be called or like yeah or did you have to tell them don't call me what's on the register middle no i literally submitted anita as my first name so wait i could have gone to school if my mom so choose they could just call me max power do you know what you look like a max power with your blonde hair to be fair It would suit me, didn't it?

3:10Max Power. It's a cool name. Very Congolese. Max Power is also a footballer.

3:14Fraizer Campbell:Who does Max Power play for? He played for Wigan. Oh. Or plays for Wigan. I don't know if he's still there. I can check for you right now. Go on. But the first time I heard the name Max Power, which is why this... Yeah, he still plays for Wigan. He also played for Bradford. He played for Wigan before again. Sunderland. That's such a cool name. Max Power. But where I first heard it was in the Simpsons. Homer Simpson changed his name to Max Power and it just stuck with me so when I saw a footballer called Max Power I couldn't forget him Max Power do you know what it's such a good name though I like that Max Power it's got double meaning yeah man it can mean anything as well where does Max Power play?

3:53Fraizer Campbell:midfield is a midfielder? ah Max Power Max Power in the engine room Max Power Maximum Power Maximum Power I mean that's an MP that's not really an FC but I think that goes to show we don't have many I almost forgot about the initials on our case files. FC. Huh? England London. Fabio Capello! Oh my days, Fabio Capello. Postman Pat. God forbid we had Fabio Capello's files in our hands. Stories he'd have to tell about that England squad would be monumental. Have you had the story of David Bentley and Jimmy Bullard sneaking out of one of his camps to go get McDonald's? Let's say for fun that I didn't.

4:33Fraizer Campbell:Tell the audience, what was the story? I think we should leave that to Mr. Bentley or Bullard to come and tell us that story. But I know they said that they left, somehow snuck out of the camp to go get McDonald's. I don't know how you sneak out of the camp, boy. Should we find out who FC is? Yeah, let's give it a go. Ah, Fraser Campbell. Fraser Lee Campbell. Middle name. He's a Lee Campbell. Fraser Lee Campbell. You know what's funny about Fraser Campbell? Go on. I met him earlier this year. Okay, how was that? At a birthday party. A Premier League champion's birthday party. Oh Tell us more Corral What?

5:07Fraizer Campbell:Your stories Tell us more Forget your free stories Forget your free stories Fraser Yeah no I met him at Danny Simpson He won the league with Leicester Yes He played with him at United I met him at his birthday party And Weirdly enough He just spent the Every time he saw me that night He spent the whole night saying Don't tax me Don't tax me So Wani's file is sitting here In front of me And he submitted free videos For me to review Was it mind games? He wants to get taxed man I'm not a fan of that approach. Hey, listen. He could have messaged me privately. It's all mind games. It's all mind games.

5:40Fraizer Campbell:It's mind games, isn't it? It's mind games. Mind games. But yeah, I've followed his career closely. Okay. Obviously, he was at Man United. Yes. That's where he started. I actually went to Spurs on loan in 08-09. Do you know why he went to Spurs on loan? Tell me why. Because Dimitar Berbatov went the other way to Manchester United on deadline. Ah. So they needed to replace a striker at last minute and they got Fraser Campbell. Good old Berbatov. Where does Fraser Campbell rank against Berbatov? I'll take Fraser Campbell. Over Berbatov. Yeah. I've never met Dimitar Berbatov in my life. Yeah, I haven't met Berbatov.

6:09Fraizer Campbell:I haven't met Berbatov. Was he cool? He's amazing. He's the funniest guy. Did he show you his first touch? No, unfortunately, it was at a Beyonce concert. You met Dimitar Berbatov at a Beyonce concert? I've got pictures as well. What? I met him at a Beyonce concert. I think his wife dragged him there. I guess who else I met at a Beyonce concert in the same area? Mahrez. Mahrez and his girl. I believe that. I believe that. Yeah. I've got some documentary. Literally, it was like a simulation for me. I was like, well, hold on, Burbatop. I swear down and I told him like, your first touch is amazing.

6:42Fraizer Campbell:How do you move like how you move when you're this tall? He's massive, by the way. He's taller than you. Massive. Six foot, probably like six foot two, six foot three. I'm taller than that for the viewers. And I'm sat down. Don't let me stand up on camera. Because if I stand up, I'll be like, you know in Tom and Jerry, the woman that's in Tom and Jerry that you can't see her face. That's how tall I'll be on camera. Don't give Dimitar ideas as well to start messing with me. I'm telling you, he's a tall lad and he's so friendly. I can imagine. Yeah. The crazy thing is, I can't imagine Dimitar Berbatov at Beyonce.

7:13This is throwing me off.

7:14Fraizer Campbell:I promise you, he was there and he loved the show. He absolutely loved it. I'll show you the pictures. I've got the proof. I'm not a liar. I'm telling you. No, I believe you. I believe you. Thank you. You should have just thrown something at him just to see his first touch. I'll be honest with you. And next time, maybe he'll come on the show. Who knows? But back to Fraser Campbell. Dimitar, if you're watching, you let us know. You talk a lot about Dimitar's first touch. What about Fraser Campbell's? Fraser Campbell, I think he was a very good striker. I mean, yes, did he play at the levels that Dimitar did?

7:43No, but sometimes that's opportunity, you know. No, I've got a lot of time for Fraser Campbell. Okay.

7:48Fraizer Campbell:Let's look at the case files then. Las Vegas, Nevada. That is a really weird picture to put in here. There's always a post-season trip to Las Vegas. Exactly. This might be spicy. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. is that a police officer is he getting arrested arrested it's giving GTA this is so crazy what did you do to have a car and a helicopter he's got five stars he's got five stars that is that's interesting do you know what you have to do to get a helicopter on you you're gonna get the choppers on you hit the parkies if you know you know if you know you know but do you remember some of these pictures might be some of these pictures might be doctored you know AI generated no but it could just be to show what the time was like innit it's still an AI generated picture oh yeah put that against him you got Fraser Campbell at Sunderland he looks so young I can't lie no offence Fraser you know I love you but your trim looks better now than it did back then that is I don't know who was your barber in Sunderland that was terrible back then were you actually getting trims every single week though of course they were have you saw some of the trims that guys were getting like in the late 2000s early 2010s.

8:59Nah, but the amount of patterns and stuff.

9:01Fraizer Campbell:They would get their hair dyed or let the pattern like grow out and stuff. You weren't getting trims every single week. I'm looking at the England camp this summer, right? For the World Cup. They're getting their hair braided every single week. It's unbelievable. Yeah, but do you know how many cameras are on them? Mate, but I'm saying back in the day, they weren't doing that. Yeah, because like, what, if you're not playing that Stamford Bridge, Anfield, Old Trafford, you're barely getting a highlight on match of the day. So you don't need to get a trim. Now, you can watch 90 minutes of every match and there's about 75 cameras in the stadium zooming in on you.

9:32There's 85 photographers at the game. You've got to post on the ground after the game.

9:36Fraizer Campbell:What are you saying? You know, if you lose, oh, the fans are amazing. Sorry about the result. You win. Fans are amazing. Well done for the result. You score. I've got best believe if you score five posts. So you've got to have a trim. So what are you saying? Fraser didn't get no airtime. Your words are mine. He might have been in a goal drought at that point. I don't know. Your words are not mine. And your favourite meal? Chicken and chips. Firstly, okay, let's unpack why you said that's my favourite meal. Let's unpack that. Because I can't remember the last time I had chicken and chips. So, let's talk about it.

10:07But either way, a box of chicken and chips, I'll be honest, I need to hear about this.

10:12Fraizer Campbell:Yeah, because surely that's not in his diet. He was a Premier League footballer. Yeah, but Usain Bolt ate nuggets at the Olympics. Usain Bolt is a different kettle of fish, mate. He's just a different league. No, he is. And also he's only got a run for nine seconds. You know, I used to see Usain Bolt a lot, you know. You know, if you're in Manchester at any point in the year, you'll meet Usain Bolt. Is it the Usain Bolt or is it someone that looks like Usain Bolt? No, it is Usain Bolt. Because he's a Man United fan. Yeah. He comes over a lot to watch Manchester United. Have you met him yet? Yeah, I've met him.

10:45Fraizer Campbell:Several times? It's to the point where like, it's no longer, wow, Usain Bolt. It's like, oh, it's Usain. Hi, Usain. I don't know him, but it's like, you feel like you know him because you see him that much. I saw him. I've never met him. I saw him race a random woman in the streets. Did a woman win? Of Manchester. I saw him race a random woman in the streets. Who won? Come on, man. Let's not disrespect the gold. I need to be sure. Let's not disrespect the gold right now. I need to be sure. You think she won in her bare foot after taking the heels off against a triple Olympic champion? Not even a triple.

11:13You will never know.

11:14Fraizer Campbell:I think I could take him on. In what? All right, let's get into the case file. Fraser Campbell. Anyway, Fraser has been kind enough to send us over some clips. I want to know about Vegas I want to know about chicken and chips I want to know about the handcuffs If that's all one story I'm scared That'll be the best story we've ever had Right Clip number one Let's roll the tapes Roll the tape What's Fraser got to say? Sorry, before I press play Go on Be wary of the fact That he's a Yorkshireman So he's got the You warning me about the accent He's got the Huddersfield accent Yeah I wasn't prepared for it when I first met him I like a Yorkshire accent Because I always brought him from like Manchester or London I like a Yorkshire accent We're fine Yes, Carell.

11:54It's Fraser here. I told you he knows me. See how he said my name? He knows me.

11:58Fraizer Campbell:He said, yes, Carell. I've got a few stories for you, and I'm going to put your lie detector sensors to the test. So, here we go. First story I've got for you is when I was up at Sunderland, I was involved in a police helicopter chase unbeknown to me. I was driving through the city centre in Newcastle and I took a turn down the wrong street. So anyway, I'm driving home and then I was in the car with my friend and we noticed there's a helicopter. It was like, oh, I wonder where that helicopter's going. Must be chasing someone. Next minute, six police cars surrounded my car, pulled me over. It was me thereafter because I turned the wrong way down the street.

12:45he was in the Sunderland Echo the next day. I got a bit in trouble with my manager at the time.

12:52Fraizer Campbell:Can we just write this one off immediately? Can we write it off? Please, please. There's absolutely no way this is real. There's no way. And it weren't on the live news. It weren't on BBC at all. There is no way. Do you remember that though? Yes. Premier League footballer gets chased by the cops with a helicopter in the sky. I don't think he even got chased. He didn't... By the time he realised there was a helicopter on him, there was cars around him. And there were handcuffs. See, now you're going to make me sound like I'm disrespecting people. But is that national news? That is something that would be on the national news.

13:25But okay, let me think of it. Go on. So he's saying it happened because he turned the wrong way down the street.

13:30Fraizer Campbell:Yes. That does happen. That does happen. But it potentially could have happened in a case where, okay, he's rich. Okay. He's driving a certain car. Yes. And that car might have been target, like, in terms of the vehicle, like, the type of vehicle for someone else that was a criminal. I heard that the police are more likely to pull you over if you make a left turn when they're behind you. That's what I've heard. Based on what? Apparently, the left turn is an easier turn to make. So if you make a right turn, then it's like you're not trying to avoid the police. But if you make a left turn, you're just making the first left turn that you see because it's the easiest thing to do.

14:04Fraizer Campbell:Oh, because we're on the left side of the road, get out. Apparently, that's what I've heard. Yeah, but I'm trying to think, like, what the context... Because he said specifically it's because he turned down the wrong road. He probably took the left turn, the first left turn that he saw. And the sirens probably went off, but I doubt there was a helicopter. Yeah, but he said the helicopter was above him before he clocked there was any police cars. And there was six of them. Maybe he went down the left turn a bit too fast. You know these footballers, they drive, like, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, etc.

14:30Fraizer Campbell:Yeah. The car probably went a bit too fast. But then you would just say, oh, I was speeding, or I was doing this. Like, you said it's because you went down the wrong road. well he might have just tried to you know make it sound a little bit more believable i don't know i feel like he's trying to make himself sound like dominic torretto like what's going on yeah fast and furious babe you know what i mean i'm i'm not too sure on this one okay we can put that in the maybe pile i'm not too sure on this one but i'm ready to to hear the second one and see what that's all about because i believe there's going to be more credible sounding stories

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16:18Fraizer Campbell:OK, let's do it. The second story I've got for you is that before we played Bristol City in the playoff final, me and my roommate, Caleb Fallon, wanted something extra than the pre-match standard meal. So we ordered a Just Eat to the hotel, but they couldn't come to the reception, obviously, so I had to climb out a window down the road and get the chicken and chips. Yeah, didn't tell anyone, not told anyone until this day, actually. So they snuck out to have chicken and chips. But he said he climbed out the window? Sorry a second. Hold on a second. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. if this is 2008 okay how are you getting a Just Eat?

17:07Fraizer Campbell:you're cooking you're cooking Google when Just Eat was open Google it I don't think I need to do that what phones were even out Just Eat I think Just Eat was around yeah if you rang up the local takeaway and said yo can you deliver some food that's one thing but a Just Eat Just Eat might have just been around potentially let's have a look Just Eat was founded in 2001 okay hold on there you go so you order food yeah you order it through an app yeah But do you remember ordering food before the apps were out? I used to use one of those leaflet things that come through the post. Exactly, with the number on it.

17:37Yeah. Or like you'd call your local Pizza Hut or Domino's or whatever your Chinese takeaway.

17:44Fraizer Campbell:But at the same time, I wasn't old enough to know that there was a Just Eat around them times either. In my life, and maybe because my parents are African, yeah. So maybe he's got a different youth or like adolescence, right? My parents never used online to order food. Yeah, because our parents would go into the kitchen and cook. No. When my mum wanted Pizza Hut, she would ring up Pizza Hut and say, she's like the super supreme from Pizza Hut. Okay. And we'd have that sometimes. Yeah. So it was never, oh, you go to the place. So I'm thinking when you say, and even when you're saying, oh, just eat and then you go down the road to get it.