Carlos Valderrama?

No.......

Struggling a bit here then, I'd have put good money on Big Bad being John as well

Maybe Big = Ben

Bad an anagram indicator and lava the fodder? Can't see it...

Lava also makes you think 'lamp', but Frank Lampard doesn't fit

Right = R?

To the end = Til, fin

Or maybe to the end is an instruction

Lines 3 and 5 of your post are where you should be concentrating


And Big links to a football manager we both have differing memories of....

Ron Vlaar. Never heard of him

Pervert Savile spectre finally hellbound, it's admitted

(Golf)

Thought it was a great clue though

It was...it even produced two answers

(5,6)

Very well known...

Laura Davies ?

I was thinking of Davis Love II , but that didn't fit

Spectre - Aura plus a D

Correct!

Full explanation:

Pervert is the AI, Savile the fodder = L---- -AVIES

Aura as you say

Finally hellbound = D

The latter two are admitted (ie go in the middle)

Annoy Robin -( auld fitba )

Harry Hood?

Yes , that's the man. Wonderful Scottish commentator used to say " Hoooood , he's scored , and Celtic are 6 up"

I gave a hint with the Auld thing because I wondered whether anyone had heard of him. Like most Celtic players of the time he was only about 5' 3" tall ( I do stand to be corrected on that though )l

Of a religious persuasion, has a stretch

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David Armstrong ?

No...current player (9,7)

I was thinking the first name might be Christian, can't think of anyone called that at the moment.

Correct! PL player...

I can only think of Christian Poulson ?

Stretch , a prison sentence , John Poulson ?

Christian Benteke ?

Yep! Persuasion = bent, stretch = eke

Not only my guess was wide of the mark , but the chap I named is not even a PL player, he was playing for Ajax last night

Peckham Boy found endless, headless hose back after Nan wears crazy hat inside



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