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OLIVER HOLT:
Tony Adams is sitting at the head of a table in a downstairs room at a townhouse in Marylebone. He is wearing a purple suit and a white shirt. The man looks dapper. He looks flamboyant. He looks happy. He looks well. He will be 60 later this year. He says he has decided against a big party with former team-mates and older friends and family. He has decided against razzamatazz. Instead‚ he is opting for a night with a dozen people who have played different roles in his road to recovery from alcoholism. Because this year is not just his 60th. On August 16th‚ It's his 30th‚ too. It is 30 years since he announced he was an alcoholic. It is 30 years since
he went on a 44-day bender after
England were knocked out of
Euro 96. It is 30 years since
he started to get his life back.