When Teddy Sheringham was growing up in the East End, there was a word used all too frequently. With money scarce, the term 'skint' was a familiar one.
'Never again — I never want to hear that word again,' says Sheringham as he reflects on his spell in India with the ATK club of Kolkata. The slums in that huge, sprawling city are notorious.
Hearing about them is one thing. Seeing them at first hand left an indelible mark.
Sheringham was raised in gritty Highams Park near Chingford, where you had to learn quickly to stand on your own two feet.