Reply With QuoteI'll pick it up in the airporton the way to Mallorca later in the week. Thanks for the reommendation
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...on a cloudy day on holiday turned to Sam Allardyce's autobiography...'Big Sam'.
Surprisingly good read. Never realised how close Colin Addison was to bringing him to Derby, or that the only player he claims to have intentionally hurt was Mick Harford, one of the nastiest and most arrogant players to have ever pulled on a Derby shirt imo.
Written just after he 'left' West Ham but before he got the England job, Allardyce has more time than might be expected for 'flair' players and complete contempt for the type of hoofball advocated by the likes of John Beck. He also tells some good tales about how difficult it was for youngsters making their way in the game on the princely sum of £4 per week. We seem, as with so many things, to have 'chucked the baby out with the bathwater' on that one. Anyway, if you're into such things and at a loose end, it's an interesting, entertaining and highly recommended read.
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I'll pick it up in the airporton the way to Mallorca later in the week. Thanks for the reommendation
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Ah. Just remembered I'm drivingOriginally Posted by Andy_Faber
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Even as a fellow 'scribe' I don't think you'll regret it Andy. Never knew Andy Todd put Phil Brown in hospital either, following angry words over Todd Senior.
P.S. ...and no, I'm not Sam's agent.
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Angry words over Todd senior? Now i'm interested.
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good with his fists was old Andy. I have a football-hating friend who used to have a five by three framed photo on his living room wall of Andy todd punching stan collymore, with the legend 'The Beautiful Game'....
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Look out for the next one, a fast-paced novel exposing the rotten underbelly of world football. Title, 'Tinkler'. If you are a footy fan of a certain age you'll know that name. Due out, the speed I write things, in 2020, just before 'Derby County: The Northern Premier League Years'.
Strangely I sent Roger_Ramjet a PM of a published article I wrote and he appears to have left the forum!
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