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Anecdotes wanted for new book on Alan Gilzean
SJA member Mike Donovan, a Tottenham Hotspur fan for the best part of 50 years, is writing The King of White Hart Lane, the authorised life story of A…
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Cricket and cake… when everything stops for tea
Strawberries, sponge cake or ice cream; a new book on cricket teas is reviewed by former club cricketer ERIC BROWN. Anyone who has dipped a white-boot…
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Dark days to Premier League champions – Manchester City’s roller-coaster
By ERIC BROWN Manchester City fans have come to expect goals galore and trophies a-plenty as the club sheikhs, rattles and rolls its way forward with …
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My way: how Welshman John Toshack missed out on his dream job
John Toshack was one of the giants of European football so it was something of a shock to learn that a new book is his first autobiography. It is revi…
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The rise and fall of Aston Villa – but don’t blame Doug Ellis
The rise and fall of Aston Villa – but don’t blame Doug Ellis, writes ERIC BROWN. Doug Ellis remains a controversial figure at Aston Villa…
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How England’s 2018 World Cup penalty heroes laid the ghost of G O Smith to rest
England and penalties. We have history, as a new book on the national team reveals. ERIC BROWN reports. The year was 1899 and a quarter of the world s…
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Arsenal from 1886-2018
A monumental new history of Arsenal including details of the glory years under Herbert Chapman, George Graham and Arsene Wenger as well as reflecting …
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Tortured life of former Liverpool star John Arne Riise
John Arne Riise describes his schoolboy torture, personal heartbreak and sparkling football career in a brutally honest and revealing autobiography re…
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History of Wednesday but short shrift for Hillsborough and betting scandal
ERIC BROWN reviews the official history of Sheffield Wednesday FC and wonders why the tragedy of Hillsborough and the 1960s betting scandal gets such …
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