Eric Brown reviews a book tracing the lives of more than 200 retired footballers and reveals how employment opportunities exploded as media outlets mu…
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Readers will relish the ride as Fulham’s ‘Great Adventure’ under Al-Fayed is recalled
Mohamed Al-Fayed's tumultuous 16-year reign as Fulham owner is the focus of an entertaining new book by Tony Banks, reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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Memories of Cantona, Speed and many more Leeds United heroes shared in new book
Dave Tomlinson's 'Leeds United in the 1980s and 1990s: From Wilderness Years to Wilko' charts the eventful end to the Yorkshire club's exploits in the…
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New editors sought to keep alive 136-year-old stats bible
Former editor ERIC BROWN reveals a threat to the world’s oldest football annual and takes a look at the 136th edition of a publication originall…
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Giller’s greatest hits tribute to Greaves delivers all the right notes
By ERIC BROWN Jimmy Greaves looked rather sheepish and anxious as he stood just inside the open cabin door scanning rows of seated passengers with ple…
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Pocket-sized but Football Annual packs a big punch
By ERIC BROWN In the year it first appeared the Marquess of Salisbury was Prime Minister, Queen Victoria ruled and Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albi…
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The magic of Marcelo: how Bielsa restored Leeds fortunes
A new book explaining how Leeds’ boom years turned sour and how Marcelo Bielsa later restored the club’s switchback fortunes is reviewed by ERIC B…
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How grandson of a slave became Britain’s first black peer – the amazing story of cricketer Learie Constantine
Book review by ERIC BROWN Learie Constantine was a big man with a laugh to match. His guffaw reverberated around a room while his shoulders and chest …
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Portsmouth’s turbulent 2019-20 season is recalled in a blockbuster book
By ERIC BROWN Mention the history of Portsmouth FC and those of a certain age will pontificate nostalgically about the club’s glory days just before…
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Football Annual goes marching on, right on time
By ERIC BROWN Just 25 days elapsed between the last major event of a uniquely damaged season and the thud on my doormat announcing arrival of football…
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