Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #76333 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-04
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Synopsis
With their long hair and sideburns they fired Chelsea to FA Cup and European Cup Winner' Cup glory on the pitch, and swaggered up and down the King's Road off it, this is a tale of the great Chelsea team of the 60s and early 70s and their incredible lifestyle - in their own words.

From the Author
"Playing in this magnificent Chelsea team was unbelievably exciting. The sixties were in full swing and that was reflected in our style of play - both on and off the pitch! Kings of the King's Road is a brilliant re-creation of those incredible times."
Alan Hudson, Chelsea, 1969-74

About the Author
Clive Batty writes for Chelsea's matchday programme, as well as contributing to the club's official magazine of which he is a former editor. He also writes articles for various football magazines as well as travel features for the Daily Mail.

Customer Reviews

Weep blue tears
Yes, I wept when I had finished this book; tears for my long-passed youth, tears for the stars like Ossie and Hutch no longer with us but most of all tears for the very human way which this brilliantly shining team spluttered out into disintegration through disagreements, misunderstandings and the odd bit of bad luck. If you are about 40+ this will particularly strike a chord. And the description of a game between the Chelsea and QPR teams of the time - Ossie, Chopper and co vs Francis and the Emperor of West London, Stanley Bowles. THAT is what time machines are for.