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Where Are They Now?: Rediscovering Over 100 Football Stars of the 70s and 80s
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Product Description
They were the playground superstars of yesterday - the cloggers, the goal machines, the shot stoppers, the stalwarts, the socks-around-the-ankles mavericks. They played for the love and glory of the beautiful game, for the thrill of the battle and the roar of the crowd, not the bulging bank account or the trophy girlfriend. And with every appearance on The Big Match or Saint and Greavsie, they pushed an army of kids onto the park with a Minerva Supreme football and a Wembley dream. But they were also the heroic underclass: the rank and file footballer (from Arthur Albiston to Romeo Zondervan) with a Ford Capri and Rod Stewart's haircut. "Where Are They Now?" meets the sticker book legends and terrace favourites who disappeared from public view. Zip up the parka. It's time to relive those muddy matches with an era of forgotten idols...
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #30602 in Books
- Published on: 2007-09-14
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Matt Allen is a football and music journalist who has worked for FourFourTwo, Q and Mojo magazines. His previous books include Jimmy Greaves: The Biography (Virgin) and The Crazy Gang: The Inside Story Of Vinnie, Harry, Fash And Wimbledon FC (Highdown).
Customer Reviews
A cracking read
this is a belting book for anyone who is interested in football and footballers - from the old school. it's really interesting reading about what happened to all the old faces in the game from the seventies through to the nineties - steve nicol, viv anderson, luther blissett. who'd have thought eric gates was now a farmer, neil webb a postman and marco gabbiadini running a guesthouse. a great book - buy your dad a copy!!
Excellent
This book is a must-read if you like to revisit the brilliant football era of the '80s. It's like a reunion for all the old faces from the Panini albums. Ideal to have lying around, pick it up and have a flick through from time to time.
Ever wondered what happened to those faces on the Panini stickers?
... Matt Allen's superb book will tell you what! He's tracked down all the faces you used to swap in the playground, and a right motley crew they are too. A fascinating insight into life after football, I'd recommend it to anyone...
