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Win a Beattie Book - Ipswich Town News

On what would have been the Blues’ legend’s 67th birthday, author Rob Finch is giving TWTD readers another chance to win a copy of The Greatest Footballer England Never Had: The Kevin Beattie Story, his 2006 biography of the Town and England defender.

Rob recently reprinted a small number of copies of the book after receiving requests from Town fans.

Former Town and England centre-half Beattie died in September 2018, aged 64.

To win the book, answer the following question in an email sent to competition@twtd.co.uk arriving before midnight on next Wednesday. The winner will be selected at random from the correct answers. Which legendary manager signed Beattie for Middlesbrough?

Rob still has a few of copies of The Greatest Footballer England Never Had: The Kevin Beattie Story for sale which can ordered directly from him for £9.99 by emailing robfinch180@gmail.com and paying through Paypal.

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