| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book 10:59 - Aug 12 with 948 views | blueasfook |
The Goalkeepers Revenge (And Other Short Stories). TWTD
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| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 11:18 - Aug 12 with 861 views | Bluespeed225 |
Loved it!! Keeper booted out, works on a fairground, pees of striker who got him booted out, makes money, did he buy his former Club, striker ends up looking for new Club! |  | | |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 11:19 - Aug 12 with 852 views | Bluespeed225 |
My copy was green, had a drawing of a goalie on the cover. Might have been a 60's edition?? | | | |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 12:41 - Aug 12 with 737 views | JimmyJazz |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 11:19 - Aug 12 by Bluespeed225 |
My copy was green, had a drawing of a goalie on the cover. Might have been a 60's edition?? |
I was thinking of Goalkeepers are Different, that had a green cover with a picture of a goalie
Same story or different, I can't remember the plot but remember it was a good read [Post edited 12 Aug 13:39]
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| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 12:48 - Aug 12 with 720 views | PhilTWTD |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 12:41 - Aug 12 by JimmyJazz |
I was thinking of Goalkeepers are Different, that had a green cover with a picture of a goalie
Same story or different, I can't remember the plot but remember it was a good read [Post edited 12 Aug 13:39]
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Goalkeepers Are Different was by Michael Hardcastle, if I remember rightly. Wrote the Mark Fox books. |  | | |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 12:50 - Aug 12 with 705 views | _clive_baker_ |
Never read it but I really enjoy the fact its written by Steve Bruce. Yes, that one.
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| They "serialised" it.... on 12:55 - Aug 12 with 690 views | Bloots |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 12:50 - Aug 12 by _clive_baker_ |
Never read it but I really enjoy the fact its written by Steve Bruce. Yes, that one.
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....on TalkSport a few years ago.
It's every bit as bad as you'd think it would be.
Remarkably bad in fact. |  |
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| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 13:08 - Aug 12 with 642 views | blueasfook |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 11:18 - Aug 12 by Bluespeed225 |
Loved it!! Keeper booted out, works on a fairground, pees of striker who got him booted out, makes money, did he buy his former Club, striker ends up looking for new Club! |
The story of the kid go cart champion was very good too. His cart was called EGDAM - which was his girlfriend's name Madge spelt backwards. Had a sad ending though IIRC, he got killed in a cart race :( | |
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| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 13:11 - Aug 12 with 613 views | Radlett_blue |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 12:48 - Aug 12 by PhilTWTD |
Goalkeepers Are Different was by Michael Hardcastle, if I remember rightly. Wrote the Mark Fox books. |
Goalkeepers are Different was written by Sunday Times football journalist Brian Glanville. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it as a teenager when it came out in 1971. It's a fairly credible football based novel about the career of a promising goalkeeper. |  |
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| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 13:11 - Aug 12 with 608 views | exeterblue10 |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 12:50 - Aug 12 by _clive_baker_ |
Never read it but I really enjoy the fact its written by Steve Bruce. Yes, that one.
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Pretty much what Steve Bruce did to Mich D'Avray in the Milk Cup semi, 2nd leg... | | | |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 13:34 - Aug 12 with 539 views | Illinoisblue |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 12:48 - Aug 12 by PhilTWTD |
Goalkeepers Are Different was by Michael Hardcastle, if I remember rightly. Wrote the Mark Fox books. |
Loved loved loved the Hardcastle series of books. TWTD! |  |
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| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 13:47 - Aug 12 with 504 views | wischip |
I didn't read any football books in the 70s but I loved the comic strips "Billy's Boots" and "Hot Shot Hamish" in Tiger comic. |  | | |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 13:57 - Aug 12 with 487 views | blueasfook |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 13:34 - Aug 12 by Illinoisblue |
Loved loved loved the Hardcastle series of books. TWTD! |
Written when he was N-n-n-n-nineteen | |
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| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 13:58 - Aug 12 with 476 views | blueasfook |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 13:47 - Aug 12 by wischip |
I didn't read any football books in the 70s but I loved the comic strips "Billy's Boots" and "Hot Shot Hamish" in Tiger comic. |
Billy The Fish in Viz was/is the best football comic strip | |
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| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 14:01 - Aug 12 with 458 views | Swansea_Blue |
I was a Roy of the Rovers nut. Must have had every issue for about 6 or 7 years and the annuals for Xmas. I still have bags of them up the attic somewhere. |  |
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| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 14:18 - Aug 12 with 411 views | Bluespeed225 |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 14:01 - Aug 12 by Swansea_Blue |
I was a Roy of the Rovers nut. Must have had every issue for about 6 or 7 years and the annuals for Xmas. I still have bags of them up the attic somewhere. |
I had the first issue, I think Mills or Beattie was the back cover pic? 1976? | | | |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 14:21 - Aug 12 with 403 views | Plums |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 13:11 - Aug 12 by Radlett_blue |
Goalkeepers are Different was written by Sunday Times football journalist Brian Glanville. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it as a teenager when it came out in 1971. It's a fairly credible football based novel about the career of a promising goalkeeper. |
I remember reading that several times over. I seem to recall it talking about coin throwing at Old Trafford and other places - unless I'm mixing it up with another story from my younger years. |  |
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| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 16:01 - Aug 12 with 308 views | Illinoisblue |
| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book on 13:57 - Aug 12 by blueasfook |
Written when he was N-n-n-n-nineteen |
Keno is applauding that one. | |
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| If you were a 70s kid, chances are you would have read this book (n/t) on 16:06 - Aug 12 with 288 views | Cheshire_Tractor |
Not sure why image posted as link rather than an image [Post edited 12 Aug 16:07]
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