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When Football Was Fun: or much ado about nothing-nothing - Softcover

Derek Potter

 
9781901746686: When Football Was Fun: or much ado about nothing-nothing
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1901746682 ISBN 13: 9781901746686
Publisher: Empire Publications, 2010

Synopsis

Over 40 years spent at the cutting edge of football reporting for the Daily Mirror, Daily Express and Today newspapers, gave Derek Potter a unique insight into the characters of legendary personalities in the game. The only non-London based winner of the prestigious British Sports Council Reporter of the Year award, Derek broke many exclusives and became 'The Man Football Can Trust'. Chief among them was the story of Robert Maxwell's attempt to purchase Manchester United from Martin Edwards, alongside endless exclusives detailing transfers, sackings and bust-ups. Featuring a cast of legends such as Bob Paisley, Sir Matt Busby, Denis Law, Sir Alf Ramsey and Bobby Charlton, this book takes an inside look at the Golden Age of football. Sadly, Derek died in 2006. His funeral attended by many of the great and good featured in 'When Football was Fun', a unique memoir, this book serves as a superb epitaph.

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Review

"He didn't spin the news, he reported it, operating on the basis that there is never anything so sensational as the truth." -- Gordon Taylor, Chairman, PFA "He was someone you could trust implicitly, even though you knew no-one was quicker to see a good story. He was a great reporter. He was also a good man." --Sir Bobby Charlton

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Publisher
Empire Publications
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1901746682
ISBN 13 
9781901746686
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
210