Post by: Dazvillain on December 05, 2022, 11:52:57 PM
Last couple of years have bought euros and Villans, Ron Saunders odd man out, Ticket to the moon, Brian Littles’s My Aston Villa and of course AV the complete record.
Just considering Back from the brink, Paul McGrath and The manager, Ron Atkinson
Any other recommendations please ?
Post by: eamonn on December 06, 2022, 01:27:54 AM
Post by: Risso on December 06, 2022, 09:07:44 AM
You mean you haven't read the Paul McGrath one?! Daz, you're slipping. Thought you were the king of the football memoirs!
Wrong Darren.
Post by: darren woolley on December 06, 2022, 09:11:53 AM
Post by: Legion on December 06, 2022, 09:40:22 AM
Post by: Si on December 06, 2022, 11:18:04 AM
Post by: Dazvillain on December 06, 2022, 12:17:39 PM
I've got over 100 Villa related books on my shelf I would highly recommend Back From The Brink and one you should definitely get is Children Of The Revolution by Richard Whitehead that's an excellent read.Thanks will give them a look up
Post by: Dazvillain on December 06, 2022, 12:21:08 PM
I have a few I can send you if you like.Very kind offer thanks but really no need to disrupt your collection , perhaps just highlight a couple of the better reads for me to search for would be much appreciated . Thank you
Post by: Legion on December 06, 2022, 12:22:51 PM
Post by: Dazvillain on December 06, 2022, 12:30:55 PM
I'm downsizing. Would like them to go to a welcome new home.Will DM you
Post by: Dazvillain on December 06, 2022, 12:32:53 PM
I've got over 100 Villa related books on my shelf I would highly recommend Back From The Brink and one you should definitely get is Children Of The Revolution by Richard Whitehead that's an excellent read.Blimey the Whitehead one is between £37-50 ! Wow
Post by: Gareth on December 06, 2022, 02:34:10 PM
I've got over 100 Villa related books on my shelf I would highly recommend Back From The Brink and one you should definitely get is Children Of The Revolution by Richard Whitehead that's an excellent read.Blimey the Whitehead one is between £37-50 ! Wow
Is that all? I would have expected it to be more as I thought it was v hard to source nowadays.
Excellent book mind….up there with Dave W’s books (don’t want to get banned lol)
Post by: nigel on December 06, 2022, 07:40:04 PM
I've put the signed Dennis Mortimer one on my birthday wish list. So my missus will get me that for January.
Where do you get a signed one from?
Post by: FrankyH on December 06, 2022, 07:53:56 PM
I've put the signed Dennis Mortimer one on my birthday wish list. So my missus will get me that for January.
Where do you get a signed one from?
The one I ordered online came in the post signed (didn't know that when I bought it).
Edit . .. from here
https://av40tribute.com/shop/ols/products/the-full-morty-the-autobiography-of-dennis-mortimer
Post by: nigel on December 06, 2022, 07:58:35 PM
I've put the signed Dennis Mortimer one on my birthday wish list. So my missus will get me that for January.
Where do you get a signed one from?
The one I ordered online came in the post signed (didn't know that when I bought it).
Edit . .. from here
https://av40tribute.com/shop/ols/products/the-full-morty-the-autobiography-of-dennis-mortimer
Cheers, bud 👍
Post by: Malandro on December 06, 2022, 08:30:00 PM
Some valuable ones in there too.
Post by: Si on December 06, 2022, 08:39:46 PM
Yep that's where I've seen it.I've put the signed Dennis Mortimer one on my birthday wish list. So my missus will get me that for January.
Where do you get a signed one from?
The one I ordered online came in the post signed (didn't know that when I bought it).
Edit . .. from here
https://av40tribute.com/shop/ols/products/the-full-morty-the-autobiography-of-dennis-mortimer
Post by: SoccerHQ on December 06, 2022, 11:04:49 PM
Used to love the 90s season reviews, still got a few of them in the loft.
Post by: Percy McCarthy on December 06, 2022, 11:15:30 PM
Star-spangled Villans
And:
https://www.olddogbooks.net/shop/olddogbooks/gangsters-geezers-and-mods/
Both by erm… me.
Post by: Legion on December 06, 2022, 11:16:29 PM
Post by: Percy McCarthy on December 06, 2022, 11:17:00 PM
SSV was a great read.
Cheers Lee.
Post by: Bad English on December 07, 2022, 12:42:31 PM
I lent my entire Villa book collection to a chap in our village - about eight years ago.That reminds me that I lent my VHS box sets of the Complete Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister to a colleague - in 1999, and haven't seen them since.
Some valuable ones in there too.
Post by: Deano's Mullet on December 07, 2022, 01:46:12 PM
Paul McGrath, Brian Little and Garry Thompsons bios are very good. I found Tony Daleys a little dull.
Mr Woodhall's From One Season to the Next is a great book. The review books are very good as well.
Ticket to the Moon is great.
Rob Bishops 10 Greatest Premier League Villa Players is a good book.
Post by: eamonn on December 07, 2022, 02:28:15 PM
Post by: Exeter 77 on December 07, 2022, 03:43:03 PM
Post by: Legion on December 07, 2022, 04:17:20 PM
Post by: SaddVillan on December 07, 2022, 09:52:40 PM
Published in 1997, so obviously in need of an update.
Possibly after the North Stand rebuild?
A great read about our home from Victorian times to the end of the 20th Century.
Post by: Dazvillain on December 07, 2022, 10:28:42 PM
👋Nice one Percy
Star-spangled Villans
And:
https://www.olddogbooks.net/shop/olddogbooks/gangsters-geezers-and-mods/
Both by erm… me.
Post by: Dazvillain on December 07, 2022, 10:34:37 PM
Big Ron's first biography was better than "The Manager."Great options, I’ll look into. Ordered McGrath back from the brink for £3 today .
Paul McGrath, Brian Little and Garry Thompsons bios are very good. I found Tony Daleys a little dull.
Mr Woodhall's From One Season to the Next is a great book. The review books are very good as well.
Ticket to the Moon is great.
Rob Bishops 10 Greatest Premier League Villa Players is a good book.
Based on a mates review, although not AV, I’ve also ordered Pat Murphy’s BBC sports review book today as a pressie off family . Under £12 on Amazon.
The Dennis Mortimer signed book also tempting even at £25…… anyone read that yet ?
Post by: Legion on December 07, 2022, 10:46:30 PM
Post by: dave.woodhall on December 07, 2022, 11:31:45 PM
Post by: D.boy on December 08, 2022, 08:12:57 AM
When is Julian Joachim bringing out his? I mean they're all at it at this stage, but this fella would have some stories to tell. He was still banging them in for Aslockton & Orston as recently as 2019 #theloveofthegame #watchandlearnflabbyagbonlahorIt's already out
Post by: wittonwarrior on December 08, 2022, 08:52:27 AM
We are really spoilt for choice book wise.
I know the publication is starting to get rarer but one book I would always look out for is the First Hundred Years you can still pick a copy up ad hoc on email or amazon - was my first Villa Book and a really good read. - off the top of my head and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong (can't be bothered going next door to check) but the author is Peter Morris. Book was published in 1974
Post by: darren woolley on December 08, 2022, 10:59:21 AM
Big Ron's first biography was better than "The Manager."
Paul McGrath, Brian Little and Garry Thompsons bios are very good. I found Tony Daleys a little dull.
Mr Woodhall's From One Season to the Next is a great book. The review books are very good as well.
Ticket to the Moon is great.
Rob Bishops 10 Greatest Premier League Villa Players is a good book.
From One Season To the Next it's a brilliant read.
Post by: Meanwood Villa on December 08, 2022, 11:29:41 AM
Post by: Meanwood Villa on December 08, 2022, 11:42:52 AM
I know the publication is starting to get rarer but one book I would always look out for is the First Hundred Years you can still pick a copy up ad hoc on email or amazon - was my first Villa Book and a really good read. - off the top of my head and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong (can't be bothered going next door to check) but the author is Peter Morris. Book was published in 1974
The Peter Morris book I own (it was a gift from one of the aforementioned family members) was published in 1962 and has the title "Aston Villa- The history of a great football club 1874-1961"
I think the original version was published in 1960 but there have been updates since, presumably up to 1974 like your copy. Whichever version you can get hold of, it is an essential record of our glory years when they were just about in living memory. Albert Evans from the double side was still alive when my copy was published.
The Complete Record books are also essential, although I don't think the latest version is as good a production as the previous one.
A book I enjoyed in my childhood was "The Great Years of Aston Villa" which gave game by game statistics of seasons when we won honours. Included 81 and 82 I think.
Post by: D.boy on December 08, 2022, 01:44:34 PM
Post by: wittonwarrior on December 08, 2022, 01:45:59 PM
Tony Daley has his autobiography out as well. I met him in Truro a month ago and he was such a nice genuine chap.
Book I am reading at the moment.
Post by: eamonn on December 08, 2022, 01:48:44 PM
When is Julian Joachim bringing out his? I mean they're all at it at this stage, but this fella would have some stories to tell. He was still banging them in for Aslockton & Orston as recently as 2019 #theloveofthegame #watchandlearnflabbyagbonlahorIt's already out
Shut the front door! Hook me up, bruh'.
Post by: eamonn on December 08, 2022, 01:58:36 PM
Got to say so many good books which have come out in the last 10 years, Book of the 70's and Book of the 80's - the European one which Colin Abbott has brought out not so long ago, the 3rd Division book, a couple of European ones, Brassnecks one and Andy Dale's story of the 1981 season. That is before some really good former players books.
We are really spoilt for choice book wise.
I know the publication is starting to get rarer but one book I would always look out for is the First Hundred Years you can still pick a copy up ad hoc on email or amazon - was my first Villa Book and a really good read. - off the top of my head and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong (can't be bothered going next door to check) but the author is Peter Morris. Book was published in 1974
I think it's the 1974 edition that contains that glorious passage about the author meeting Pongo Waring. It should be immortalised somewhere in the stadium for all to see...
Quote
The door to the lavishly appointed Guest Room at Villa Park was open and out in the corridor the little boys, dodging the commissionaire, were calling for Brian Little and John Gidman. Quite rightly, they took no notice of myself and the elderly bald-headed man, bespectacled, stooping a little, who was quietly finishing his tea. He looked over at them for a moment, a whimsical look, and moved to the long window overlooking the now deserted playing pitch.
"Every time you come here it must bring back memories Pongo," I said. He stared out for a long while. I thought he'd forgotten I was there. "Aye", he said suddenly "aye, they're a great club...the greatest." I stood and looked with him, this old man whose goals had set the Villa crowds roaring so long ago. It was not quite dusk on that March afternoon and I saw them too...they were out again, the old ghosts...Jack Hughes, scorer just about one hundred years earlier of Aston Villa's first goal (perhaps to the very day)...George Ramsay...the Hunter brothers...Willie McGregor...Denny Hodgetts...legion upon legion of them on parade now, filling the field with claret and blue...the century with pride.
Post by: The Charmer on December 08, 2022, 04:29:40 PM
That's really quite lovely.
Post by: Deano's Mullet on December 09, 2022, 10:19:14 AM
Tony Daley has his autobiography out as well. I met him in Truro a month ago and he was such a nice genuine chap.
Book I am reading at the moment.
What do you think? I was disappointed. Went on about training more than what went on in games I thought.
Post by: eamonn on December 09, 2022, 11:36:34 AM
Post by: Bad English on December 09, 2022, 11:41:02 AM
Post by: LeeB on December 09, 2022, 11:44:02 AM
He could also hear the Villa fans shouting Goo on Tone! Goo on! Goo on! This might have drowned out the ******.
Skin him Tone, skin him!
At the Vila, the ball arriving at his feet was always met with the clatter of seats being cleared of arses in the Trinity Rd.
Post by: frank on December 09, 2022, 10:50:42 PM
I think it's the 1974 edition that contains that glorious passage about the author meeting Pongo Waring. It should be immortalised somewhere in the stadium for all to see...QuoteThe door to the lavishly appointed Guest Room at Villa Park was open and out in the corridor the little boys, dodging the commissionaire, were calling for Brian Little and John Gidman. Quite rightly, they took no notice of myself and the elderly bald-headed man, bespectacled, stooping a little, who was quietly finishing his tea. He looked over at them for a moment, a whimsical look, and moved to the long window overlooking the now deserted playing pitch.
"Every time you come here it must bring back memories Pongo," I said. He stared out for a long while. I thought he'd forgotten I was there. "Aye", he said suddenly "aye, they're a great club...the greatest." I stood and looked with him, this old man whose goals had set the Villa crowds roaring so long ago. It was not quite dusk on that March afternoon and I saw them too...they were out again, the old ghosts...Jack Hughes, scorer just about one hundred years earlier of Aston Villa's first goal (perhaps to the very day)...George Ramsay...the Hunter brothers...Willie McGregor...Denny Hodgetts...legion upon legion of them on parade now, filling the field with claret and blue...the century with pride.
There's also this passage from the original version of the Peter Morris book, Eamonn:
"Among the excited thousands who thronged outside Villa Park one Sunday evening in May 1957, there were some who noted how the rays of a setting spring sun caught and held the classic facade of the mighty Trinity Road stand, illuminating in letters of gold the proud title - Aston Villa. They were there, those thousands, to welcome back to Aston the first Villa Cup-winning team for 37 years. For some, the older men, it was a poignant moment of nostalgia and joy. Memories became green again, wandered jerkily back through the years...to other great days...other great Villa teams.
This history must go back with them...and further...to the winter of the year 1874 when 'growlers' rattled along the gas-lit, cobbled streets of 'Brummagem', when black smoke welled out of hundreds of grimy stacks and furnaces belched flame into the skies of Queen Victoria's England.
The city of Birmingham, with sinewy arms and sooty face, was forging its name in brass and iron as the workshop of the world when a few young men stroked their whiskers and bestowed on a newborn football club a name unique in sporting history. It has become a name to conjure with, a name to inspire world wide affection, a name to admire and revere."
Post by: Legion on December 09, 2022, 10:52:34 PM
Post by: eamonn on December 10, 2022, 01:44:05 PM
Post by: dave.woodhall on December 12, 2022, 12:34:01 AM
Mr Morris sure had a way with words.
It's a pity he didn't have the same way with the truth, but his writing is unsurpassed.
Post by: eamonn on December 12, 2022, 02:07:52 AM
Post by: darren woolley on December 12, 2022, 12:01:14 PM
Post by: dave.woodhall on December 12, 2022, 04:35:03 PM
Oh...did he embellish beyond belief or worse?
Some embellishments (Archie Hunter's deathbed scene featuring his dead brother), some errors (the player he said was killed in World War One then scored in the Scottish cup final) and a bizarre piece where he said Alex Massie left in 1950 and they worked together the following season when Massie left in 1949. The writing is awe-inspiring but the facts are a bit less so.
Post by: PeterWithesShin on December 12, 2022, 04:59:13 PM
Post by: Exeter 77 on December 12, 2022, 05:54:18 PM
Post by: Villa Lew on December 12, 2022, 06:34:03 PM
Pretty sure Massie left in 1950.Aston Villa the complete record by Rob Bishop and Frank Holt say he left on 31 July 1949.
Post by: The Edge on December 12, 2022, 06:37:14 PM
I can recommend Gangsters Geezers and Mods by Percy of this parish. I'm not an avid book reader usually but I did get into this one and I really enjoyed it. It's not a hoolies book btw although I can imagine Percy being a bit rowdy ;D👋Nice one Percy
Star-spangled Villans
And:
https://www.olddogbooks.net/shop/olddogbooks/gangsters-geezers-and-mods/
Both by erm… me.
Post by: PeterWithesShin on December 12, 2022, 06:39:08 PM
Pretty sure Massie left in 1950.Aston Villa the complete record by Rob Bishop and Frank Holt say he left on 31 July 1949.
The previous editions have 1950. As do the lists of our managers i've seen online.
Post by: dave.woodhall on December 12, 2022, 07:01:43 PM
Post by: darren woolley on December 12, 2022, 09:08:30 PM
I can recommend Gangsters Geezers and Mods by Percy of this parish. I'm not an avid book reader usually but I did get into this one and I really enjoyed it. It's not a hoolies book btw although I can imagine Percy being a bit rowdy ;D👋Nice one Percy
Star-spangled Villans
And:
https://www.olddogbooks.net/shop/olddogbooks/gangsters-geezers-and-mods/
Both by erm… me.
Another brilliant book by Percy.
Post by: Percy McCarthy on December 12, 2022, 11:10:48 PM
I can recommend Gangsters Geezers and Mods by Percy of this parish. I'm not an avid book reader usually but I did get into this one and I really enjoyed it. It's not a hoolies book btw although I can imagine Percy being a bit rowdy ;D👋Nice one Percy
Star-spangled Villans
And:
https://www.olddogbooks.net/shop/olddogbooks/gangsters-geezers-and-mods/
Both by erm… me.
Cheers The Edge. I could be in my younger days, not really up to it now though. Damned carpal tunnel.
Post by: Percy McCarthy on December 12, 2022, 11:11:28 PM
I can recommend Gangsters Geezers and Mods by Percy of this parish. I'm not an avid book reader usually but I did get into this one and I really enjoyed it. It's not a hoolies book btw although I can imagine Percy being a bit rowdy ;D👋Nice one Percy
Star-spangled Villans
And:
https://www.olddogbooks.net/shop/olddogbooks/gangsters-geezers-and-mods/
Both by erm… me.
Another brilliant book by Percy.
Nice one big man.
Post by: The Edge on December 12, 2022, 11:45:33 PM
No problem mate. You can call me Edge ;DI can recommend Gangsters Geezers and Mods by Percy of this parish. I'm not an avid book reader usually but I did get into this one and I really enjoyed it. It's not a hoolies book btw although I can imagine Percy being a bit rowdy ;D👋Nice one Percy
Star-spangled Villans
And:
https://www.olddogbooks.net/shop/olddogbooks/gangsters-geezers-and-mods/
Both by erm… me.
Cheers The Edge. I could be in my younger days, not really up to it now though. Damned carpal tunnel.
Post by: Percy McCarthy on December 13, 2022, 06:30:12 AM
No problem mate. You can call me Edge ;DI can recommend Gangsters Geezers and Mods by Percy of this parish. I'm not an avid book reader usually but I did get into this one and I really enjoyed it. It's not a hoolies book btw although I can imagine Percy being a bit rowdy ;D👋Nice one Percy
Star-spangled Villans
And:
https://www.olddogbooks.net/shop/olddogbooks/gangsters-geezers-and-mods/
Both by erm… me.
Cheers The Edge. I could be in my younger days, not really up to it now though. Damned carpal tunnel.
Excellent, cheers Edge.
Post by: Drummond on December 13, 2022, 10:36:26 AM
No problem mate. You can call me Edge ;DI can recommend Gangsters Geezers and Mods by Percy of this parish. I'm not an avid book reader usually but I did get into this one and I really enjoyed it. It's not a hoolies book btw although I can imagine Percy being a bit rowdy ;D👋Nice one Percy
Star-spangled Villans
And:
https://www.olddogbooks.net/shop/olddogbooks/gangsters-geezers-and-mods/
Both by erm… me.
Cheers The Edge. I could be in my younger days, not really up to it now though. Damned carpal tunnel.
Oh give it a rest U2.
Post by: The Edge on December 13, 2022, 11:45:56 AM
I don't like U2No problem mate. You can call me Edge ;DI can recommend Gangsters Geezers and Mods by Percy of this parish. I'm not an avid book reader usually but I did get into this one and I really enjoyed it. It's not a hoolies book btw although I can imagine Percy being a bit rowdy ;D👋Nice one Percy
Star-spangled Villans
And:
https://www.olddogbooks.net/shop/olddogbooks/gangsters-geezers-and-mods/
Both by erm… me.
Cheers The Edge. I could be in my younger days, not really up to it now though. Damned carpal tunnel.
Oh give it a rest U2.
Post by: Legion on January 24, 2023, 03:20:28 PM
Post by: ez on January 24, 2023, 04:29:16 PM
Post by: CT Villan on January 24, 2023, 04:32:41 PM
Thought not !
Post by: Gareth on January 24, 2023, 04:48:41 PM
Has anyone mentioned the 1986 classic, "Shades of Gray" ?Ordered 50….not what I expected
Thought not !
Post by: tony_harrison on January 25, 2023, 01:39:16 AM
https://www.historic-newspapers.co.uk/gifts/sports-books/personalised-football-books/aston-villa-football-book/
Post by: adrenachrome on January 25, 2023, 03:02:22 PM
Has anyone mentioned the 1986 classic, "Shades of Gray" ?Ordered 50….not what I expected
Thought not !
Same here. Thought it it would be about Andy or maybe Stuart, not a motley crew of deviated preverts getting jiggy with it and making the beast with two backs.
Caveat emptor!
Post by: not3bad on January 26, 2023, 11:39:19 AM
https://www.soccer-books.co.uk/acatalog/The-Armistice-Day-Killing---The-Death-of-Tommy-Ball-and-the-Life-of-the-Man-Who-Shot-Him-10921.html
Post by: Drummond on February 28, 2023, 01:25:24 PM
Post by: PeterWithesShin on February 28, 2023, 01:33:24 PM
Can anyone recommend, or otherwise, Aston Villa - The Complete Record?
I had the original 2 and they are fantastic. I assume the later Rob Bishop editions will be as well.
Post by: Drummond on February 28, 2023, 01:36:19 PM
Can anyone recommend, or otherwise, Aston Villa - The Complete Record?
I had the original 2 and they are fantastic. I assume the later Rob Bishop editions will be as well.
Thanks, it's currently £15 plus P&P (£7.99) for the rest of the day.
Post by: darren woolley on March 01, 2023, 10:52:38 AM
Can anyone recommend, or otherwise, Aston Villa - The Complete Record?
I had the original 2 and they are fantastic. I assume the later Rob Bishop editions will be as well.
Thanks, it's currently £15 plus P&P (£7.99) for the rest of the day.
I also have all three complete record books.
Post by: wittonwarrior on March 02, 2023, 08:58:41 PM
First 100 years by Peter Morris - paperback but tremendous.
Fan wise Mark B's (brassneck's) is up there with the best - really tells the story of being a very fan home and away in the 70s and beyond as I remember it. An alternative is Danny B's and Fowl's book isn't bad either.
Just 14 the best "fictional" book
If your looking for photos then Terry Weir's photo book is up with the very best.
I really think we are blessed in this sense.
Post by: Percy McCarthy on March 03, 2023, 07:28:15 PM
Please pop over and say hello if you’re on the manor.
Post by: pauliewalnuts on March 05, 2023, 09:40:37 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqcckiLXoAAb7PJ?format=jpg&name=large)
Post by: Villan For Life on March 05, 2023, 09:50:59 PM
Just saw this. Marvellous.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqcckiLXoAAb7PJ?format=jpg&name=large)
Prose worthy of high praise.
Post by: eamonn on March 06, 2023, 12:02:35 AM
Post by: Percy McCarthy on March 06, 2023, 08:54:10 AM
Just saw this. Marvellous.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqcckiLXoAAb7PJ?format=jpg&name=large)
They’ll love that.
Post by: LeeB on March 06, 2023, 08:55:02 AM
What's it from?
The Complete History of Birmingham City FC
Post by: pauliewalnuts on March 06, 2023, 10:05:56 AM
What's it from?
Sutcliffe & Smith, Birmingham 1939-1970 apparently (it was on twitter)
https://twitter.com/JonNeale/status/1632304809314328576
Post by: SoccerHQ on July 22, 2024, 10:36:13 PM
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/nobody-remembers-second
Never heard of Richard Sydenham but former journalist and prolific author going by the Bio. Steve Stride interviewed along with former players.
It's about time we had something from Pitch Publishing as they do produce some excellent Football nostalgia Books on niche events/club seasons. Basically fans writing dissertations on their favourite Football event!
Post by: darren woolley on July 23, 2024, 02:45:01 PM
New book out in October about our second place finishes in 1989 and 1993. Considering the fond memories of those seasons I think this is will be popular:
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/nobody-remembers-second
Never heard of Richard Sydenham but former journalist and prolific author going by the Bio. Steve Stride interviewed along with former players.
It's about time we had something from Pitch Publishing as they do produce some excellent Football nostalgia Books on niche events/club seasons. Basically fans writing dissertations on their favourite Football event!
I ordered that book on Sunday.
Post by: BC54 VFC on July 24, 2024, 12:26:44 AM
New book out in October about our second place finishes in 1989 and 1993. Considering the fond memories of those seasons I think this is will be popular:Richard Sydenham wrote 'Ticket To The Moon', an excellently written book covering the 70's and 80's, subtitled 'The Rise and Fall of a European Champion'. I'd go as far as to say it's one of the best Villa books there is, and I've got them all (I think).
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/nobody-remembers-second
Never heard of Richard Sydenham but former journalist and prolific author going by the Bio. Steve Stride interviewed along with former players.
It's about time we had something from Pitch Publishing as they do produce some excellent Football nostalgia Books on niche events/club seasons. Basically fans writing dissertations on their favourite Football event!
Post by: Legion on July 31, 2024, 07:07:01 PM
Post by: VillaTim on July 31, 2024, 07:52:49 PM
Post by: Anthenagin on July 31, 2024, 08:02:53 PM
New book out in October about our second place finishes in 1989 and 1993. Considering the fond memories of those seasons I think this is will be popular:Richard Sydenham wrote 'Ticket To The Moon', an excellently written book covering the 70's and 80's, subtitled 'The Rise and Fall of a European Champion'. I'd go as far as to say it's one of the best Villa books there is, and I've got them all (I think).
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/nobody-remembers-second
Never heard of Richard Sydenham but former journalist and prolific author going by the Bio. Steve Stride interviewed along with former players.
It's about time we had something from Pitch Publishing as they do produce some excellent Football nostalgia Books on niche events/club seasons. Basically fans writing dissertations on their favourite Football event!
From his bio on Amazon is says Sydenham is from Brum and given he’s written books on Villa chances are he’s one of our own.
Thanks for the tip off about the book, looks like an early entry on the Christmas list. 89 - 93 was a great period to be a Villa fan as our stock was rising after the drop off after ‘82. I got to see a lot of the London games with a Brummie Spurs fan mate of mine strangely.
Post by: Legion on July 31, 2024, 09:31:02 PM