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Offline ez

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Re: Ron Saunders New Book
« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2017, 05:58:40 PM »
Alternatively Peter Withe has his autobiography coming out in time for Christmas.

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Re: Ron Saunders New Book
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2017, 06:03:01 PM »
Can’t imagine it will trouble the best sellers league table but for us oldies it will be worth a read

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Re: Ron Saunders New Book
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2017, 07:52:37 PM »
Gary Shaw or Sid Cowans' would be my preferred of the 81'82 crop to do one.
I guess a lot of that generation of players, ie when football was unfashionable, have probably already shared the worthwhile anecdotes through supporter-meets and after-dinner speeches (although by that token, most of us won't have heard them).

Offline wittonwarrior

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Re: Ron Saunders New Book
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2017, 08:49:49 PM »
The Saunders  book has good coverage of his time at the Villa, the aftermath may as well have ended it the day he walked out on us.

Offline Damo70

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Re: Ron Saunders New Book
« Reply #19 on: November 20, 2017, 12:13:01 AM »
Alternatively Peter Withe has his autobiography coming out in time for Christmas.

Having read a hell of a lot of football biographies and autobiographies I have always thought Peter Withe's story as a journeyman footballer to his glory days at Forest and Villa and his varied coaching career was ideal material for a good book.

Offline Damo70

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Re: Ron Saunders New Book
« Reply #20 on: November 20, 2017, 12:18:21 AM »
The Saunders  book has good coverage of his time at the Villa, the aftermath may as well have ended it the day he walked out on us.

I have the Saunders book at the top of my Christmas list. Prolific 'journeyman striker', rising in management from non league to taking Norwich into the top flight for the first time in their history, three successive league cup finals with three different clubs then the Villa years which could be a book of it's own and his time at Small Heath and Albion.

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Re: Ron Saunders New Book
« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2017, 06:42:15 PM »
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Odd-Man-Out-Fascinating-Saunders/dp/1785312839/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1483460776&sr=8-4&keywords=ron+saunders+book


New book out soon, looks like it could be decent

(hope mods dont mind me posting it)

Author is called Graham Fenton, and it's not our ex player.
You need some new specs

 


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