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Offline trinityoap

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2025, 09:22:31 AM »
Looking forward to this Dave. I shall borrow a copy at the earliest opportunity.

Offline Deano's Mullet

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #16 on: November 15, 2025, 10:28:47 AM »
I'm still waiting for volume 2 of From One Season to Another. Damn fine book that was and plenty to cover now from 2002-25.

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #17 on: November 15, 2025, 10:43:41 AM »
Great idea Dave, good luck with it.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #18 on: November 15, 2025, 11:04:55 AM »
Does it include a map of how far away from Ireland most of them were born?

You're not mad keen on the Irish, are you, PWS?

Edit: in football. Not accusing you of racism or anything like that.

I'm the Acker of international football.

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #19 on: November 15, 2025, 12:13:18 PM »
Does it include a map of how far away from Ireland most of them were born?

Good point. I imagine if you total the distance of all of them combined who were not born on the island of Britain you’d still be way short of John Barnes’ Jamacia.

Offline Three Spires Villa

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #20 on: November 17, 2025, 06:28:29 PM »
Does it include a map of how far away from Ireland most of them were born?

Good point. I imagine if you total the distance of all of them combined who were not born on the island of Britain you’d still be way short of John Barnes’ Jamacia.

🤣🤣 or Terry Butcher,

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #21 on: November 17, 2025, 06:39:30 PM »
They weren't Irish either, surprised no one invented an Irish granny for them, Stephen had at least one extra.

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #22 on: November 17, 2025, 06:53:52 PM »
Cringe.

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2025, 10:30:00 AM »
looking forward to reading it.

Offline simon ward 50

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2025, 02:32:46 PM »
Christmas you say?

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #25 on: November 18, 2025, 02:46:35 PM »
Looking forward to it 👍

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #26 on: March 13, 2026, 12:33:56 AM »
It wasn't out for Christmas but it will definitely be published in the next couple of weeks. You'll be able to buy it once I get round to sorting out the PayPal link.

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #27 on: March 13, 2026, 12:49:20 AM »
Great stuff, Dave, well done!
Looking forward to reading this.

Offline eamonn

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #28 on: March 13, 2026, 01:07:59 AM »
Perfectly timed for Villa's St Patrick's Day collection. Maybe the club could do a tie-in...

Trying to remember if you got to interview Eamonn Deacy for your Champions book - it's in my bookcase in Ireland but if memory serves, was there a chapter about each player?

Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Claret, blue and green
« Reply #29 on: March 13, 2026, 01:16:02 AM »
Separate chapters for Con Martin the goalkeeper and Con Martin the defender?

 


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