Stewart Imlach was an ordinary neighbourhood soccer star of his time. Gary Imlach grew up ... more
a privileged insider at Goodison Park when Stewart moved into coaching. In this book, he faces his growing alienation from the game he was born into, as he revisits key periods in his father's career to build up a picture of his football life.
Stewart Imlach was an ordinary neighbourhood soccer star of his time. A brilliant winger ... more
who thrilled the crowd on Saturdays then worked alongside them in the off-season; who represented Scotland in the 1958 World Cup and never received a cap for his efforts; who was Man of the Match for Nottingham Forest in the 1959 FA Cup Final and was rewarded with the standard offer - GBP20 a week take it or leave it. Gary Imlach grew up a privileged insider at Goodison Park when Stewart moved into coaching. He knew the highlights of his father's career by heart. But when his dad died he realised they were all he knew. He began to realise too that he'd lost the passion for football that his father had passed down to him. In this book he faces his growing alienation from the game he was born into as he revisits key periods in his father's career to build up a picture of his football life - and through him a whole era. "My Father and Other Working-Class Heroes" brilliantly recaptures a lost world and the way it changed blending the personal and the historical into a unique soccer story.
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Brilliant book of post war football, the view of a son who's dads a proffesional, a great read for fans of football, an even better one for fans of the clubs of Stewart Imlach or even those interested in an era pre money and fame! ...
dannypea 28.01.2009
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Product details
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
Biography
Subgenre
Sport
Title
My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes
Author
Gary Imlach
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Number of Pages
256
Edition
Paperback
ISBN
0224072676; 0224072684
Manufacturer's product description
Stewart Imlach was an ordinary neighbourhood soccer star of his time. A brilliant winger who thrilled the crowd on Saturdays, then worked alongside them in the off-season; who represented Scotland in the 1958 World Cup and never received a cap for his efforts; who was Man of the Match for Nottingham Forest in the 1959 FA Cup Final, and was rewarded with the standard offer - GBP20 a week, take it or leave it. Gary Imlach grew up a privileged insider at Goodison Park when Stewart moved into coaching. He knew the highlights of his father's career by heart. But when his dad died he realised they were all he knew. He began to realise, too, that he'd lost the passion for football that his father had passed down to him. In this book, he faces his growing alienation from the game he was born into, as he revisits key periods in his father's career to build up a picture of his football life - and through him a whole era. "My Father and Other Working-Class Heroes" brilliantly recaptures a lost world and the way it changed, blending the personal and the historical into a unique soccer story. See all Product Description
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