Silent Blade
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It looks like the ghostwriter, Les Scott (a Stoke fan), was using the journalist licence to make up a lot of stories in Hodgy's book. I was disappointed with the number of inaccuracies in the book.
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I came round to reading it as a historical novel. Much of it is fiction, but much of it does capture the spirit of the period. Not sure about the speech of John Harris, though…It looks like the ghostwriter, Les Scott (a Stoke fan), was using the journalist licence to make up a lot of stories in Hodgy's book. I was disappointed with the number of inaccuracies in the book.
A good shout, though of course, they played far fewer games than Russell. The ‘Who’s Who’ says that Fenoughty was the last amateur to play a league game for Utd. Though it also says that Steve Charles made his debut for Utd as an amateur in January 1980, 2 days before going professional.I read that Dennis Finnegan and Tom Fenoughty were on part time contract when they played for us
Probably an automatic yellow card now…Graham Shaw signing an autograph for a fan during a lull in play when Pace was getting attention from Harry Latham! I have seen cricketers sign autographs during a lull in play but not footballers!
Kettleborough (partly hidden), Shiels and Tony Wagstaffe. Plus Mr Cook and Willie Bauld, I assume.
I had completely forgotten that it was that match at Ipswich which became so notorious. The upside is that it possibly helped England win the World Cup in 1966; Swan would certainly have been in the squad.On the same day Wendy played at Ipswich and lost 2-0. This was the match in question when Peter Swan, David Layne and Tony Kay were brought to a trial for the betting scandal that was revealed by the Sunday People in April 1964.
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Alf has never picked Swan so he wouldnt have gone in the 1966 squad if Jimmy Gauld hadnt spilled the beans in 1964I had completely forgotten that it was that match at Ipswich which became so notorious. The upside is that it possibly helped England win the World Cup in 1966; Swan would certainly have been in the squad.
From that photo, the uninitiated might think he was banned for smoking illicit substances! How times have changed…27/12/1962
Wendy's Tony Kay signs for Harry Catterick's Everton. Catterick was his manager at Wendy. Kay went on to win a football League medal at the end of the season but he was to play professional football for only one more season...
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