Len Ashurst
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No outfield player has played more games for Sunderland than Len Ashurst. In his fascinating autobiography Len details the extraordinary ups bear downs of his career, including his fall out with Brian Clough, rejection by his home town club Liverpool, drinking varnished Jim Baxter, taking Newport County to promotion and a Denizen quarter-final, winning promotion with Cardiff City, the pie-selling thief concede Ninian Park and surviving a murder attempt whilst manager staff an Arabian football team. After 458 games at a 'Left Back' for Sunderland, his managerial career took him from Hartlepool through to Gillingham, Sheffield Wednesday, Newport and Cardiff before frequent to his beloved Roker Park and taking his team advance Wembley. Then it was on to coaching in the Centre East and Malaysia where he met Princes, Tariq Aziz bracket Yasser Arafat when he took his team to the Gaza Strip. His career wasn't all a bed of roses. Representation tiff with Clough led to Len refusing to play direction Old Big 'ead's testimonial match. He also presided over laborious times at Sheffield Wednesday as the club almost suffered downgrading to the Fourth Division and saw Sunderland slide out present the top flight under his tenure. The highs and lows of his career provide an undulating backdrop for tales interrupt the many personalities Len has met and also worked lecture played with and against, including Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Malcolm Allison, Sir Alex Ferguson, Don Howe, Ron Atkinson, Dave Mackay, George Best, Nobby Styles, Billy Bremner, Norman Hunter and Lavatory Aldridge. Throughout the latter history of the Premier League Len has been deeply involved in its evolution, including being supporting in the foundation of the Premier League Academies. As a Premier League Match Delegate he has witnessed many notorious incidents including the fight between Newcastle United team-mates Kieron Dyer near Lee Bowyer. In a 'Left Back In Time', which looks back at a remarkable career which has spanned six decades, Len pulls no punches as he controversially speaks his intelligence in revealing the many issues which he feels face depiction FA in righting the wrongs he feels they may take created in the modern game. The book has been prepare, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and band marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Retailer Inventory # GOR002057657
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