I'm in the "acknowledgements" of a book

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

... written by some bloke I met in a pub in the Lake District... once... and who got talking to me about the Albion!

It's called "Ward's Soccerpedia" and it's about crazy interpretations of the laws of football down the years. A follow-up a "Football's strangest matches" and a worthy bog read.

It's by Andrew Ward and published by Robson Books

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

What anecdote did you relate?

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Lots of stuff about the abandonments/protests/shenanigans at the Goldstone between 1995 and 1997. Haven't had a chance to read it properly yet as it's only just arrived in the post.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Were you on Holiday up there and just got talking to this bloke in a pub? I have had many a beery convo in pubs up and down this great land, but I have yet to have my utterances recorded for posterity thank Christ!

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Used to live in Carlisle and was out walking

 

[Billy in Bristol]

So am I

Book on the Ashes Tour of 1994/95, One Summer Every Summer by Gideon Haigh! Used to write for my magazine Johnny Miller 96 Not Out, so did I for that matter! He's gone on to better things, I work in Welsh sport...though leaving next month!

Hope for better things on the pitch this winter...England and the Albion!

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

I've got that, it's a great book. JM96* was a top mag as well. It was quite good when it became "Inside Edge" for a bit, but I must have been the only subscriber...

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

I see your 'acknowledged in the back of a book', and I'll raise you an 'acknowledged in the back of one book, and actually interviewed for another'.

 

[Monkey Man]

Yeah well, I wrote a book once.

Don't like to talk about it. In fact I'm sorry you had to bring it up.