Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it.
This man is Escapini.
"I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil."
"Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."
CAUTION: Do Not Reproach This Man, He's Beyond It!
The Tavern has managed (don’t ask how) to broker the deal of the close season for you. JIMMY GREAVES AT SEVENTY is the latest and most complete biography on the greatest goal scorer ever to find the back of the net for Chelsea, Tottenham and England. And if you order a copy in the next fewdays – it’s HALF PRICE.
Author Norman Gillerhasgiven in to my drip drip of drippy demands and is now finally prepared to forgo his usual diet of caviar sandwiches washed down with mugs of champagne in order that we mortals might enjoy Greavsie autographed copy of this fab book.
It is a genuinely limited edition and each one comes with Greavsie’s treasured, hand signed autograph and an introduction by the great man himself.
What makes it different from previous books on Jimmy is that it has a section devoted to the memories and anecdotes of fans lucky enough to have seen him play, and also an in-depth look at his glory-glory years with Tottenham.
It is the latest book out of the classic stable of Norman Giller, author of the excellent Lane of Dreams. He is publishing it in harness with Jimmy’s manager and best pal Terry Baker and Norman’s son Michael, a leading sports statiscian and football historian who as a kid used to sleep in Steve Perryman’s shirt.
The book is being produced as a limited edition, and will be sold on a first come first served basis. If you wish to order one, contact Norman now at greaves70@thelaneofdreams.co.uk and claim your 50% discount!
Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it.
This man is Escapini.
"I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil."
"Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."