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On Thursday the book, which should be required reading for sons of the famous, was long-listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, and the dad in question is on course for his best season for ages. After an ill-fated move to Manchester City affected his form, Ron Greenwood chose to omit him from the starting line-up when England played the crucial World Cup qualifier in Luxembourg in October 1977. [26] England won 2–0 and, despite victory over Italy in the last game of the campaign, the goals record was insufficient to take them to the World Cup. [27] Channon was not selected for his country again; his international career ended with 46 appearances and a healthy 21 goals. England's failure to qualify for three major international tournaments during Channon's career leaves him as the most-capped player never to have been named to a World Cup or European Championships squad. As of 17 July 2018, he remains joint 18th in the all-time England scorers list, level with Kevin Keegan and Steven Gerrard. [28] Horse racing [ edit ] It's been a great way of life for over 30 years and I can't thank everyone that has helped us enough. I couldn't have got there without them.

Most histories of Aintree and the Grand National do little more than regurgitate information from previous books, errors and all. John Pinfold has made full use of archives at Aintree and elsewhere, as well as gaining insights from interviews with major players of the recent past, to set the record straight and produce what may well be the racing book of the year. a b c d e f g h i j Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. pp.270–271. ISBN 978-0-9926864-0-6. The academic feel of the work may deter some, but McGrath's eye for a story and eloquent turns of phrase will delight many others. As well as a mastery of racing, McGrath has a sure touch with broader history that takes us from the English Civil War to the trenches of the First World War and across the globe from the diamond mines of South Africa to the Argentinian pampas. There will be many times when you stop to reread and marvel at his skills and the full range is on display here.I read this again quite recently in anticipation of interviewing Brad for a feature on Sky Sports Racing and it is such an entertaining and honest book. The descriptions of the doping operations, usually conducted in the dead of night as the gang broke into high-profile racing stables to nobble even horses owned by the Queen Mother, can have you on the edge of your seat. Manns, Tim (2006). Tie a Yellow Ribbon: How the Saints Won the Cup. Hagiology Publishing. ISBN 0-9534474-6-4. Channon: Ball got Pompey promoted on shoestring budget". The News (Portsmouth). 25 April 2017 . Retrieved 12 June 2023. He simply does not care. Not a jot that happened yesterday bothers him. Once his memory is jolted, he’s OK. He went to the reunion and was so happy to see everyone – even though forcing him to get out of the house and away from his horses took considerable effort, he loved it.

Which merely emphasised his enthusiasm for the complete career change he was clearly always planning to make. He told me that as a child he lived in deepest Wiltshire, where ‘the horses would come through the village, and I gradually became interested in them, and dreamed of owning my own.’ How many former England football internationals can you name who are still scoring against international opposition thirty four years after retiring? He doesn’t want to reminisce and he doesn’t see the point in hindsight or nostalgia. He’ll warm to it given the right circumstances, but I don’t think he has a mind that can shift too far from the present or the future. For him, there’s today and tomorrow or, more accurately, the day after tomorrow. Because that’s when runners on the Flat are declared to run.I remember how happy everyone was. I remember all the players getting pissed in a hotel. What a day. McGrath has a fine grasp of the facts and figures, but so much more besides. He takes evident delight in the many noble and nefarious individuals who populate his story, from kings to brothel-keepers, business magnates to convicts, and brings them colourfully to life. By the end, we can be in no doubt that some of the greatest horses in racing history belonged to shady characters, whether high-born or ill-bred.

The concept of the Great American Novel casts a long shadow in modern American fiction with any number of self-consciously 'big' books. Although not without flaw, The Sport Of Kings is epic in its scope and magnificently realised. When I came in I was a footballer entering the big horrible world of horse racing, but we thought if we bought some sharp two-year-olds we would have a chance of making it. Youmzain (#1) finishing second to Zarkava in the 2008 Arc He couldn’t run like he had as an England regular, but he’d adapted his game to bring younger players into play, and he extended his career far beyond the limits of others. Most of his best mates in football were washed up by the age of 32, yet here was me asking him about what we’d get if he scored the winner in a Cup final at Wembley. Brisland, Martin (30 March 2023). "Southampton FC - The highs and lows of 138 years". Southern Daily Echo . Retrieved 13 June 2023.This is a racing book with a real difference. It’s a close-up of our sometimes crazy, insular world as seen through the eyes of social anthropologist, Dr Kate Fox. John: But it would be improved with the inclusion of Paul Carberry's 'One Hell Of A Ride' - a frank and entertaining account by one of racing's true characters. Kitbag’s been entered and he’s going to be one of maybe four or five who we will have ready to run in the next few weeks,” the trainer said. I recall Bernie Clifton and his ostrich being there one year, and I even phoned in and got on the telly to ask for Southampton’s 1976 FA Cup goal to be shown because my dad was in the studio as a pundit with Brian Moore and the Saint and Greavsie in 1984.