Eric and Dave

A Lifetime of Football and Friendship

Eric and Dave
Spencer Vignes
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Hardback
h222 x 144mm - 288pg
25 Jul 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781801501989
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Meet Eric Gill and Dave Hollins, once feted as two of the finest goalkeepers in Britain. Between them they have more stories to tell spanning the past ten decades than there are holes in a football net. Their unique friendship started as a rivalry, two men wrestling over the same goalkeeper jersey at Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1950s. Seventy years later they remain the best of pals, having lived long, eventful lives bookended by the horrors of World War Two and the Covid-19 pandemic. Journey back to when footballers earned GBP20 a week and goalkeepers wore string gloves, as Eric and Dave recall how they dodged Hitler' s bombs before pitting their wits against some of sport' s most iconic names: a list that includes Stanley Matthews, Pele and George Best not to mention their shared nemesis, Brian Clough. Touching, inspiring and searingly honest, Eric and Dave is a salutary reminder that youth is not a time of life but a state of mind.
Spencer Vignes is an award-winning freelance writer and broadcaster who lives in Cardiff, Wales. He has contributed to more than 100 newspapers, magazines and media agencies across the world and is the author of seven books including Lost In France: The Remarkable Life And Death Of Leigh Roose, Football' s First Superstar. Follow him on Twitter @SpencerVignes or visit www. spencervignes. co. uk for more information.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781801501989
Published: 25 Jul 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pitch Publishing
Publisher: Pitch Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 222mm
Width: 144mm
Pages: 288

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