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Ian Jones
1 Posted 29/10/2020 at 07:35:38
Thank you Lyndon for this review. Looks an interesting book to read.
Peter O’Neill
2 Posted 29/10/2020 at 11:14:27
Anyone else had problems trying to buy this book from Reach Sport? Tried 4 times now and just get to a point where they say “don’t close the browser” but the wheel just goes round for ages (latest one 2 hours ). Frustrating. And they are not at home on the phone either.
Dennis Stevens
3 Posted 29/10/2020 at 11:40:54
Treated myself to an early Chrimbo gift - 2 actually, as they also have an offer on Howard Kendall: Notes On A Season.
Dave Abrahams
4 Posted 29/10/2020 at 12:46:50
I had many telephone chats with Dave over the years and he always talked well of our team and was a solid supporter of them, told the truth, the good bad and indifferent parts of some players, I also think he saw them with blue tinted glasses on at times, but he was always easy to talk to and a gentleman “ Can you spare a couple of minutes Dave” ‘I’d ask, and nearly always he could. As good an Evertonian as most on here.
Christy Ring
5 Posted 29/10/2020 at 14:38:15
Dave#4 Nice few words Dave
Mike Gaynes
6 Posted 29/10/2020 at 14:52:53
Dave #4, I wish you would write a book too. Your wonderful recollections and anecdotes should be preserved somehow. I still remember some of the stories you told me that evening at Anfield.

I've ordered this book from Amazon.

Peter Mills
7 Posted 29/10/2020 at 21:40:41
Dave’s a very nice guy, always a pleasure to have a pint with him, generous, a wealth of stories, steeped in the history of the club, but does indeed see life through blue-tinted specs.

All of the above applies to Dave Prentice too. I’ll look forward to reading his book.

Danny Broderick
8 Posted 29/10/2020 at 22:28:55
Dave has responded to one or two articles on here in the past. I e-mailed him once when we again had no money to spend under Kenwright. I forget what his article was exactly, but it was defending the club and stating that things could be worse, which was like a red rag to me at the time. In my e-mail I told him he'd misjudged the mood of the fan base etc. To be fair to Dave, he responded to me, I was chuffed just to get a response!

Dave is very obviously one of us, and it can't have been easy toeing the line between club and fan base over the years. I've always enjoyed reading his articles and listening to his views on the Royal Blue podcast. I'll be ordering this book, and looking forward to hearing some of the behind-the-scenes stories...

John Raftery
9 Posted 30/10/2020 at 18:10:57
I bought the book on the Reach Sport and started reading it a couple of days ago. All the memories of following our team in the mid seventies came flooding back such as the League Cup Final first replay at Hillsborough and going berserk after Bob Latchford’s last minute equaliser. Great stuff!
Peter Mills
10 Posted 30/10/2020 at 21:29:27
John#9, that’s a match, and moment, that tend to get lost when talking about our history. It was a fantastic night, a full-blooded game of football and one of the best atmospheres I can remember, from both sets of fans.
Will Mabon
11 Posted 30/10/2020 at 21:54:19
John and Peter - seconded.
Martin Reppion
12 Posted 11/03/2021 at 14:15:02
Not sure why anyone has had issues ordering from Reach.
Just opened an account and ordered.
2 minute job.
Can't wait to start reading.
Brent Stephens
13 Posted 11/03/2021 at 15:10:53
Dave #4 - as Mike #6 says, a book by you (your recollections, anecdotes etc) would be great. Really. I'm always astounded by what a memory you have, and the detail.

Come on - an article or two at least.

Article 1 (or Chapter 1): The Early Years (growing up a blue; earliest recollections; memories of George Fleming [joking!]; best moments; worst moments; other teams and players: Tony's first pair of boots).

Come on, Dave. I'll edit for you! 10% of the takings.

Dave Abrahams
14 Posted 11/03/2021 at 15:54:59
Peter (2), your post was a few months ago, if you still haven’t got got it and you live in Liverpool you can have mine, as John (9) says the book brings back a load of memories, and that Aston Villa replayed league cup final is one of them, a great game, brilliant atmosphere, although the crowd swelling and movement was frightening even then, years before the tragedy occurred, a great night scarred for me, at the end of the game, coming out, walking away from Hillsborough, to hear that those bastards had scored a late winner versus a French team, St, Ettianne? I know that the scorer was the part time player David Fairclough.
Barry Rathbone
15 Posted 11/03/2021 at 16:20:19
My abiding memory of the Wembley final against Aston Villa was a Villa fan telling me he was visibly shaken when the entire Everton end bellowed "EVERTON. EVERTON"

What support we had back in those days.

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