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ISBN10: 1908341939, ISBN13: 9781908341938, [publisher: Paragon Publishing] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Tommy Banks.Is this a story that is any different to the plethora of footballers' autobiographies that cram the bookshelves of the High Street retailers The reality is that this is a story of a very talented, very proud and extremely honourable and dignified man.A man who recognised the wrongs of the professional footballers' contracts in the post-war era and, in his own words and dialect, was determined to 'purrit reet.'This down to earth charismatic Farnworth lad played an integral and pivotal role in changing the way footballers were treated and paid. There is absolutely no doubt that the celebrity footballers we recognise today bear no comparison to the men that Tommy took up the cause for. However they would do well to read, recognise and, most importantly, respect the part that Tommy and several others played in changing the landscape of the present modern day footballer.Tommy Banks.family man, coal miner, hod carrier, Bolton Wanderer and England footballer, a warm hearted man with a bulldog spirit and a builder of dreams.Ah'm tellin' thee is a humble, honest and heartfelt account of a local lad made good.Tommy was astute and quick, wingers didn't like playing against him, he was belligerent, he would clatter them if required and played mind games with them.Francis ...
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