A little light reading: Roots To The 92
Mon May 09, 2016 9:42 pm
Dear All,
Hard luck on not quite making the play-offs, a league further down my team bottled it at the end (completely in April!)
Anyway, reason for the post is that I have just published a book (my first) which I have have written to be of interest to all football fans including Bluebirds.
After 45 years of footie watching I completed doing the current 92 grounds last month (it took 125 grounds to do it) and to satisfy another goal on my 'bucket list' I have written a book on the journey. It is not a series of match reports (I'm sure that would be quite dull), instead it is a tale of what it was like to be there covering my experiences from 1971 to the present day. I'm sure many of my trials and tribulations will be familiar to your own. I have written it in a 'dry humour' style, my aim is to entertain, though no doubt if you do me the honour of buying it you will be the judge of that.
The book also has a Foreword by ex Southend, Bury, Blackpool and Northern Ireland international Derek Spence.
This is not a money-making exercise, that was never the aim. I have no delusions on being the next JK Rowling, I will simply be pleased to cover my costs on the tiny royalty percentage. Like you I just love talking football.
Although I am a dedicated Shrimper many of my ground visits were with other teams (I have not always lived in East Anglia) or as a neutral. So it is by no means a Southend-centric book.
I did get to Ninian Park on one of those mid 80's match days when hardly anyone else was there - Southend at the time regularly played to less than 2,000 so to see a 4,000 crowd was quite something! More memorably your new home was my 90th current league ground when I visited last December. We were very impressed by the welcome we got. Both grounds are covered in the book.
You can buy the book by simply typing 'Roots To the 92' in to Amazon (paperback or kindle) or the publisher (Completely Novel) site (paperback only). Currently the delivery is quicker with the publisher but Amazon will speed up soon as it's only just been set up with them. Or you can learn more about the book, see a video picture montage and access the buy links by visiting a website I've prepared for the book: www.rootstothe92.co.uk
All the best, Andy
PS note to moderators: apologies if I should have sought your permission to post this first, please excuse my excitement in having something published for the first time and also something I'm quite proud of. I genuinely think it will be of interest to all football fans.
Hard luck on not quite making the play-offs, a league further down my team bottled it at the end (completely in April!)
Anyway, reason for the post is that I have just published a book (my first) which I have have written to be of interest to all football fans including Bluebirds.
After 45 years of footie watching I completed doing the current 92 grounds last month (it took 125 grounds to do it) and to satisfy another goal on my 'bucket list' I have written a book on the journey. It is not a series of match reports (I'm sure that would be quite dull), instead it is a tale of what it was like to be there covering my experiences from 1971 to the present day. I'm sure many of my trials and tribulations will be familiar to your own. I have written it in a 'dry humour' style, my aim is to entertain, though no doubt if you do me the honour of buying it you will be the judge of that.
The book also has a Foreword by ex Southend, Bury, Blackpool and Northern Ireland international Derek Spence.
This is not a money-making exercise, that was never the aim. I have no delusions on being the next JK Rowling, I will simply be pleased to cover my costs on the tiny royalty percentage. Like you I just love talking football.
Although I am a dedicated Shrimper many of my ground visits were with other teams (I have not always lived in East Anglia) or as a neutral. So it is by no means a Southend-centric book.
I did get to Ninian Park on one of those mid 80's match days when hardly anyone else was there - Southend at the time regularly played to less than 2,000 so to see a 4,000 crowd was quite something! More memorably your new home was my 90th current league ground when I visited last December. We were very impressed by the welcome we got. Both grounds are covered in the book.
You can buy the book by simply typing 'Roots To the 92' in to Amazon (paperback or kindle) or the publisher (Completely Novel) site (paperback only). Currently the delivery is quicker with the publisher but Amazon will speed up soon as it's only just been set up with them. Or you can learn more about the book, see a video picture montage and access the buy links by visiting a website I've prepared for the book: www.rootstothe92.co.uk
All the best, Andy
PS note to moderators: apologies if I should have sought your permission to post this first, please excuse my excitement in having something published for the first time and also something I'm quite proud of. I genuinely think it will be of interest to all football fans.
Re: A little light reading: Roots To The 92
Mon May 09, 2016 9:52 pm
Cheers, will give it a read 
No worries about posting this, sounds like it could be an interesting read
No worries about posting this, sounds like it could be an interesting read
Re: A little light reading: Roots To The 92
Mon May 09, 2016 10:05 pm
Thanks Worcester! 
Re: A little light reading: Roots To The 92
Mon May 09, 2016 10:11 pm
Just downloaded the Kindle version.
Re: A little light reading: Roots To The 92
Tue May 10, 2016 7:58 am
Annis won't be best pleased 
Re: A little light reading: Roots To The 92
Wed May 11, 2016 2:28 pm
Fusilier52 wrote:Annis won't be best pleased
Perhaps Annis will set up a book forum now.
