A Great book for any true blue to read about Bobby Collins he was so good we signed him twice & messed up his apprentice forms & lost him -a great read -
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A young Westy who made a big difference to our side, replacing Albert Dunlop in the 193 championship side in 1963 the most expensive Goalkeeper in those days at £28, 000 -
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Maybe a part of him did but misty-eyed retrospectives don't interest me as much as actions at the time do, personally. That's why the Everton books (autobiographies) i liked best are Reidy's "Everton Winter, Mexican Summer" and Nev's "Everton Blues" - diaries of events written at the time, rather than embellished after-dinner speaker type stuff years later.
Got most books mate nothing misty about Bobby Collins ask Leeds - his record mate he saved us from relegation - in a team where from midfield he scored 42 goals from midfield in just 135 appearances for us - like Bally sold too soon imo
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This was the Cattericks main strength- realising top players the clubs would not sell them he forsaw that to have a great youth accadamy in his era was the way forwards & he proved to be correct -
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Most footballers' autobiographies are pretty dreadful. I've had loads bought for me usually for xmas down the years (Sharpy, Sheedy, Rats, etc). They're all the same really, "we were 1-0 down then we equalised" etc. Only really need to read one from that team and you've just about covered it. Alan Ball hardly mentions Everton in All About A Ball- and the chapter entitled "True Blue" is about his political preferences, not Everton lol ? . Saying that, I liked Gordon West's, as it's quite quirky- like the man himself.
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This reminded me of a decent football book actually- Stan Osborne's "Making the Grade". Much better than most pro's autobiographies.
What a lovey away kit this was for us - Everton at Chelsea with Jimmy Harris running in & a certain young Terry Venables for Chelsea in the photo -
A few are poor to read most of them are excellent , but that Collins book is a great read - to think we signed him as an apprentice & lost him to inadequate paperwork - Everton that - it's a great read cheap on the net as well if you search - as for Bally he loved Everton so I have not got a scooby do what you are posting atm ....
Big Joe such an asset in the air - worked on his shooting & became a top no 9 -
HK plus stand in for that game Roger Kenyon - the semi final v Leeds at Old Trafford in action we won 1-0 -
Bobby Collins - The Pocket Dynamo, signed by John Carey to stop the rot -
Bobby Collins Captain of Everton FC - 1962 -
