Paperback. For followers of the legendary Rams, no phrase sums up the club more aptly than 'it could only happen at Derby County'. This hugely entertaining collection of strange but true tales shows exactly why. Through thousands of fascinating nuggets of trivia - humorous, tragic, strange and utterly bizarre in turn - author and lifelong fan Peter Seddon captures the very essence of the weird and wonderful world of the incomparable Rams. Discover the awful truth about the severed head found at the Baseball Ground, find out which Rams player was immortalised in a feature film, when bad light stopped play, whose wife wrote racy novels, which Rams striker almost wished death on the entire squad, and why ace-winger Alan Hinton was dropped after the worst televised miss of all time. The entertaining stories and quirky snippets in "The Little Book of Derby County" are sure to amuse all football lovers, but in particular that special breed of fan who supports the redoubtable Rams through thick and thin. For followers of the legendary Rams, no phrase sums up the club more aptly than it could only happen at Derby County. This title presents a collection of strange but true tales and shows exactly why. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Little Book of Derby County (Paperback)
Publisher: DB Publishing, Nottingham
Publication Date: 2012
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1780911491
ISBN 13: 9781780911496
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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For followers of the legendary Rams, no phrase sums up the club more aptly than 'it could only happen at Derby County'. This hugely entertaining collection of strange but true tales shows exactly why. Through thousands of fascinating nuggets of trivia - humorous, tragic, strange and utterly bizarre in turn - author and lifelong fan Peter Seddon captures the very essence of the weird and wonderful world of the incomparable Rams. Discover the awful truth about the severed head found at the Baseball Ground, find out which Rams player was immortalised in a feature film, when bad light stopped play, whose wife wrote racy novels, which Rams striker almost wished death on the entire squad, and why ace-winger Alan Hinton was dropped after the worst televised miss of all time. The entertaining stories and quirky snippets in "The Little Book of Derby County" are sure to amuse all football lovers, but in particular that special breed of fan who supports the redoubtable Rams through thick and thin.

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PETER SEDDON is a lifelong Rams fan and an experienced author. His book about Derby County legend Steve Bloomer was published by Breedon Books (now DB Publishing).

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