Hardcover. The 10th Anniversary edition of this best-selling and critically acclaimed book includes a brand new introduction and the opening chapter from the author's new book - The Smell of Football 2.When Mick Rathbone signed for Birmingham City as a 16 year-old apprentice he was living every schoolboys dream. But when he discovered he was so nervous he was unable to speak, let alone pass the ball, in the presence of his boyhood hero and City star Trevor Francis, he realised that a career in football might not be everything he had imagined.The Smell of Football is the brutally honest and utterly unputdownable story of how Baz conquered his personal demons to build a life in the game from the terrified teenager who purposely tried to get injured in training rather than get picked for the first team, to the experienced pro who became Head of Medicine at Premier League Everton FC in charge of the treatment of the likes of Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha and Tim Cahill.Brilliantly written and packed with hilarious tales featuring a football 'whos who cast of characters from Sir Alf Ramsey and Big Sam Allardyce to David Moyes, Duncan Ferguson and Rooney himself The Smell of Football is an engrossing and moving memoir that covers every aspect of the professional game and gives an unprecedented insight into what life is really like at footballs coalface. The 10th Anniversary edition of this best-selling and critically acclaimed book includes a brand new introduction and the opening chapter from the author's new book - The Smell of Football 2. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Smell of Football (Hardcover)
Publisher: Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, London
Publication Date: 2022
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1913412423
ISBN 13: 9781913412425
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new

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When Mick Rathbone signed for Birmingham City as a 16 year-old he was living every schoolboy''s dream. But when he discovered he was so nervous he was unable to speak in the presence of his boyhood hero Trevor Francis, he realised that a career in football might not be everything he had imagined. This is the brutally honest and utterly unputdownable story of how ''Baz'' conquered his personal demons to build a life in the game - from teenaged apprentice to the experienced pro who became Head of Medicine at Premier League Everton FC in charge of the treatment of the likes of Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha and Tim Cahill.

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