Claret and Blue Blood by Kirk B Sharratt
From the World Cup-winning days of Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters to highly acclaimed modern-day heroes such as Joe Cole, Michael Carrick and Jermain Defoe, West Ham United supporters have always had the greatest affection for homegrown Hammers. Since the 1960s, talents such as Trevor Brooking, Tony Cottee, Paul Ince and Rio Ferdinand (who has twice hit the headlines as the world's most expensive defender following his move to Leeds and Manchester United) have been nurtured and brought through the club's ranks, ensuring the Hammers can rightly lay claim to having one of the country's most fruitful youth policies. In this revised and fully updated paperback edition, Claret and Blue Blood brings together all these characters and others for the very first time, including new chapters on Anton Ferdinand, Stephen Bywater and Kevin Horlock. Using exclusive new interviews, the authors present biographical pieces that collectively tell the story of West Ham United's evolution over the last half-century. Focusing on each player's roots, development and personal achievements, Claret and Blue Blood is a unique book that features key characters, candid conversations, successes, failures and controversies as it explores the very essence of West Ham United.
"..sparkling quotes and candid conversations" Shoot Monthly "A must for any Hammers fans with even a passing interest in the history and evolution of West Ham United" Hammers News Magazine
Kirk Blows is a successful journalist and the author of Fortune's Always Hiding, Terminator and The Essential History of West Ham United. He is the former editor of Hammers News, West Ham's official monthly magazine. Ben Sharratt is a freelance journalist who writes for numerous magazines and websites, and was formerly the assistant editor of Hammers News.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781840188783 |
| ISBN 10 | 1840188782 |
| Title | Claret and Blue Blood |
| Author | Kirk B Sharratt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-08-27 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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