Wolves in Limerick
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I picked up a book at my local bookshop this morning called England Football: The Biography by Paul Hayward. It looked an interesting book until I leafed through the index (always how I judge a book). Surely Wolves would warrant some mentions, I thought to myself, not a whisper (though Billy Wright does). I did notice that Villa were mentioned but that was it as far as the West Midlands were concerned. Nottingham Forest, the great over achievers of English club football in Europe, ignored. I browsed a little further through the index, both Manchester clubs warranted but no mention of Liverpool or Everton. I then checked for London clubs of whom 5 were entered/discussed. The traditional two, the North London rivals I would have anticipated are included but Chelsea, West Ham United and QPR? Really, what have they contributed to the story of English football? Moore, Peters and Hurst are probably good enough reason to include West Ham. Chelsea the home of dirty Russian money? QPR, a reasonably decent team in the late 1980's, hardly cause for inclusion. The book remained on the shelf.
I've since discovered that Paul Hayward is the Chief Sports Writer at the Telegraph, not a paper I get, nor am likely to get in the future, if this is the quality of what they produce.
I've since discovered that Paul Hayward is the Chief Sports Writer at the Telegraph, not a paper I get, nor am likely to get in the future, if this is the quality of what they produce.