Game Of My Life Gary Ablett

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Gary Ablett was an ordinary boy whose football dream came true. He was talent spotted, given an apprenticeship & graduated to the first team of Liverpool Football Club. It was a golden era. The Anfield dressing room was packed with legends in the 1980s. Dalglish, Hansen, Nicol, Rush, Barnes. But no sooner had he established himself than Ablett realised that the real fight had only just begun. He struggled to make his voice heard in a club full of strong personalities. Despite winning two league titles & an FA Cup, his performances eventually started to slip. When he was effectively told he could leave Anfield, he did the unthinkable in many Merseyside fans’ eyes. He crossed Stanley Park & joined Everton. There he fought another battle to win over the supporters & ended up making history. When the Blues overturned the odds to lift the FA Cup in 1995, Ablett became the only man to win the famous trophy with both Merseyside clubs. Other career challenges followed but the biggest battle lay ahead of him. When he was told he was suffering from an aggressive form of cancer he vowed that he would not give in to the illness. It was then that Ablett saw the other side of the game. The remarkable courage he showed won him new respect. The football family pulled together to look after one of their own. This is a touching & inspiring book that will shock & surprise you. A story that Gary Ablett wanted to tell with a powerful message about the choices we make in football – & life itself. Gary Ablett wrote this book in 2011 with Paul Joyce. Paul is Merseyside football correspondent for The Daily Express. Forewords by Kenny Dalglish & David Moyes. Sizing: 24 x 16 cm