Saved: Overcoming A 45-Year Gambling Addiction

Product Description

After a trophy-laden & record-setting club & international career, England’s greatest ever goalkeeper, Peter Shilton, could rightly look forward to an equally successful post-playing career. But a gambling habit forged in his playing days soon spiralled into a gambling addiction: a silent, self-destructive & ruinous obsession that destroyed relationships, his mental health & very nearly himself.

With the love & support of his wife Steph, he was able to face up to his addiction, find hope for the future & overcome his 45-year secret & turn his life around.

Peter & Steph – who has over 20 years’ experience working in the NHS – now campaign to raise awareness of this, & other destructive addictions, helping both addicts & their partners weather the long & arduous journey back to recovery. Their support for & work with ' The Big Step' campaign aims to bring in stricter advertising controls & team kit sponsorship rules.

Steph & Peter bravely tell both sides of their journey with a direct honesty & an empathy born of real-life experience, offering advice & hope to not only those affected by gambling, but sufferers of other chronic addictions. They also shine a light on football’s obsession with gambling, taking millions of pounds from the gambling sites & bookies who sponsor the game, while neglecting to support both the players & fans who fall prey to addiction.

This is the ultimately uplifting story of how he was saved – by Steph’s love & support, & his own strength & determination.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781913543648
• Author: Peter Shilton, Steph Shilton, Gary Lineker
• Publisher: Ad Lib Publishers Ltd
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 288