Comments on: In memory (or discovery?) of Stewart Imlach..

By: And the ref was called Clough.. « Through the seasons before us..

And the ref was called Clough.. « Through the seasons before us.. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:14:26 +0000

[...] to reading Gary Imlach’s book about his dad I had some sketchy background knowledge of that era for Forest – but this book brings it all [...]

By: In memory of Tommy Capel.. « Through the seasons before us..

In memory of Tommy Capel.. « Through the seasons before us.. — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:06:09 +0000

[...] an inside left is – but given I surmised an outside left was basically a left winger when discovering about Stewart Imlach – perhaps an inside left is a left sided central midfielder? Or more [...]

By: Graham Rowley

Graham Rowley — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:06:12 +0000

Funnily enough my father gave me a copy of it at the weekend and I have been unable to put it down since. I am just about on the last chapter and it’s been a riveting read. It,s really hard to believe that the majority of the fans on the terraces who worshipped these players were actually earning more money. It really puts the money grabbing, no loyalty players of today to shame

By: Wendell Spanswick

Wendell Spanswick — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:05:32 +0000

This book is an excellent read – a well told story of football from a different era. Alan Ball’s recent death reminded me of the story of Stuart Imlach having Alan Ball’s boots in his garage to be painted white.

It’s a pity we can’t get rid of some of our wasters as easily as when footballers were harshly discarded during the era of this book!