Bob latchford book launch

So it was following tradition as well as form when ron greenwood, unable to rescue englands flawed campaign to attain a place at the 1978 world cup, gave a debut to evertons prolific and effective bob latchford amongst two other firsttime caps when italy came to wembley to complete the qualification group at the end of 1977. Former everton fc player and legend bob latchford who is. The first thing i do when im planning any book launch is to decide what type of book launch i should run. A different road bob latchford decoubertin books ltd. Everton fc legend bob latchford meets fans at book signings 25 great images of his football career. A cash bar will be available throughout the night with the event getting underway at 8. Everton legend bob latchford speaks to the football pink.

England players bob latchford england football online. Dave latchford born 9 april 1949 is an english former footballer who made 208 appearances in the football league and 8 in the scottish league playing as a goalkeeper. Bobby latchford, winner of twelve full caps for england and still a cult figure at birmingham city 160 games, 68 goals as well as at everton 236. When it comes to literature in london, theres one place that instantly jumps out bloomsbury. Like bob, dave latchford played for birmingham city. A british transfer record holder and icon of his era, for fans of everton, birmingham city, swansea city and england latchford was a man who truly walked on water. Everton were renowned for their famous number nines and bob was no different.

Latchford shows us his career, but also the challenges, uncertainties and joy he experienced off the pitch. Bob latchford robert dennis latchford is an english former association footballer who played as a centre forward. I recently provided the artwork for a special edition of bob latchford s autobiography a different road. Clubs played junior football up until he joined birmingham city fc as an apprentice, turning professional in august 1968. Jun 24, 20 12 tips for successful book launch parties describes the thinking behind holding a book launch party and helpful suggestions. View the profiles of people named robert latchford.

A launch is a great way of loudly announcing the arrival of your book. Everton legend bob latchford speaks to the football pink the. For my upcoming book launch, im doing something super crazy that almost feels too risky. He made more than 500 appearances in the football league, playing for birmingham city, swansea city and coventry city in the first division, won 12 full caps for england. From the bloomsbury group of revolutionary writers in the early twentieth century to the publishers of the phenomenally successful harry potter franchise, bloomsbury is teeming with the power of words. View robert latchfords profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Despite his size over 6 feet tall he was very fast over short distances, making him a great poacher of goals and he also scored. John toshack, roberto martinez, brendan rodgers, michael laudrup, garry monk it is a managerial list that bob latchford could also have been included on. Robert dennis bob latchford born 18 january 1951 is an english former association footballer who played as a centre forward. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover roberts. He made more than 500 appearances in the football league, playing for birmingham city, everton, swansea city and coventry city in the first division, and won 12 full caps for en. When we park at the ground and say were here for a book signing, none of the guards remember the old legend. John has been found in states including pennsylvania, california, arizona, north carolina, ohio, and 8 others.

Robert latchford murfreesboro, tennessee professional. Bob latchford tribute night at liner hotel liverpool echo. Peter william latchford born 27 september 1952 is an english former football goalkeeper. Jan 31, 2018 footballers scoring past their siblings in competitive matches. Latchford s tale evolves on a personal level through the sudden and devastating loss of pat, his remarriage to andrea and eventual decamp to austria where he became a father again at the age of 52. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you. Uplands bookshop swansea, 27 uplands crescent, swansea 2020. After many years away from football, it feels like a new chapter is unfolding with publication of this book, said bob latchford. You are ready for the pulloutallthestops book launch that can sell a lot of copies as soon as it comes out. Perhaps to its detriment, but thoroughly in keeping with its subject, bob latchford s thoughtful, detailed autobiography shies away from drama and sensationalism and tells the story of a modest, unassuming birmingham boy who became the most expensive player in british football.

Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. View the profiles of professionals named robert latchford on linkedin. Former everton fc player and legend bob latchford who is promoting his autobiography a different road. A gathering of lesbian and gay writing from the antilles duke university press, 2008 a reading. It was an added delight, not something you expected going into it. When football and politics collide alastair campbell. If i checked back, it was no good and the centreforwards run was wasted. Posted in resources essential guides, selling your book. Identify your target market determine if your market is big enough checklist before you even write your book, you need to make sure that there is a market for it, and that youre. Motivational stories to launch your idea, business ornext career concise advice lab is a nonfiction motivational selfhelpbook written by sanyin siang. John toshack was born on 22 march 1949 in cardiff, wales, and grew up on northumberland street in the canton area of the city. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place.

Perhaps to its detriment, but thoroughly in keeping with its subject, bob latchfords thoughtful, detailed autobiography shies away from drama and sensationalism and tells the story of a modest, unassuming birmingham boy who became the most expensive player in british football. Latchford left goodison to join john toshacks swansea in 1981 and scored a nineminute hattrick on his debut against leeds as the welsh club rose, improbably, to. Blues, brexit, beer big talk with bobby latchford big bluenoses. However once i got into it, it was quite therapeutic release when it stopped i almost felt withdrawal. The 65yearold lives nearby with his wife andrea and the two children and 10. Each book is hand signed by the everton legend and is limited to a print run of 289, one for each of his efc appearances. Bob latchford, left, scored twice against his older brother, david, when everton beat birmingham 41 in 1974. Latchford, of course, proved a big success during his time at the vetch, scoring 35 goals in 87 appearances during the swans first taste of topflight football. In 11 consecutive seasons of topflight football between 1972 and 1.

Perhaps there are greater rewards in life than football medals. The joy of the book launch quickly turned to sadness on hearing of the passing of brian labone. Its useful to boost initial sales and garner publicity. May 22, 2006 to conclude our series in which former everton players such as colin harvey and derek temple have looked back at the 200506 season, we asked bob latchford for his thoughts on the season which saw our hopes fade from european ambitions to survival in the premiership. Bob latchford scored 30 goals in the 1978 season, an almost impossible feat at the. Even though his clubs, in particular everton, were relatively unsuccessful, he scored prolifically. Nwm football north west middlesex football programmes. With the recent release of his much anticipated autobiography, i sat down over lunch to. We have 28 records for john latchford ranging in age from 37 years old to 125 years old. We are also registered school suppliers and welcome school visits to choose from our extensive range of childrens books. The obvious question, without giving too much away from whats in the book, is why now. Bob latchford, left, scored twice against his older brother, david, when everton beat. His father george was from dunfermline in scotland and worked as a carpenter. In 11 consecutive seasons of topflight football between 1972 and 1983, bob latchford scored more league goals than any other first division player.

Siang is a ceo coach, an educator and astartup advisor. Im very interested to think how evertonians will judge. Robert dennis latchford born 18 january 1951 is an english former association footballer who played as a centre forward. We are a general bookshop which specialises in map and travel books and large scale ordnance survey maps for planning applications,we can order any title in print and offer a postal service. Bobby latchford, winner of twelve full caps for england and still a cult figure at birmingham city 160 games, 68 goals as well as at everton 236 games, 106 goals, took the time to chat about many things on and off the football field. As a child in the 1970s i was yet to become a regular at goodison park. Christine mills was the senior book buyer at hughes and hughes beautiful store in dundrum. At goodison, you managed to pick out big bob over and over again to the extent that latchford won the daily express prize for scoring 30 league goals in a season. The following evening the efc heritage society will host a launch dinner to celebrate the launch of bob s book at goodison park.

Sep 28, 2015 latchford shows us his career, but also the challenges, uncertainties and joy he experienced off the pitch. When football and politics collide alastair campbell chats. Bobby latchford walks on water, echoed the cry from the goodison terraces as they idolised their everton number nine. Bob latchford autobiography published decoubertin books. Manager billy bingham signed bob in 1974, for what was then a massive record signing fee of. Feb 11, 2018 when football and politics collide alastair campbell chats about his latest novel. I was in dublin, after a fantastic book launch night with evertonians from the emerald isle, but i was brought down to earth with. At this point, lets just ask why an author would want to launch a book at a shop rather than at a more unusual location. Reddit has thousands of vibrant communities with people that share your interests.

Perhaps to its detriment, but thoroughly in keeping with its subject, bob latchford s thoughtful, detailed autobiography shies away from drama. Robert dennis bob latchford born 18 january 1951 is an english former association footballer who played as a centre. Join facebook to connect with robert latchford and others you may know. Messages, tickets, classified posts, and miscelleous football discussion. In march 1974, bob managed the rare footballing feat of scoring twice against a sibling in a topflight match. Saturday 5th september 1970 boy wonder trevor francis made his blues debut coming on as a second half for bob latchford at ninian park in a 20 defeat to cardiff city. Bob latchfords 30 goal season everton heritage society. Going past players, crossing the ball it was just a. Buy a different road by bob latchford from waterstones today. From listening to radio 2 the first players names which i became familiar with were bob latchford, dave thomas and andy king. A different road 9781909245297 by latchford, bob and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. When i set off towards the byline, latch knew that i was going to get the ball in. Footballers scoring past their siblings in competitive matches.

In fact, im a little bit scared it wont work or that itll blow up in my face. Apr 28, 2016 bob latchfords magic 30, and dixie in a lift. Organising a book launch can be daunting for any author or pr company who havent done it before, so writing. I know that, on 9 march 1974, everton striker bob latchford scored twice. Paul fletcher at the saturday bloody saturday book launch. He joined as part of the swap which took howard kendall. David is a young goalkeeper on the books at birmingham city and peter has been capped for.

Alternatively, find out whats trending across all of reddit on rpopular. Latchford s two brothers, dave and peter, were both professional goalkeepers. Latchford, bob while sitting at a table in a cafe on the top of table mountain cape town south africa, i got chatting to the man next to me who eventually gave me his business card, it said colin latchford, i said the only other latchford i knew was my boyhood hero bob, he said, yes, hes my cousin. Lunchtime seminarsliterary lunches guest seminars public lectures book launches. Bob latchford a different road by bob latchford sports. Latchford left goodison to join john toshacks swansea in 1981 and scored a nineminute hattrick on his debut against leeds as the welsh club rose, improbably, to the top of the first division table. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for robert latchford. Latchford, of course, proved a big success during his time at the vetch, scoring 35 goals in 87 appearances during the. Footballers scoring past their siblings in competitive matches the.

Jan 31, 20 bob latchford bob had two brothers, dave who was a couple of years older than him, and peter who was a year younger. Footballers scoring past their siblings in competitive. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. When football and politics collide alastair campbell chats about his latest novel. A man who has always allowed his heart to rule his destiny, a different road is a rare thing. He moved to wales while serving in the raf, being stationed at mod st athan, and met toshacks mother joan, whom he later married. He was born in birmingham and has three older brothers. I was idly leafing through a reference book the other day and came across a. Meeting bob latchford bob latchford was the complete centreforward. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Bob is a very private person, but if hes in england hell do anything you want. Bob latchford spends an hour signing books and then we put ourselves in a taxi to the wirral.

Bob latchford had been at everton for four years already before he manifested himself as that saviour. Blues, brexit, beer big talk with bobby latchford big. Latchfords road was long haul in search of glory sports. Bob latchford in conversation events at waterstones. The daily express newspaper decided to offer a prize of.