THE LAST CHAMPIONS - Dave Simpson
The paperback - published June 20
The Last Champions
Saturday 10 August 2013
Monday 24 June 2013
One On One with Martin Kelner
If anyone missed my lively guest spot on Martin Kelner's One On One show on Radio Leeds - which covered everything from losing my virginity to how I ended up in Morrison's cafe with the scorer of one of the greatest goals in Leeds United history, and includes records by the likes of The Fall and Slade - you can listen to it here for a few days:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p019rgm5
Today (25th June) I'm doing a similar thing on Radio York at 2pm-3pm
Today (25th June) I'm doing a similar thing on Radio York at 2pm-3pm
Wednesday 19 June 2013
On Radio Leeds
this evening (19th) at 6pm and tomorrow morning (20th) at 7.45am talking about Leeds United past and present
Friday 14 June 2013
Paperback launch in Leeds next Thursday (20 June)
Free event/talk/signing. Just book your tickets prior to setting off http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayDetailEvent.do?searchType=2&store=266%7CWATERSTONE'S%20LEEDS%2093-97&sFilter=1
Friday 31 May 2013
THE LAST CHAMPIONS paperback launch
I'll be reading from The Last Champions and talking about the book, the charge to the 91-92 title and subsequent changes in football at Waterstone's in Leeds from 7pm on the evening of June 20. The event is free: you just need to call the store to reserve tickets. Hopefully it will be as successful as last year's launch, where LUFC's former commercial director/chairman Bill Fotherby came down to share even more eyebrow-raising and hilarious stories that aren't in the book.
Details of the 20 June event here http://www.list.co.uk/event/20423048-dave-simpson-author-event/
Details of the 20 June event here http://www.list.co.uk/event/20423048-dave-simpson-author-event/
Thursday 9 May 2013
WILKINSON V FERGUSON, 1992: David slays Goliath.
Alex Ferguson's achievements speak for themselves, but Howard Wilkinson's triumph against the odds in 1992 must not be forgotten... When I was researching The Last Champions, I wanted to know precisely what those odds were and, among other things, unearthed these extraordinary stats.
TRANSFER FEES OF PLAYERS FEATURING IN THE TWO LEAGUE FIXTURES BETWEEN
LEEDS UNITED AND MANCHESTER UNITED, 1991-92
LEEDS UNITED MANCHESTER
UNITED
John Lukic
£1m
Peter Schmeichel
£505,000
Mel Sterland
£600,000
Paul Parker
£2m
Tony Dorigo £1.3m
Denis Irwin
£625,000
David Batty
£0
Neil Webb
£1.5m
John McClelland
£110,000
Steve Bruce £825,000
Chris Whyte
£400,000
Gary Pallister £2.3m
Gordon Strachan
£200,000
Bryan Robson £1.5m
Rod Wallace
£1.6m Paul
Ince
£1m
Lee Chapman
£400,000
Mark Hughes £1.8m
Gary McAllister
£1m
Brian McClair £850,000
Gary Speed
£0
Clayton Blackmore £0
Chris Fairclough
£500,000
Andrei Kanchelskis £650,000
(subs)
Steve Hodge
£900,000
Ryan Giggs £0
Mike
Phelan
£750,000
Lee Sharpe £200,000
Mal
Donaghy £650,000
TOTAL
£8,100,000
£15,155,000
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