Triumphs, Treachery and Toilet Rolls is the astonishing life story of football legend Francis Lee. With searing candour, Lee reveals how he overcame treachery and betrayals to prevail. This is Franny, uncensored. This remarkable man rose from the humblest of beginnings to become a top-class international footballer, a multi-millionaire businessman and entrepreneur, a successful racehorse trainer, and then a reborn football man, returning as Manchester City's chairman to steer the club towards its glorious 21st-century renaissance at The Etihad. From a childhood among the mills around Bolton, Lee faced up to authority and putdowns at school, at Bolton Wanderers, and to later betrayals in the boardroom, to fulfil his dreams at City, Derby County and in selling toilet rolls to the masses. This is the story of a man who crammed more into one life than anyone could aspire to - told for the first time, in his own words.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Francis Lee provides a unique perspective on the modern footballer. Decades before the rise of Hollywood-lifestyle players, Lee was Britain's first millionaire player thanks to his extraordinary success on and off the pitch. Bill Bradshaw is an acclaimed Fleet Street journalist. Winner of the Sports Journalist of the Year and Sports Reporter of the Year awards, he was sports editor of The People, the Sunday Mirror and the Daily Express.
FREE WITH YOUR ORDER: Without a doubt the finest piece of football memorabilia in the British Isles. The only fully signed photo in existence of the legendary England team that won the FIFA World Cup in 1966. Alf Ramsey, the team's manager, Harold Stephenson, the team's trainer, as well as the majority of the reserves have all signed the picture, which features Bobby Moore holding the Jules Rimet Trophy. The original was in a late 1960’s football annual that was sold to international collector Nigel Wray (https://bit.ly/Priory_Collection). You will receive with your order an A4 laminated print of this intriguing piece of historic football memorabilia. The A4 print also has the signatures of the reserves. Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Armfield, Gerry Byrne, Ron Flowers, Norman Hunter, Terry Paine, Ian Callaghan, George Eastham, Ron Springett (signed in pencil), Peter Bonetti.
Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Published: Sept 9, 2024
Price: £25.00 £19.99
ISBN-10: 1801509212
ISBN-13: 978-1801509213
Hardback: 416 pages
Dimensions: 300 x 240 mm
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