It is hugely appropriate that this tribute to one of the City of Coventrys proudest symbols should touchdown between our year as UK City of Culture and the clubs 150th anniversary year. It is much more than the story of a great rugby club. It is a rich journey into the spirit of the game of rugby, the great characters who wore the blue and white hoops, the passion of its supporters, love for this club and this city, told with an easy style and the good humour that has characterised both of them through their long histories of triumph and disaster. And who better to author this than Steve "Scribble" Evans, who spent so much time in the stands (and in the bars, it seems) recording at least the printable events as they unfolded for the readers of the Coventry Evening Telegraph. We are indebted to Steve who has done this as a labour of love, and indeed to all those who have contributed, with all proceeds from book sales going to the club.Coventry Football Club was founded just three years after the RFU itself and gained a name as one of the most famous clubs in the world indeed it can fairly be said to have been the greatest club in the world in its heyday of the 1960s and 70s, providing appropriately enough for the countrys centre of automotive manufacturing a seemingly endless production line of international players. It is worth pausing for a moment to reflect on the fact that the first ever England team to beat the All Blacks at home in New Zealand contained five of...

Binding: Paperback;236 pages; Publisher: Takahe Publishing Ltd.; Classification: N/A; Weight: 457.93 g; Dimensions: N/A

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