Title information

Barnsley Match of My Life Oakwell Legends Relive Their Greatest Games

By David Kuzio

Key features

• Part of the popular and successful Match of My Life series which features a number of football clubs

• Never before have the club’s greatest players come together to relive their greatest matches and time at the club in exclusive, personal interviews

• Passionate local fan base, coupled with a scarcity of books on the club

• Includes contemporary and historic images from the legendary matches covered

• Written by David Kuzio, respected local journalist and author, and long-time fan

• Planned publicity for the book includes local and national media with book signings at the club shop

Description

Fifteen FC legends tell the stories behind their favourite ever games for the club – enabling fans to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men who were there, pulling on the famous red shirt. Local lad Mick McCarthy recalls the moment he was selected for his first game representing his boyhood team, revealing how dearly he holds the club, the fans and one person in particular all these years later. Arjan de Zeeuw talks about how he was smuggled into a hotel when he was still an unknown, and was told he was signing for an English club. In the end he was delighted that his career in started at Barnsley, going on to describe how it felt to do the unthinkable at during the club’s only season. Oakwell legends including Marley Watkins, Lewin Nyatanga, , Paul Hayes, Brian Howard, Adie Moses, Darren Barnard and Stephen Foster also turn in characteristic star performances, winding back the clock to relive treasured memories of the Match of Their Lives.

Details

Publication: 1 August 2018 Trade Orders to: LBS Ltd Price: £16.99 Faraday Close, Worthing BN13 3RB ISBN-13: 9781785314261 Format: 240mm x 160mm Telephone: 01903 828905 Binding: Hardback Fax: 01903 828802 Extent: 192 pages Email: [email protected] Category: Football You may also order via EDI