{"product_id":"boro-tales-football-heroes-teesside-deeds","title":"Boro Tales: Football Heroes' Teesside Deeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than 100 in-depth interviews with legendary former players and managers adorn Boro Tales. A star-studded cast of club greats, from Lindy Delapenha to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, look back on their Teesside days in highly personal and illuminating interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEx-Boro midfield lynchpin Graeme Souness, who is now a highly-respected Sky Sports kicks off the book with a foreword as he takes an emotional walk down Memory Lane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouness sets the tone by paying a glowing tribute to former team-mates and the people of Teesside and is joined by former club favourites from down the years including:\u003cbr\u003e• Gareth Southgate\u003cbr\u003e• Juninho\u003cbr\u003e• Fabrizio Ravanelli\u003cbr\u003e• Bryan Robson\u003cbr\u003e• Bernie Slaven\u003cbr\u003e• Bruce Rioch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are also interviews with former Boro players who are no longer with us like Delapenha, Rolando Ugolini and Ugo Ehiogu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe families of the late Brian Clough, Peter Taylor and Harold Shepherdson have also helped fill in missing pieces of the Boro jigsaw by contributing to the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlus, there are special sections on the club academy, including in-depth interview with ex-academy chief Dave Parnaby and talent-spotter Ron Bone on the secrets behind Rockliffe Park success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd there are sections devoted to the road to the incredible ‘Season from Hell’ when Boro reached two Cup finals and ended up being relegated and then the book ends on a high by focusing on the road to Carling Cup glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book has been written by football journalist Rob Stewart, who covered the glory days of the Steve McClaren era for ten years for the Daily Telegraph. “It was an honour to report on Boro’s fortunes during those halcyon days under Steve McClaren and beyond,” said Stewart.\u003cbr\u003e“It’s also been a privilege to speak to so many people who have been heroes to Teesside people because they gave their all for the club and played their way into the hearts and minds of supporters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It was fascinating to get to speak to those who made dreams come true on Teesside as they shared their stories and I am sure fans will enjoy reading their Boro Tales as much as I enjoyed piecing it together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I know it will go down well because the stories are very revealing. Fans won’t know whether to laugh or cry but that sums up rollercoaster ride that comes with following Middlesbrough.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRob Stewart is a former Daily Telegraph journalist who covered Boro’s fortunes for a decade from 2002 and interviewed club legends for MFC matchday programme Red Square from 2004 to 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGreat Northern Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e23 x 16 cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSeptember 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n9781912101757\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rob Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58647121265021,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/stanchionbooks.com\/products\/boro-tales-football-heroes-teesside-deeds","provider":"Stanchion Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}