{"product_id":"life-with-the-robins-and-beyond-the-geoff-merrick-story","title":"Life with the Robins and Beyond: The Geoff Merrick Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLife with the Robins and Beyond: The Geoff Merrick Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the most anticipated book on any player ever to pull on the red shirt of Bristol City. An England schoolboy international, Geoff turned down a host of top teams to sign for his local club. He became the Robins' youngest captain at 18 and eventually led them back to the top flight. During City's stay in Division One, Merrick was seen as one of the country's top defenders, but his life and career were thrown into turmoil when he and seven other players were asked to rip up their contracts to save the club from bankruptcy. This they did, and today their sacrifice is commemorated by a plaque outside Ashton Gate, yet it still goes down as the blackest time in City's history. It is a chapter in Geoff's life that he has never spoken about in depth - until now. When life threw Geoff and his family a cruel twist, he showed the qualities of bravery, self-belief and determination, the very traits that had characterised his performances on the pitch. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLife with the Robins and Beyond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the ultimate tale of not giving up.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNeil Palmer is a freelance writer from Bristol. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLife with the Robins and Beyond: The Geoff Merrick Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Neil's 11th book and his third with Pitch Publishing. It follows hot on the heels of another Bristol City publication, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHe's Here, He's There: The Gerry Gow Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Neil is married with two grown-up children.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e22 x 15 cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e256 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFebruary 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781801500623\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Neil Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58199838589309,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/5149\/9341\/files\/2026-05-2708.49.16.jpg?v=1779890301","url":"https:\/\/stanchionbooks.com\/products\/life-with-the-robins-and-beyond-the-geoff-merrick-story","provider":"Stanchion","version":"1.0","type":"link"}