From the publisher:
Truly, Madly, Charlie is the story of footballer, fashion icon and 1980s celebrity Charlie Nicholas – one of the most popular, talked-about and enigmatic figures of his generation.
Fashionista. Model. Pop star. Influencer. Footballer. Charlie Nicholas was many things to many people. The embodiment of the 1980s, he breezed into Highbury in the summer of 1983 with the promise of sex, goals and rock ’n’ roll, but weighed down by expectations that would prove impossibly high.
Told through the voices of those who lived it, this book reveals:
- How Charlie Nicholas became one of Arsenal’s most captivating and controversial signings of the modern era
- Why his four-and-a-half years at Highbury inspired such fierce devotion, debate and misunderstanding among supporters
- The personal relationship between an impressionable young Arsenal fan and the player he idolised – and how it evolved
- The inside story of the two goals on 5 April 1987 that helped spark the George Graham era
- First-hand accounts from those who knew Nicholas best, on and off the pitch
Featuring exclusive contributions from Sir Kenny Dalglish, Pat Jennings, Terry Neill, David Dein, Amy Lawrence, Patrick Barclay, Martin Tyler, former team-mates and Arsenal supporters, Truly, Madly, Charlie is both a verbal biography and a deeply personal love letter.
An essential read for Arsenal fans, lovers of 1980s football and anyone still fascinated by the man they called ‘Champagne Charlie’.
The author:
Stewart Taylor is an economics graduate and former civil servant whose football writing has appeared in numerous national magazines and Arsenal-related publications. His first book, Stuck in the Moment – The Ballad of Paul Vaessen, was long-listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 2014 and earned him a British Sports Book Awards shortlisting the following year.
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Pitch Publishing
24 x 16 cm
Hardback
320 pages
9781801509381
