SECRET DIARY of a LIVERPOOL SCOUT.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip fto dw/dj - price to rear panel of dw/dj. Bright,crisp clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with capitalised white lettered title and capitalised red lettered author namesimilarly lettered title to spine/backstrip,rear panel of dw/dj withthumbnail b/w portrait of subject with white lettered synopsis and 3 players' white+red lettered reviews/quotes.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any ages' corner tips - appears to be unread, apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original,plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered title to spine/ backstrip and immaculate pain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,6-333pp [paginated] includes Alan Hansen Foreword,author's Preface which includes a League Table when author joined+played for Liverpool,17 December, 1953 (LIVERPOOL were bottom!),12 chapters and a FINAL WORD,an Epilogue,8pp contemporary b/w biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp96/7 and another block of 8pp of contemporary colour photographs includes thumbnail,colour portraits of players he brought to the club (32), and colour facsimile Scouting diary's pages, between pp240/41,and a Players glossary to rear.Plus [unpaginated] title page,a dedication,contents list/table, Roll of Honour to reverse of last page of Players glossary,a League Table when subject left Liverpool in 1986 - Liverpool were top of the table with publisher's b/w thumbnail photographic illustrated advert for other Liverpool-related publications to its reverse. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age.It really is an exceptional acceptable copy for its cleanliness and brightness. From Alan Hansen to Ian Rush,Geoff Twentyman witnessed the emergence of some of the biggest names in the game in his role as Chief Scout of Liverpool Football Club. While Shankly and Paisley's Reds played to packed houses at Anfield,Twentyman scoured the country in his trademark orange club Cortina,unearthing top young stars who would go on to become legends. Kevin Keegan,Ray Clemence,Steve Heighway,Jimmy Chase and Steve Nicol were just some of the many household names included in his diary which is published now for the first time. Twentyman's scouting notes show how Liverpool maintained their remarkable success behind the scenes while also revealing how other big names like Kevin Beattie, Trevor Francis, Martin Buchan, Andy Gray and Tony Cascarino could have ended up wearing Liverpool red. It also tells Twentyman's story,from how a teenage Cumberland wrestling champion went on to carve a career as a professional footballer, becoming a home town hero and earning a move to Liverpool where he played alongside Billy Liddell in the dark days before the Reds emerged as a major power. It recalls his close relationship with Shankly and his brief spell as one of the game's firat player-managers before his managerial career was cut short when he was replaced by a young boss called Brian Clough. 'Secret Diary of a Liverpool Scout' is a must for fans wanting an underground account of a glorious period in Anfield History and an understanding of how footballing talent was discovered long before the advent of multi-million pound academies. Hansen,Rush,Souness,Keegan,Clemence,McDermot,Neal, Kennedy,Heighway,Nicol . . . the list of great Liverpool players scoutedby Geoff Twentyman seems to go on and on. Now,for the first time,the family of the club's former Chief Scout between 1967 and 1986 have unearthed the diary that reveals the fascinating secrets behind the signings that helped the Reds dominate football at home and abroad in the 1970s and 1980s.The book tells Twentyman's remarkable story and gets the players' modern take on how British footballing history could have been very different. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,the stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **