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It looks a good read.
Do you both get a cut of the Amazon sale.
@Mr Magic
This is the story of how one small boy's near impossible dream became a reality. Growing up in poverty in the austere 1950s Fife coalfield, Tommy Hutchison had an unshakable belief that one day he would wear the dark blue shirt of Scotland. To an outsider it seemed an improbable ambition. Too weak to cross a ball from the byline to the goal area, the teenage Hutchison was overlooked by his teachers and never made the school football team. Through sheer determination, an indomitable spirit and hour upon hour of lonely practice, the adolescent Tommy was finally noticed by his local team, and his journey to Hampden and World Cup glory began. Tommy's football genius ultimately took him all over the world to play with and against some of the greatest footballers of the 1970s and 80s in a career spanning four amazing decades. Hutch, Hard Work and Belief is the funny yet inspiring story of how the seemingly unattainable can be achieved by unwavering, resolute self-belief.
“There have been many former Coventry City player’s biographies over the years - some shall we say are very much a mixed bag. Kevin Shannon is to be congratulated on doing justice to the great Tommy Hutchison. A thoroughly good read with plenty to interest those beyond the clubs Tommy played for.” --Cadhain’s Blog
"This is a biography grown out of love and that drips from every syllable on the pages. It has heart and it has soul." --Football Book Reviews
Do you both get a cut of the Amazon sale.
@Mr Magic
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"This is a biography grown out of love and that drips from every syllable on the pages. It has heart and it has soul."This is the story of how one small boy's near impossible dream became a reality. Growing up in poverty in the austere 1950s Fife coalfield, Tommy Hutchison had an unshakable belief that one day he would wear the dark blue shirt of Scotland. To an outsider it seemed an improbable ambition. Too weak to cross a ball from the byline to the goal area, the teenage Hutchison was overlooked by his teachers and never made the school football team. Through sheer determination, an indomitable spirit and hour upon hour of lonely practice, the adolescent Tommy was finally noticed by his local team, and his journey to Hampden and World Cup glory began. Tommy's football genius ultimately took him all over the world to play with and against some of the greatest footballers of the 1970s and 80s in a career spanning four amazing decades. Hutch, Hard Work and Belief is the funny yet inspiring story of how the seemingly unattainable can be achieved by unwavering, resolute self-belief.
Review
“I might be biased but this is one of the most inspiring football biographies I have read and I recommend it to all Sky Blue fans as well as football fans in general. Tom and his ghost writer Kevin Shannon deserve credit for a welcome addition to the Coventry City library of books.“ --Jim Brown’s Journal“There have been many former Coventry City player’s biographies over the years - some shall we say are very much a mixed bag. Kevin Shannon is to be congratulated on doing justice to the great Tommy Hutchison. A thoroughly good read with plenty to interest those beyond the clubs Tommy played for.” --Cadhain’s Blog
"This is a biography grown out of love and that drips from every syllable on the pages. It has heart and it has soul." --Football Book Reviews