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´It´s Only Banter´: The Autobiography of Leroy Rosenior
Leroy Rosenior
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Hardback. 'It's Only Banter' is the story of the footballer, Leroy Rosenior. He started his football career at Fulham and went on to enjoy a long and fruitful career, playing and scoring goals for - among others - Queens Park Rangers, West Ham and Bristol City. Rosenior also won international caps with Sierra Leone. Num Pages: 256 pages, includes separate colour photo section. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 516.
"Willie Leroy Rosenior - better known as Leroy Rosenior - is a former professional footballer, manager and now media commentator. Leroy's parents were born and raised in Sierra Leone before settling in Britain in the early 1950s and his story cuts across three generations of the Rosenior family. It's the story of an extrovert father who dealt with the racism - both everyday and life-threatening - with wit and charm; of a son who learned that keeping your head down was the best option for a black player in English professional football in the early Eighties when racism was rife; ... Read more
"Willie Leroy Rosenior - better known as Leroy Rosenior - is a former professional footballer, manager and now media commentator. Leroy's parents were born and raised in Sierra Leone before settling in Britain in the early 1950s and his story cuts across three generations of the Rosenior family. It's the story of an extrovert father who dealt with the racism - both everyday and life-threatening - with wit and charm; of a son who learned that keeping your head down was the best option for a black player in English professional football in the early Eighties when racism was rife; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hove, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785312083
SKU
V9781785312083
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Leroy Rosenior
Leroy Rosenior was a striker who enjoyed a successful career in football throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s. Having won promotion as a manager at Torquay, Rosenior knows first-hand the problems facing young, black coaches in the modern game and today is both an anti-racist campaigner and respected pundit. He co-wrote his book with respected sports journalist and author ... Read more
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