Feed the beast /
by Parkin, Jon; Clayton, David.
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BookPublisher: Liverpool : Sport Media, 2018Description: 271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781910335994 (hbk.) :; 1910335991 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 PARSubject(s): Parkin, Jon | Soccer players -- Great Britain -- Biography | Biography | BiographySummary: Spoilt. Overpaid. Ungrateful. Removed from reality. These words are often used to describe modern day footballers. None of them apply to Jon Parkin. The South Yorkshire boy has seen and done it all in a footballing life that peaked with promotion into the Premier League and plummeted into the National League North, taking in spells with no fewer than 14 different clubs. His story is one of a natural goalscorer whose talent is always in demand. His unconventional frame and liking for a lager or ten meant pre-season was always a struggle. His straight-talking style and knack of finding himself in trouble resulted in countless bust-ups with managers. But when patience, cash or contracts ran out, there was always another club ready to take a chance on him.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 PAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002961574X |
Spoilt. Overpaid. Ungrateful. Removed from reality. These words are often used to describe modern day footballers. None of them apply to Jon Parkin. The South Yorkshire boy has seen and done it all in a footballing life that peaked with promotion into the Premier League and plummeted into the National League North, taking in spells with no fewer than 14 different clubs. His story is one of a natural goalscorer whose talent is always in demand. His unconventional frame and liking for a lager or ten meant pre-season was always a struggle. His straight-talking style and knack of finding himself in trouble resulted in countless bust-ups with managers. But when patience, cash or contracts ran out, there was always another club ready to take a chance on him.
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