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Roy Reyland

Autor(a) de Shirts, Shorts & Spurs

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This is a quick behind-the-scenes look at a English soccer club (Tottenham Hotspur) by its long-serving kit manager Roy Reyland, who worked there almost thirty years. It's a breezy trip down memory lane, as stars of the 1980s and 1990s are generally remembered favorably by Reyland, and he shares some of those stories -- whether pranks, game-related notes, or personal anecdotes from off the pitch. (If it's dirt you're after, don't look here, as there is hardly a negative said about anyone at all.)

Reyland -- who makes no effort to hide his pre-existing love for Tottenham even before he started working there -- is a bit reluctant to share much of his personal life outside his job, other than some bits about his very early life. Perhaps it was his constant devotion to his job -- which is quite evident throughout the book -- that caused some family problems at home and prompted him to eventually take a similar job at a nearby rugby team. He covers that briefly in the final two chapters, which I think were some of the best in the book.

This is an enjoyable read for anyone who remembers those great Tottenham players of the late 20th century, or for anyone who always wondered what really goes on behind the scenes in a sports organization. I would have liked to have seen an index as players are often referenced throughout the book, and a bit better editing (on the very first page, he has Tottenham beating Real Madrid -- not the real Atletico Madrid -- in the European Cup Winners' Cup of 1963).
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legallypuzzled | Feb 20, 2011 |

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