Really enjoying the book. I think the details of Graham's horrible injury should be made required reading for any player with a reputation of leaving a foot in. Would that player still want to 'do' someone if their 'victim' was to suffer a similar career-threatening injury? Imagine having that on your conscience. By the way, all the best Graham.
@Henry Irving Any chance of a thread/reminder on here forth coming events? I really enjoy them and was looking forward to last nights with Thomas. Sadly my scrambled brain/poor memory meant although the email was sitting there I simply forgot.
@Henry Irving Any chance of a thread/reminder on here forth coming events? I really enjoy them and was looking forward to last nights with Thomas. Sadly my scrambled brain/poor memory meant although the email was sitting there I simply forgot.
Give us the email of your carer @T_C_E and we'll remind them 😂
Got my copy yesterday, I loved reading about your childhood which of course is similar to most of us oldies. It brought back great memories of hard working loving parents and poverty which of course we never realised and just accepted as the way life was. It must have been such a struggle to keep a home together in the years after the war. I’m looking forward to reading the rest in the coming days.
@Henry Irving Any chance of a thread/reminder on here forth coming events? I really enjoy them and was looking forward to last nights with Thomas. Sadly my scrambled brain/poor memory meant although the email was sitting there I simply forgot.
Give us the email of your carer @T_C_E and we'll remind them 😂
Graham has kindly agreed to be the zoom guest of Bromley Addicks on 13 May.
Will confirm details nearer the time
Looking forward to it Henry Irving - it's been great reconnecting and connecting with so many old and new fans - See you and hopefully meet even more old and new friends on the 13th May 7:45pm your time (2:45pm my time in Atlanta). The book covers my time at Charlton, my injury, the challenges it brought ... recovery, playing in Apartheid South Africa and also the NASL in the USA. I'm very please with it - Matt Eastley my collaborator asked the right questions and got inside my head- he's a brilliant writer and knew exactly what I wanted to convey - there's also an unusual surprise twist at the end .... can't tell ya! Ya gotta read the book ... it's got some belly laughs as well! My Best - Cheer On The Lads- Graham Book Website: grahambustertutt.com
Got my copy yesterday, I loved reading about your childhood which of course is similar to most of us oldies. It brought back great memories of hard working loving parents and poverty which of course we never realised and just accepted as the way life was. It must have been such a struggle to keep a home together in the years after the war. I’m looking forward to reading the rest in the coming days.
Thanks for the kind words LMHR - Yes we accepted how life was and made the best of it didn't we - we had a positive outlook and a lot of family support and love for each other - Tell me what parts you enjoyed the most! Carry on reading Mate! Cheers, Graham
Really enjoying the book. I think the details of Graham's horrible injury should be made required reading for any player with a reputation of leaving a foot in. Would that player still want to 'do' someone if their 'victim' was to suffer a similar career-threatening injury? Imagine having that on your conscience. By the way, all the best Graham.
I often wondered that to BFG94 ... Such a conscience can weigh heavy I should imagine There's some loose cannons out there that can take heed of my experience - Glad you enjoyed the book and please feel free to tell me what parts you did enjoy (we may use them - with your permission - in our advertising over here as well in the USA). Cheers Charlton Mate!
Thoroughly enjoyed that. Well done, 'Buster' and well done Matt too.
Graham's personality comes over very clearly as a decent, warm, straightforward guy who worked hard to take advantage of his natural gifts and, when, struck with his tragic accident, worked just as hard to carve out a fine career in the game.
I probably looked up to Graham Tutt much like he did Alex Stepney and really felt for him at the time. But am glad he became such a rounded individual who has to be satisfied with the happiness he found in his life.
I really thought Charlton had a fine core of young talent in that era - Tutt, Penfold and Bowman, I absolutely loved - but as we know, there are no guarantees in football or life. Great to get such a personal insight to a situation I watched in wonder as a kid. Obviously I was mostly gripped by the Charlton part, but the South Africa and America chapters were also interesting and well told.
Should have been delivered by Amazon 12 April, but still not despatched. Looks like they have run out of stock.
Same here - no delivery yet
Now states delivery date not known which is rather annoying.
I had the same message. Will probably cancel this order and try again when stock is better. Looking forward to reading the book as Graham Tutt was my hero when I first started going in 1974. Even though, Phil Warman is my late fathers cousin and also my favourite player Graham was in my mind the hero.
The book arrived. Usually have 3 on the go and there will be a gap when I've finished me Robert Maxwell biog so it's between Graham and Yuri Gagarin and having been a regular since 1970 I know who will win. Looking forward to it.
Downloaded yesterday, just finished reading. Really enjoyable throughout - great ending.
Thank you Sunbury - Undoubtedly the best advertising for the book is positive words like yours - I appreciate it and please keep the ending between us- it's a surprise isn't it! Cheers, Graham
The book arrived. Usually have 3 on the go and there will be a gap when I've finished me Robert Maxwell biog so it's between Graham and Yuri Gagarin and having been a regular since 1970 I know who will win. Looking forward to it.
Thanks Mc - That's some big name reading - honored Mate! Cheers, Graham
Should have been delivered by Amazon 12 April, but still not despatched. Looks like they have run out of stock.
Same here - no delivery yet
Now states delivery date not known which is rather annoying.
I had the same message. Will probably cancel this order and try again when stock is better. Looking forward to reading the book as Graham Tutt was my hero when I first started going in 1974. Even though, Phil Warman is my late fathers cousin and also my favourite player Graham was in my mind the hero.
That's nice to know Mate - Thanks and enjoy - hope it gets to you soon and let me know what you thought. Cheers, Graham
Thoroughly enjoyed that. Well done, 'Buster' and well done Matt too.
Graham's personality comes over very clearly as a decent, warm, straightforward guy who worked hard to take advantage of his natural gifts and, when, struck with his tragic accident, worked just as hard to carve out a fine career in the game.
I probably looked up to Graham Tutt much like he did Alex Stepney and really felt for him at the time. But am glad he became such a rounded individual who has to be satisfied with the happiness he found in his life.
I really thought Charlton had a fine core of young talent in that era - Tutt, Penfold and Bowman, I absolutely loved - but as we know, there are no guarantees in football or life. Great to get such a personal insight to a situation I watched in wonder as a kid. Obviously I was mostly gripped by the Charlton part, but the South Africa and America chapters were also interesting and well told.
Really glad you committed it to print.
Thanks for the kind words Vincenzo - Yes we had a young squad that was showing strong potential - Glad you enjoyed the South Africa and the USA parts as well ... that's when the challenges really arrived - Cheers Mate and feel free to tell all your friends that you enjoyed it! Good comments are always welcome. Graham
I got copy yesterday morning and finished reading it this afternoon. It would be wrong if I spoiled a good read for others so I won’t comment too much on any of the books content. But the fact I read it in a day says things, interesting and a nice easy pace from start to finish. My sort of read, not too wordy but at the same time detailed enough to make me read on and on. I started supporting Charlton around 1974/75 as an eleven year old so a lot of the Charlton stuff was particularly interesting as things are rarely quite what they seem to be when viewed from the outside. By this I’m referring to Andy Nelson. I was gutted when Graham Tutts career was ended at Charlton, we had the basis of a bloody good team from back to front and I often wondered myself, “what if”. Now at least I know how things turned out for Graham, which I found quite up lifting. I still feel we, as Charlton supporters, were once again cheated of better times. Not just Graham’s injury but Charlton in general, the lack of ambition back then. 45 years later I’ve lost count of the disappointments and really they are part and parcel of being a football supporter. The one shocking bit for me, a Charlton dad and a Millwall son.
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Will confirm details nearer the time
By the way, all the best Graham.
Any chance of a thread/reminder on here forth coming events? I really enjoy them and was looking forward to last nights with Thomas. Sadly my scrambled brain/poor memory meant although the email was sitting there I simply forgot.
My Best -
Cheer On The Lads-
Graham
Book Website: grahambustertutt.com
Graham's personality comes over very clearly as a decent, warm, straightforward guy who worked hard to take advantage of his natural gifts and, when, struck with his tragic accident, worked just as hard to carve out a fine career in the game.
I probably looked up to Graham Tutt much like he did Alex Stepney and really felt for him at the time. But am glad he became such a rounded individual who has to be satisfied with the happiness he found in his life.
I really thought Charlton had a fine core of young talent in that era - Tutt, Penfold and Bowman, I absolutely loved - but as we know, there are no guarantees in football or life. Great to get such a personal insight to a situation I watched in wonder as a kid. Obviously I was mostly gripped by the Charlton part, but the South Africa and America chapters were also interesting and well told.
Really glad you committed it to print.
It would be wrong if I spoiled a good read for others so I won’t comment too much on any of the books content. But the fact I read it in a day says things, interesting and a nice easy pace from start to finish. My sort of read, not too wordy but at the same time detailed enough to make me read on and on.
I started supporting Charlton around 1974/75 as an eleven year old so a lot of the Charlton stuff was particularly interesting as things are rarely quite what they seem to be when viewed from the outside. By this I’m referring to Andy Nelson.
I was gutted when Graham Tutts career was ended at Charlton, we had the basis of a bloody good team from back to front and I often wondered myself, “what if”. Now at least I know how things turned out for Graham, which I found quite up lifting. I still feel we, as Charlton supporters, were once again cheated of better times. Not just Graham’s injury but Charlton in general, the lack of ambition back then. 45 years later I’ve lost count of the disappointments and really they are part and parcel of being a football supporter.
The one shocking bit for me, a Charlton dad and a Millwall son.
I know, I’m weird 😂😂