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Left Foot Forward (Hardback) by Garry Nelson.

sillav nitram
sillav nitram Posts: 10,187
in General Charlton
I was thinking of throwing this out but if anyone wants it, happy to post.

Read it ages ago, can't remember a thing about it.

PM me, first come first served.

Thanks

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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,822
    Great book - if you have forgotten it, read it again!
  • charltonnick
    charltonnick Posts: 3,083
    The museum would gladly accept it , just drop it off at the club addressed to the museum
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,564
    edited September 2017
    Just found a copy of this and left foot in the grave while cleaning out my late great uncle's place. Plan to give them another read.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,187
    MuttleyCAFC said:

    Great book - if you have forgotten it, read it again!

    Now look wot you gon and dun, Muttley!

    I'm gonna have to bleeding read it again, as if I'm not reading enough already.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,187
    charltonnick said:

    The museum would gladly accept it , just drop it off at the club addressed to the museum

    Ok whether I re read it or not, I'll post it to the museum, along with Garry. He must be as old as the hills now.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,822
    edited September 2017
    It isn't a chore though. I think Left Foot in the Grave was marginally the best of the two, although less about Charlton. John Gittens was an absolute star in it! Would love somebody to make a film out of it.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,187

    I think Left Foot in the Grave was marginally the best of the two,

    Was that a follow up?
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,822
    Yes, It follows his first steps into management as the assistant at cash strapped Torquay United.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,027
    Shame neither have been released as ebooks
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,940
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Shame neither have been released as ebooks

    That's a matter of opinion. Personally, I love the tactile experience of holding a book while reading.

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  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,187
    MuttleyCAFC said:

    Yes, It follows his first steps into management as the assistant at cash strapped Torquay United.

    What happened to him, is he still in management?
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,775
    Works in Insurance now.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,379
    sillav nitram said:

    I was thinking of throwing this out but if anyone wants it, happy to post.

    You could have thrown it at Nelse on Sunday :smile:

    Left Foot Forward is a very decent read, especially for a Charlton fan as it's a great record of what now seems like a very different era of football for our club
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,323
    An unsigned copy is rarer than a signed one!

    I enjoyed both the books when I read the a few years back, the first for the obvious Charlton connections but the second for its excellent insight into the workings of a lower league team.
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,338
    Very enjoyable read and some very funny bits.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,027
    AddicksAddict said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Shame neither have been released as ebooks

    That's a matter of opinion. Personally, I love the tactile experience of holding a book while reading.
    I still love to read a book, the ebook though is brilliant for ease of travelling.

    Used to haul some heavy hardback books into work to read during my breaks which would double the weight of my bag, would also run the risk of the book getting damaged (I love leaving my books in pristine condition).

    Because of that I've definitely converted to Kindle etc. yet still miss the smell of a new book!!
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,187
    Rob7Lee said:

    Works in Insurance now.

    Christ how mind numbing, poor sod he really has hit hard times.
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,263
    sillav nitram said:

    Rob7Lee said:

    Works in Insurance now.

    Christ how mind numbing, poor sod he really has hit hard times.
    "Old as the hills, hit hard times?" I don't think so. Bit insulting and factually incorrect. He's doing very well for himself, played at the Valley on Sunday, fit as flea and looking well on it. He's head of Marketing at a Travel Insurance firm. Think he quite enjoys what he does.

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,027
    sillav nitram said:

    Rob7Lee said:

    Works in Insurance now.

    Christ how mind numbing, poor sod he really has hit hard times.
    Curb_It said:

    sillav nitram said:

    Rob7Lee said:

    Works in Insurance now.

    Christ how mind numbing, poor sod he really has hit hard times.
    "Old as the hills, hit hard times?" I don't think so. Bit insulting and factually incorrect. He's doing very well for himself, played at the Valley on Sunday, fit as flea and looking well on it. He's head of Marketing at a Travel Insurance firm. Think he quite enjoys what he does.

    Its like Curbs put in his book... Sadly the likes of Nelson | Webster | Gatting put in the hard work to ensure the club remained in Division One at the time on what was a shoe string budget at the time and never had the opportunity to win the lottery of playing in the Premier League.

    Reckon there a lot more players at other clubs (like Andy Hunt and Clive Mendonca) who played in the Premier League in the early 2000s before the big money was really thrown about and never got to enjoy the results of it.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,187
    edited September 2017
    Rob7Lee said:

    Works in Insurance now.

    Christ how mind numbing, poor sod he really has hit hard times.
    Curb_It said:

    sillav nitram said:

    Rob7Lee said:

    Works in Insurance now.

    Christ how mind numbing, poor sod he really has hit hard times.
    "Old as the hills, hit hard times?" I don't think so. Bit insulting and factually incorrect. He's doing very well for himself, played at the Valley on Sunday, fit as flea and looking well on it. He's head of Marketing at a Travel Insurance firm. Think he quite enjoys what he does.

    It was said tongue in cheek.

    I was thinking of Steve Martin in Planes Trains and Automobiles, enduring Insurance seminars!

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,379
    Curb_It said:

    sillav nitram said:

    Rob7Lee said:

    Works in Insurance now.

    Christ how mind numbing, poor sod he really has hit hard times.
    "Old as the hills, hit hard times?" I don't think so. Bit insulting and factually incorrect. He's doing very well for himself, played at the Valley on Sunday, fit as flea and looking well on it. He's head of Marketing at a Travel Insurance firm. Think he quite enjoys what he does.

    "When you step off the plane, and put your Left Foot Forward onto the tarmac of your exotic holiday destination, are you covered by your travel insurance policy?"
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,560
    Curb_It said:

    sillav nitram said:

    Rob7Lee said:

    Works in Insurance now.

    Christ how mind numbing, poor sod he really has hit hard times.
    "Old as the hills, hit hard times?" I don't think so. Bit insulting and factually incorrect. He's doing very well for himself, played at the Valley on Sunday, fit as flea and looking well on it. He's head of Marketing at a Travel Insurance firm. Think he quite enjoys what he does.

    Nels is the sort of fella who will never hit hard times.......he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet and will always find a way to earn a pound note!
    It's also helpful that he's such a nice popular fella.
  • charltonnick
    charltonnick Posts: 3,083
    One of the guys I spoke to on Sunday that played in the premier league was on £1,100 a week. To think they gave everything for the shirt and today we have the likes of Watt on thousands that couldn't give a toss
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,972
    Saw him walking down London Wall recently. Hasn't changed much at all.
  • charltonnick
    charltonnick Posts: 3,083
    If anyone wants a copy we have one available

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292223338451?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,564
    charltonnick said:

    If anyone wants a copy we have one available

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292223338451?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

    At least spell his name right :wink:
  • charltonnick
    charltonnick Posts: 3,083
    Thanks for that

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