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`colourful and, at times, moving' ... `a worthy tribute to Spurs' Double side on their 50th anniversary' --Four Four Two
`lyrical and lucid writing'...'marvelously telling and touching book' --When Saturday Comes
`An engrossing, touching read' --Sport
`A special book about a special man, it will appeal not merely to Spurs fans but to anyone who appreciates what Danny Blanchflower, Tottenham's inspirational captain of the time called "the rapture of the game"' --The Independent on Sunday
`one of the most affecting sports book of the year' --The Times
`Of all the Spurs greats of that era, he (John White) is the one that older Spurs fans eulogise the most. Reading this heartfelt book captures that collective sense of loss. He was one of ours' --The Times
`White emerges like a wraith, his talent and good nature emerging into the light under his son's firm gaze and diligent research' --The Telegraph
`lyrical and lucid writing'...'marvelously telling and touching book' --When Saturday Comes
`An engrossing, touching read' --Sport
`A special book about a special man, it will appeal not merely to Spurs fans but to anyone who appreciates what Danny Blanchflower, Tottenham's inspirational captain of the time called "the rapture of the game"' --The Independent on Sunday
`one of the most affecting sports book of the year' --The Times
`Of all the Spurs greats of that era, he (John White) is the one that older Spurs fans eulogise the most. Reading this heartfelt book captures that collective sense of loss. He was one of ours' --The Times
`White emerges like a wraith, his talent and good nature emerging into the light under his son's firm gaze and diligent research' --The Telegraph
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From the publishers of My Father and other Working Class Heroes comes the incredible biography of sixties Tottenham Hotspur legend, John White, who died aged 27.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This book is quite simply a superb read, a real page-turner. Rob White has done an excellent job and I found reading it was almost like watching a video of the Double Team and the seasons either side of it. In fact as well as being a splendid tribute to the late great John White, it represents as good a review of the Double Team as I have ever read(and there are lots out there).
You could forget just how good John White was and I was fortunate enough to see him play. The term "the Ghost of White Hart Lane" fitted him as well as his famous Number 8 shirt. The origins of the term "Ghost" are still unclear. Was it the press who first used it; one of his team mates; or Nobby Stiles who couldn't mark him as Spurs won effortlessly 2-0 at Old Trafford (Spurs fans, just soak that in for a moment!)?
For me, one of the brilliant aspects of this book is not just how it is an insight into John White, footballer, but John White the man, and how he was so central to the Double Team; his relationships with Cliff Jones and Dave Mackay, and how the whole team were one unit. Rob White brings back to life just what a different era 1960-61 was, in the days before squads and sunbstitutes. Spurs won the Double with the same 11 players in most games, no-one else played more than 6 games all season.
Another excellent aspect of the book is how the author concentrates individual chapters on other players; the ones on Tommy Harmer (Harmer the Charmer) and the wonderful Dave Mackay are superb. You realise that Mackay was not only a great player (for me, the Best Ever to wear the Lilywhite shirt), but also a great man who did all he could to support John's family after the disaster at Crews Hill Golf Course in the Summer of 1964.
Spurs fans who were alive at the time will remember where they were when they heard of John's death, aged just 27, from a lightning strike. The name Crews Hill for a Tottenham fan has the same chill feel as "Munich" . That one act dealt the death of the Double side.
The insight into the Spurs legend Bill Nicholson is also dealt with very well. Why did Bill not buy players from 1959 (when he signed John) until 1963 when the likes of Lorrie Brown (oh dear!) arrived at the club? What did Bill see in John White that all those Rangers scouts didn't spot when he was at Falkirk? It's amazing to read of John's meteoric rise to fame , in just 3 years, from Bonnyrigg Rose to Tottenham Hotspur via Alloa and Falkirk.
This book really is one of the VERY best written on one of the VERY best players ever to wear the Tottenham Hotspur shirt. Buy it and enjoy it.
You could forget just how good John White was and I was fortunate enough to see him play. The term "the Ghost of White Hart Lane" fitted him as well as his famous Number 8 shirt. The origins of the term "Ghost" are still unclear. Was it the press who first used it; one of his team mates; or Nobby Stiles who couldn't mark him as Spurs won effortlessly 2-0 at Old Trafford (Spurs fans, just soak that in for a moment!)?
For me, one of the brilliant aspects of this book is not just how it is an insight into John White, footballer, but John White the man, and how he was so central to the Double Team; his relationships with Cliff Jones and Dave Mackay, and how the whole team were one unit. Rob White brings back to life just what a different era 1960-61 was, in the days before squads and sunbstitutes. Spurs won the Double with the same 11 players in most games, no-one else played more than 6 games all season.
Another excellent aspect of the book is how the author concentrates individual chapters on other players; the ones on Tommy Harmer (Harmer the Charmer) and the wonderful Dave Mackay are superb. You realise that Mackay was not only a great player (for me, the Best Ever to wear the Lilywhite shirt), but also a great man who did all he could to support John's family after the disaster at Crews Hill Golf Course in the Summer of 1964.
Spurs fans who were alive at the time will remember where they were when they heard of John's death, aged just 27, from a lightning strike. The name Crews Hill for a Tottenham fan has the same chill feel as "Munich" . That one act dealt the death of the Double side.
The insight into the Spurs legend Bill Nicholson is also dealt with very well. Why did Bill not buy players from 1959 (when he signed John) until 1963 when the likes of Lorrie Brown (oh dear!) arrived at the club? What did Bill see in John White that all those Rangers scouts didn't spot when he was at Falkirk? It's amazing to read of John's meteoric rise to fame , in just 3 years, from Bonnyrigg Rose to Tottenham Hotspur via Alloa and Falkirk.
This book really is one of the VERY best written on one of the VERY best players ever to wear the Tottenham Hotspur shirt. Buy it and enjoy it.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The book was the best autobiography I have read since Stuart Imlachs. Both written by sons of the subject. I first saw John play at Hillsborough when he made his Spurs debut.I was also fortunate enough to get his autograph(as I recall he arrived on his own and not on the coach).
The book arrived on the Monday and I'd read it by Wednesday.
It's easy to sense the frustration of the author (Rob)gaining all the second hand information about his father but not being able to have anything of his father first hand.
Definitly one I would recommend It has been worth the wait.
The book arrived on the Monday and I'd read it by Wednesday.
It's easy to sense the frustration of the author (Rob)gaining all the second hand information about his father but not being able to have anything of his father first hand.
Definitly one I would recommend It has been worth the wait.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a great biography of a supremely talented football player in an era when the passion and commitment of the players puts current, pampered, football players to shame. This biography has also filled a huge gap in the Tottenham Hotspur genre, and a lot of people will be very glad to see it on the shelf. The way Julie Welch and Rob White have written about his life and death, leaves no stone unturned, and deals with it all in a very sensitive way, filling out the picture with enrtrancing details.
Rob also tells his story, which will leave nobody unmoved, and is a moving insight into the relationship between father and son.
Enjoy reading it!
Rob also tells his story, which will leave nobody unmoved, and is a moving insight into the relationship between father and son.
Enjoy reading it!
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Received as a gift, and read during a hospital visit, this fabulous account of the true Glory Glory days should be in all Spurs fans possession. Read more
Published 4 months ago by fromafield
Legend of The Lane!
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Published 11 months ago by J. HOLMES
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The Ghost of White Hart Lane is far more than a sporting memoir. Authors Rob White and Julie Welch have taken us on a journey back to the days when Tottenham Hotspur was a... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Gong-boy
Good service
Bought the book as a gift for a footy mad dad, so haven't read it. Service great and delivered promptly. No complaints.
Published 13 months ago by scottmce
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Excellently written, this book really eloquently recalls the halcyon days when Tottenham Hotspur were head & shoulders above the rest, not just in trophy terms but in style. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Frank, London SW19
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A brilliantly told story of the Spurs legend John White. It works as a biography, story of how Sir Bill formed the 61 double team and a social commentary of life in the 50s and... Read more
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