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KNIGHT, ALAN with JEFFS, PETER and FARMERY, COLIN: : LEGEND: THE ALAN KNIGHT STORY. [Subject SIGNED copy.]

UK.FAREHAM.HAMPSHIRE.LEGENDARY PUBLISHING,2003.

ISBN 095267601X.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,subject SIGNED,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but subject's handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to the title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, glossy,subject's colour photograph portrait illustrated front panel of dw/dj with pale blue,and white lettering to same,a bisected white+blue spine/backstrip by thumbnail detail of front's portrait to its centre; with grey and b/w letters,rear panel with subject's montage'd b/w+colour portrait photographs and a black lettered quotation/ blurb about him; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore -edges crisp,bright and clean without any blemish or ageing/toning; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white sets of endpapers with no hinge cracking nor splits.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj, subject SIGNED,1st edn,9-288pp [paginated] includes a Foreword by Jim Smith,an introduction,9 chapters,b/w portrait (as a baby) photographic frntis and 24pp contemporary b/w biographical photographs in 4 blocks of 6pp apiece,between pp67/72, pp135/40,pp199/204 and pp255/260 respectively,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,subject SIGNED title page,a dedication,and a contents list/table with acknowledgements to its verso. Alan Knight is the most famous and popular footballer Pompey has produced since the late Jimmy Dickinson.This is his story - of a life spent at the centre of Portsmouth Football Club,of a life with its own personal crises and trauma.No-one is better qualified to tell inside stories of promotions missed,of relegations avoided,of near extinction,and finally of the new dawn under Milan Mandaric which brought the fulfilment of the dream of promotion to the Premiership. With more that 800 games to his name - a record 601 appearances for Pompey - playing across four decades,Alan Knight,MBE,has carved himself a niche in pompey folklore: he is simply the 'Legend'.Unarguably Pompey's greatest-ever goalkeeper,Knight has been at the heart of the ins-and-outs at Fratton Park over 25 years,and for the first time he tells his own compelling story.The highs and lows,the players and managers,the games and goals,the drinking culture,not to mention the personal off the field battles which he had to fight throughout his record-breaking career; these issues are all confronted candidly in this book,which reveals for the first time the real Alan Knight.Accompanied by a commentary on the life and times of both Portsmouth Football Club and Alan Knight, which includes insights of the people who knew him best,this autobiography takes the reader through the peaks and troughs of a career which has never been short of incident both on and off the pitch. Written with the assistance of Peter Jeffs and Colin Farmery,both established Pompey historians,'Legend' is gripping,funny, poignant,and at times controversial,but above all,a must-read for Pompey fans of all generations. Portsmouth have been the top tier League Champions of England twice; in the consecutive 1948/49 and 1949/50 seasons. Portsmouth have won the FA Cup twice; in 1939 and 2008,the FA Charity Shield once in 1949 and the EFL Trophy once in 2019. In the 1991-92 FA Cup,Portsmouth held Liverpool to a 1-1 draw in their semi-final at Highbury,with the replay being held at Villa Park,which went to penalties after a goalless draw.This was the first FA Cup competition to use penalties to decide games still tied after extra time in a replayed match. Liverpool emerged as victors in the penalty shoot-out 3-1,to reach the FA Cup final for the fourth time in seven seasons and went on to win for the fifth time - compensating for their worst league season (sixth place) for more than 20 years.Ian Rush scored his fifth goal in FA Cup Finals,a record. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,subject SIGNED,1st edn.
Subject SIGNED - without dedication.

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