In Big Chiv (the affectionate nickname he earnt from the Spurs fans who idolised him), Chivers tells the story of a life driven by his abiding passion, the need to score goals. For Southampton as a teenage striking sensation, for Spurs, for England and later for Servette in Switzerland, Norwich, Brighton and Vard FC in Norway. It is a candid and revealing insight into the life of a footballer in a golden era of the game, and inside the mind of one of football's great strikers. More than that, it is a fascinating journey ...
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In Big Chiv (the affectionate nickname he earnt from the Spurs fans who idolised him), Chivers tells the story of a life driven by his abiding passion, the need to score goals. For Southampton as a teenage striking sensation, for Spurs, for England and later for Servette in Switzerland, Norwich, Brighton and Vard FC in Norway. It is a candid and revealing insight into the life of a footballer in a golden era of the game, and inside the mind of one of football's great strikers. More than that, it is a fascinating journey back in time that re-opens the dressing room door on the great Spurs team of the 1970s, the wonderful characters and their exploits on and off the pitch. A key theme of the Big Chiv is a fascinating examination of Chivers's turbulent relationship with legendary Tottenham manager Bill Nicholson. Immensely powerful yet somehow graceful at he same time with immaculate touch and control, Martin Chivers was a magnificent footballer and this -- his long-awaited autobiography -- is a book to match.
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Seller's Description:
Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. Vision Sports Publishing, 2009. First UK edition-first impression. Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine, small nick on the edges of the cover) with Dj( a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with small nicks on the edges of the pages, light shelf wear on the Dj cover.282pp including Foreword, postscript, Martin Chivers career statistics. Price un-clipped.
