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The Game of My Life Gary Ablett - My Story Book

Game Of My Life Gary AblettGary Ablett was an ordinary boy whose football dream came true.He was talent spotted, given an apprenticeship and graduated to the first team of Liverpool Football Club. It was a golden era. The Anfield dressing room was packed with legends in the 1980s. Dalglish, Hansen, Nicol, Rush, Barnes. But no sooner had he established himself than Ablett realised that the real fight had only just begun.He struggled to make his voice heard in a club full of strong personalities. Despite winning two league titles and an FA Cup, his performances eventually started to slip.When he was effectively told he could leave Anfield, he did the unthinkable in many Merseyside fans' eyes. He crossed Stanley Park and joined Everton.There he fought another battle to win over the supporters and ended up making history. When the Blues overturned the odds to lift the FA Cup in 1995, Ablett became the only man to win the famous trophy with both Merseyside clubs.Other career challenges followed but the biggest battle lay ahead of him. When he was told he was suffering from an aggressive form of cancer he vowed that he would not give in to the illness. It was then that Ablett saw the other side of the game. The remarkable courage he showed won him new respect. The football family pulled together to look after one of their own.This is a touching and inspiring book that will shock and surprise you. A story that Gary Ablett wanted to tell with a powerful message about the choices we make in football - and life itself.Gary Ablett wrote this book in 2011 with Paul Joyce. Paul is Merseyside football correspondent for The Daily Express. Forewords by Kenny Dalglish and David Moyes.Read More

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    GARY ABLETT has always been a fighter. As a football-mad kid growing up on Merseyside he dreamed of pulling on the famous red shirt of Liverpool Football Club. His determination to succeed made his dream came true - but the real battle had only just begun. ; ; Ablett faced a struggle to find his voice in a powerful dressing room and keep his place in a star-studded team full of Anfield legends. Despite winning a league title in 1988 and the FA Cup on an emotional day in 1989 he fell out of favour when Graeme Souness arrived at the club and he made the controversial move across Stanley Park. ; Nobody gave Ablett and his Everton team-mates a hope when they lined up against Alex Ferguson's title-winning Manchester United side in the FA Cup Final in May 1995. ; ; But the Blues famously overturned the odds and Ablett made history as the only player to have won the famous trophy with both Merseyside teams. After a succession of injuries effectively ended his career he landed an Academy coaching role with Everton before he crossed the Park again to become a member of Rafael Benitez's backroom team. Ablett later tried his hand at management but little did he know the biggest game of his life still lay ahead of him. ; ; When he was confined to his bed for a week while coaching with Roy Keane's Ipswich he thought he was just suffering from a bad virus. The truth was much worse. Ablett was suffering with an aggressive form of cancer and the diagnosis was not good. He was devastated but just as he had always done he fought back - although this time it wasn't just the result of a football match that was at stake. It was life itself.

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    GARY ABLETT was always a fighter. As a football-mad kid growing up on Merseyside he dreamed of pulling on the famous red shirt of Liverpool Football Club. His determination to succeed made his dream came true - but the real battle had only just begun. Ablett faced a struggle to find his voice in a powerful dressing room and keep his place in a star-studded team full of Anfield legends. Despite winning a league title in 1988 and the FA Cup on an emotional day in 1989, he fell out of favour when Graeme Souness arrived at the club and he made the controversial move across Stanley Park. Nobody gave Ablett and his Everton team-mates a hope when they lined up against Alex Ferguson's title-winning Manchester United side in the FA Cup Final in May, 1995. But the Blues famously overturned the odds and Ablett made history as the only player to have won the famous trophy with both Merseyside teams. After a succession of injuries effectively ended his career, he landed an Academy coaching role with Everton before he crossed the Park again to become a member of Rafael Benitez's backroom team. Ablett later tried his hand at management but little did he know, the biggest game of his life still lay ahead of him. When he was confined to his bed for a week while coaching with Roy Keane's Ipswich, he thought he was just suffering from a bad virus.The truth was much worse. Ablett was suffering with an aggressive form of cancer. He was devastated but just as he had always done, he fought back - although this time it wasn't just the result of a football match that was at stake. It was life itself.

  • 190680284X
  • 9781906802844
  • Paul Joyce
  • 16 April 2012
  • Trinity Mirror Sport Media
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 288
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