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TITLE: |
Samba In The Smethwick End |
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AUTHOR: |
Dave Bowler and Jas Bains |
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YEAR PUBLISHED: |
2000 |
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PUBLISHER: |
Mainstream Publishing Company (Edinburgh) Ltd |
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PRINTED & BOUND BY: |
Creative Print Design Wales |
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COVER PHOTOGRAPHS: |
© Laurie Rampling |
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ISBN: |
1-84018-188-5 |
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PRICE: |
£9.99 Paperback |
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PAGES & ILLUSTRATIONS: |
222 pages containing illustrations |
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SIZE: |
234 x 156 x 19 mm |
SYNOPSIS
Twenty years ago, West Bromwich Albion had the most exciting team in English football. At its heart were Laurie Cunningham, Cyrille Regis and Brendon Batson, three players who proved that black Britons had an important and inspirational role to play in our national game.
Yet Midlands football is now floundering. From the high point in the early ‘80s when Albion, Villa, Wolves and Birmingham all occupied the top flight, the subsequent years have seen West Midlands football in turmoil, while Liverpool, London, Manchester and the north-east enjoy success.
How did it all go so wrong? Samba in the Smethwick End explores the lives and legacy of the footballing ‘Three Degrees’ and the rise and fall of the region that gave them their fame.
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