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An Epic Swindle

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  1. Andy Carroll's Ponytail

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    Hi everyone,

    Just wondering if any of you have had the pleasure of reading An Epic Swindle by Brian Reade? I finished it yesterday and I think it is a fantastic read. It reveals some truly appalling facts about Hicks and Gillett's reign, as well as some comically stupid things that the pair of them did. I'd recommend it to anyone.
     
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    robin_van_ fiberglass Active Member

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    Ze Well-Known Member

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    I haven't read it yet, but it is on my list of things to do (finally reached 3,000 pages long).
     
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    luvgonzo Pisshead

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    Read some of it. It's a good read giving an insight into a troubled time at the club.
     
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  5. KingPepeReina.

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    They thought Steven Gerrard was gay because he said he had a partner,but due to them being ignorant they didn't realise a ''partner'' can be female.As he was then engaged to Alex Curran.
     
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  6. Alpha Kenny 1

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    Got my copy on order, in fact, it should be there when I get home from work today. Not going to read anymore of this thread as it might ruin the book...lol
     
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  8. Andy Carroll's Ponytail

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    I don't want to spoil it for anyone who is planning on reading it, but yeah somebody gave an example above of one of the ridiculous things that Gillett came out with.
     
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  9. KingPepeReina.

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    I already did,Tom Hicks thought Steven Gerrard was gay because he said he had a partner,It proves hicks was pretty stupid not realising a ''partner'' could also be a female,and he probably thought that Stevie's partner ''Alex'' was a bloke too not realising that ''Alex'' could be short for Alexandria.
     
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  10. Andy Carroll's Ponytail

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    I don't mean to nitpick but it was the other way round! Hicks was the one who had to tell Gillett how it worked. Hicks actually seemed to be relatively intelligent compared to Gillett, who was just completely nuts. Good riddance to the pair of them, I shudder to think where we would be now if they were still here. Would we even exist right now?
     
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  11. KingPepeReina.

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    You're right it was Gillett.I knew it was one of them.
    SKBII,Go for a walk......off a cliff.
     
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    Muppetfinder General Well-Known Member

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    I got it for my dad's birthday tomorrow. It's been sitting there all week but I couldn't read it cos then it wouldn't look new. My ma loves Kindle but he has to be old skool.
     
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    Hicks' cowboy boots with a Liverbird? What a twat he was.... Gillet and the ice creams in the board meeting and the phonecall to fowler? WTF! lol
     
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    The book confirms what many fans thought..Dickhead and Dom, where more clueless than The Yanks chasing Bin Laden.."Where is he?" In a fooking great mansion, surrounded by guards and honeys..."No its not him, he lives in a cave"
     
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    Sounds like I have to read this so i ordered it on amazon just now, thanks for the recommendation.
     
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