For those of you who love your Saints trivia or just like reading about the club's history and recognising some old names and faces, this is for you. It's taken them an age to put together, and features over 1,000 Saints players! The following comments are from Duncan Holley - SaintsWeb user and writer of the book: Our new book (576 pages and bigger than A4 size) is being published on the last weekend of November and we are hoping to have a launch on the evening of the 29th, venue to be confirmed. The book contains a profile and photo, sometimes two of over 1000 ex-Saints, going back to the first competitive fixture in 1887 and although we have published Who's Whos before this one is more than just an update as we have tracked down and spoken to most still alive and taped interviews with quite a few who have passed on. Terry Paine is writing the foreword and Nicola Cortese is also writing something to be included. It really is the most in-depth comprehensive player profile book ever published although I say so myself. It retails at £35 (our print bill alone is over £30000) but if anyone wants a copy for £30 upfront (and get your name and town in the back) and you can pick it up from my place in Otterbourne, Gary's in Eastleigh or the stadium on match days then please let us know within the next 4 weeks. This is the last book in the Hagiology pipeline and it really would make the perfect Xmas present. Those interested can e mail me at [email protected] or go to www.hagiologists.com and order directly. Cheques made payable to ALL the SAINTS can be sent to 1 Park Lane, Otterbourne Hants SO21 2HY. Thanks to Steve Grant for giving me his permission to use this forum, the Saints web, it's a blatant plug I know but the more books we sell privately the less the loss/risk. And thanks to all those who have helped in whatever way over the last decade it has taken to get this far. Rgds Duncan Holley, Gary Chalk and David Bull Sounds like a great idea and something worth owning, if it floats your boat that is! DTLW
Of course, he didn't need our permission. We don't cost a fiver for membership, either. Hagiology Books are invariably worth owning. I have Match of the Millenium and In That Number, and both are extremely well researched and written. I've no doubt that this one will be another bargain. Yes, even at £30-35, it will be, I promise you. No more Saints ignorance Wish they'd publish the companion book to ITN though, covering 1885 to pre-WWII. The last I heard it was complete on Duncan's computer.
