Thanks Kempton. The book is just going through a few final edits and laying out. I'd been hoping to get it out for Christmas but my moving house, a family illness and an inability to raise any money through advertising/sponsorship mean that I'm on 'plan D': crowdfunding in the New Year with a release date of March/April pencilled in.
On the topic, for me the most fascinating bit of the book is the team talk. I don't know who the players were. No one would say (no one would comment on the Casino incident too, sadly, in spite of my repeated asking). George Boateng was taken off in the first half, but I don't think he was one of the two. Windass and King were to leave the club within weeks of the game too, but I doubt it was the former (surely he wouldn't have started at all...) What's fascinating, however, is the way different players see the team talk. I've interviewed 12 of the starters/subs and many of the backroom staff as well as Browny, Horton and Duffen. For some, it didn't matter. For others, it was the beginning of our downfall, the event that saw the whole atmosphere in the club change. Browny claims he doesn't regret it and would do it again. I doubt it.
With Brown's sacking, my opinion is that he's trying too hard to be the manager he was when his time at City came to an end. He needs to be the manager we got when he started. A few people have commented how he went from being a tracksuit manager who was more one of the lads to being this sharp-dressed, constantly besuited boss who wasn't as approachable. I'd love for Phil to succeed again in management. He's a terrific bloke and he really loves both Hull and Hull City. I just suspect he has to get back to his basics to do it.