The Trains Don't Stop There Anymore

Author:

By Mike Lewis

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Paperback

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Football, Biography, Mike Lewis, Chairman, Exeter City FC

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Further Details

• Published: 1st Jan 1970
• ISBN: 1904091202
• Pages: 256
• Size: 234mm x 153mm

From the Publisher:

Mike Lewis tells the story of how he was unwanted as a wartime baby and how he dreamed of becoming a footballer only to find his hopes dashed and having to find another route into the game he loved. The book describes his love affair with his local team Newport County and how he found his first job in football at the club. He tells us of the many hilarious experiences that occurred at Newport before he was enticed away to the mighty Spurs to become their first Commercial Manager.

The book relives those glorious years at Spurs between 1978 and 1984 including the secrets behind Ricky Villa's wonder goal at Wembley. He writes about his trip to the States when assigned to work alongside OJ Simpson, how he played Sunday morning football with Bobby Moore and Martin Peters, the excitement of working at Fulham with Al Fayed and Kevin Keegan and the trauma of being their Media Director at the time of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed's death. The author tells of his time at Reading, working first with Terry Smee and then John Madejski, relating many anecdotes including encounters with 'wildman' Terry Hurlock and the pain suffered on a charity walk from Reading to Wembley Stadium.

From his time as Chairman of Swansea City, Mike Lewis offers us an insight on how it really feels to receive threats of death and physical abuse, all in the name of trying to keep the club afloat. The book describes the birth of Cyril the Swan, the most famous footballing mascot of all time and how Mike's invention had many scrapes with the law! As former co-owner of Exeter City, Mike reveals the true facts behind the demise of the club which ultimately led to his arrest. The author now faces a Crown Court trial and the book explains the background to the charges being brought.