Bobby Hope – The Prince of the Beautiful Game

Bobby Hope – The Prince of the Beautiful GameA lavishly illustrated biography of the late Bobby Hope which charts his career from Scotland to the Black Country and beyond. Bobby would become a legend of the beautiful game, that would surpass most of his peers, and provoke legendary manager Bill Shankly to express, "Stop Bobby Hope and you stop Albion". Hope was the heartbeat of so many Albion sides during his ten year career at The Hawthorns, before transfers to Birmingham City then Sheffield

which eventually led to his downfall

Complete coverage of the 1960 European Cup Final which saw a Real Madrid team inspired by Alfredo di Stefano beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3 in what is regarded as one of the greatest team performances

blending personal memoir with social history

Size: 138mm x 216mm – 351 pages

as well as anyone interested in the city itself or football nostalgia

This well-illustrated full-colour book contains a selection of articles about Birmingham City FC reproduced from the famous magazine

indifferent but always eventful experiences of journeying to 11 of the world's most prominent same-city derbies where he explores some of the most wonderful cities on earth and delves into the rich histories of the clubs and the local football culture

over the course of 17 days in May

The narrative also revisits historic events

Size: 128mm x 217mm – 223 pages

Length 150 minutes

Size: 123mm x 176mm – 336 pages