The Accidental Footballer

Weather outside more February than May and so it's a day to sit in my favourite chair with a cup of tea and my latest book purchase - Pat Nevin's autobiography 'The Accidental Footballer'. Back in 1984/85 in my year in London I remember watching him in the warm-up before matches at The Bridge. He was always doing tricks with the ball and was the last to leave the pitch, like a kid being called in for his tea and reluctantly going inside.