Love of the Game
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Love of the Game

The Man Who Brought the Rooney Rule to the UK

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eBook - ePub

Love of the Game

The Man Who Brought the Rooney Rule to the UK

About this book

Ricky Hill grew up beneath the shadow of Wembley Stadium, where he sold programmes at England games as a boy. When he was seven, he was told by a teacher that only two in every hundred boys could possibly make it as a professional footballer. Ricky told her he would be one of the two. Ten years later, this gifted midfielder scored on his debut for Luton Town. Ricky stayed with Luton for 14 years, made 508 appearances and became a club legend. Emerging at a time when racism was rife, he was only the fourth black player to represent England. Later, as a coach, he had to fight to smash down barriers holding back black managers, and devised an equivalent of the NFL's 'Rooney Rule' to help BAME applicants secure senior coaching jobs in English football. While Ricky has won trophies and awards overseas, he has been overlooked in this country. In Love of the Game, he tells the shocking story behind his short spell in charge of Luton, and reveals just how much the football decision-makers in England have ignored him and other black coaches.

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Information

Publisher
Pitch Publishing
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9781785319099
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword by Ian Wright
  6. 1. Joy and Pain of the Game
  7. 2. In Love with the Game
  8. 3. How Do I Break Through?
  9. 4. The New Luton Town Manager
  10. 5. ‘If You Can’t Play Without Losing, Then Don’t Play At All’
  11. 6. First-Generation Black Players
  12. 7. Memories Forever Young
  13. 8. England and the Big Move That Never Happened
  14. 9. Loyalty, Then Deceit
  15. 10. Success Soured in Florida
  16. 11. The Lack of Black Coaches
  17. 12. Back in the USA
  18. 13. Italian Approval
  19. 14. Happy to be Back
  20. 15. The Club Needs Fixing
  21. 16. Rooney Rule
  22. 17. Title at Tampa
  23. 18. What They Say About Ricky
  24. Managerial Career
  25. Acknowledgements
  26. Bibliography
  27. Index
  28. Photos