Once a Blue Always a Blue

The Autobiography of Richard Edghill

Dante Friend, Richard Edghill

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• eBook ISBN:
  9781909626881
• Year: 2014

Richard Edghill made his Premiership debut at 17 and was soon an England Under-21 international. A pacy defender who could play anywhere across the back four, he caught the eye of England manager Terry Venables; but a devastating knee injury then sidelined him for 21 months, by which time his beloved Manchester City were headed for the third division. Rather than jump ship Edghill stayed to lead the revival back to the Premiership. With three promotions and three relegations at City, serving under nine managers and three different chairmen, the ups and downs of Richard's rollercoaster career will strike a chord with any City fan who went through similar agonies and ecstasies. A scapegoat, a dreamer, a fiercely loyal Premier League star: although Richard never enjoyed the huge salaries or adulation of some of his colleagues, Once a Blue, Always a Blue presents an overwhelmingly human story.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword by Willie Donachie
• 1 Dragging Me Down
• 2 Teenage Kicks
• 3 How Was It For You?
• 4 Some Might Say, We Will Find A Brighter Day
• 5 And After All, You’re My Alan Ball
• 6 We’re Not Really Here
• 7 Are You Watching Macclesfield?
• 8 This Is How It Feels To Be City
• 9 I’m Dreaming Of A Blue Wembley
• 10 Moving On Up
• 11 I Wanna Be Adored
• 12 Cheer Up Kevin Keegan
• 13 London Calling
• 14 Slide Away
• 15 The Macc Lads Are Having A Party
• 16 A Sight For Sore Eyes
• Photographs