Thou Shall Not Pass

The Alistair Robertson Story

Bill Howell

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785313899
• Year: 2017

A legend at West Bromwich Albion and icon at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Alistair Robertson is a rare footballer who can walk tall either side of a bitter Black Country divide. The tough-tackling Scot spent 18 years at Albion, gaining promotion under Johnny Giles and becoming a rock during the club's heyday from the mid-1970s alongside skipper John Wile. Ultimately, Ron Atkinson's entertainers fell short, though not before they had blazed a trail at home and abroad and the likes of Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham, and Bryan Robson had thrilled a nation. He experienced early struggles under Don Howe, and other managers earned his ire. But that was nothing to a dislike of Ron Saunders, who forced him out of the club in tears. Robertson recovered to lead an ailing Wolves to two league titles and a Wembley victory in a team spearheaded by Steve Bull's goals. Then there's the drinking culture that united players but almost cost him his life at the height of his fame.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Early Beginnings And So Much Love
• Making My Way With Albion
• The Coca-Cola Kid Meets John Kaye
• Broken Dreams
• Putting My Feet Up
• Out With The Old And In With The New
• The Great Don Depression
• Promotion Under The Great John Giles
• Big Ron Arrives
• Willie Pays An Unfair Price
• Trailblazers At Home And Abroad
• The Big Freeze
• The Death Of Ambition
• The Return Of King John
• Barbados With The Old Stars
• A Manager From Hell
• Wolves Come Calling
• Slowhand And The Twin Towers
• Back At The Albion In Gold And Black
• My Four-Wheeled Friends
• A Trip Into The Spirit World
• Two Very Different Testimonials
• My Huge Scotland Regret
• Rubbing Shoulders With The Great And The Good
• Big John: My Partner In Crime, And Big C: A Living Legend
• Not Recognised
• And Finally …
• Photographs