TUNE IN TO "SPLASH OF THE DAY"!
A READER has supplied this cutting
from The Sun newspaper (December 12,
1997).
It is a wacky account of an offer reportedly made by
cosmetics giant Faberge-Brut to pay the Premier League £5-million
sponsorship in return for blue cards
being used instead of red.
Their aim was to promote a new brand
in their range of after-shave lotions.
Whether true or false, evidently nothing
came of the offer.
CELEBRITY FOOTNOTE: Among sports
stars to have promoted Brut after-shave in TV commercials are: Muhammed Ali, Henry
Cooper, Barry Sheene, Kevin Keegan, Paul Gascoigne and, on one occasion in the
70s, the whole West Indies cricket team.
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TWO years later, the Football League suggested that an orange final-warning should be introduced as final warning to players who had received two yellow cards for non-contact offences such as encroachment at free-kicks or time-wasting. However, this proposal was also rejected - as was a further recommendation that ice hockey-style sin-bins should be adopted as an alternative to sending off a player.
FOOTBALL PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE
During an eventful playing career,
Scottish striker Matt Tees scored a hatful of goals for Airdrie, Grimsby Town, Charlton, Luton and Boston
United. Here he recalls some of the highs and lows (including one sending-off) of
his playing days in the 60s. He is the brother-in-law of fellow-Scot Charlie
Wright who played in goal for Workington, Grimsby, Charlton and Bolton before
becoming a manager.
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Despite taking Crystal Palace to a Carling Cup semi-final, Dougie Freedman
has yet to establish himself as a
manager - his spell at Bolton ending in disappointment. But he had a colourful
playing career (including a red card from Andy D’Urso) at Barnet, Palace, Wolves, Nottingham Forest, Leeds and Southend United. This revealing account of his
playing days includes action photographs from the Getty archives.
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Originally a miner from Prudhoe,
near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Billy Callender became a popular and long serving
goalkeeper for Crystal Palace with a knack for making brilliant penalty saves.
Alas, his life ended in a tragedy which rocked the world of football.
Copies of the above titles are available from Amazon or can be ordered from bookshops, but the low-cost option (just £2 each, including postage) until January 5, 2015 is via ebay Buy-it-now.
Matt Tees:
Dougie Freedman:
Billy Callender:
Sorry, we don’t know where readers can obtain a copy of the title below. It’s out of print. That's a shame - it would be worth buying just for the front cover picture!
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