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There's Only One Stevie Bacon
Author(s): Steve Bacon (Author), Kirk Blows (Author)
- Publisher: Biteback
- Publication Date: 9 Aug. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 1849543313
- ISBN-13: 9781849543316
Book Description
He has never scored a goal, lifted a trophy, worn the captain s armband or even played for the club but the man is considered a genuine Hammers legend. Indeed, as the fans have repeatedly chanted for the last three decades, There s only one Stevie Bacon. As West Ham United s popular official photographer for more than 30 years, Steve Bacon has become a cult hero at Upton Park to the extent that he has appeared on Sky s Soccer AM, starred in a comical YouTube clip, been parodied in a fanzine comic strip and even had a burger named after him. From his privileged position, Steve has enjoyed unlimited access behind the scenes forming part of the club s backroom team and travelling with the squad and established close relationships with many of the club s managers and players, allowing him to reflect on an undulating period of Hammers history from a unique perspective. John Lyall, Lou Macari, Billy Bonds, Harry Redknapp, Glenn Roeder, Alan Pardew, Alan Curbishley, Gianfranco Zola and Avram Grant have all worked under the focus of Bacon s candid camera, while Trevor Brooking, Tony Cottee, Frank McAvennie, Julian Dicks, Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Paolo Di Canio and Scott Parker are just a few of the star players who have embraced him into their fold. The result is that Steve has a thrilling story to tell. Packed with terrific tales, amusing anecdotes and controversial characters, plus a foreword by Hammers hero SIR TREVOR BROOKING, There s Only One Stevie Bacon offers an intriguing insight into life at the Boleyn Ground and one that no West Ham United fan will want to miss.
Editorial Reviews
Review
It is simply a must-read for all West Ham fans –Dave Evans, Ilford Recorder
Mixed in with the gossip, Bacon has some astute observations about both players and managers over the years –Pete May, Hammers in the Heart
It is an intriguing inside tale of goings on at one of the country s most flamboyant and controversial clubs over the past 35 years. –Stafford Recorder
“From its unique perspective, unsurprisingly, Steve s 268-page story is hugely fascinating and, at times, extremely comical… a terrific forthright tale, honed with the help of Kirk Blows, one of our game s sharpest scribes. It is surely one of the finest football books of 2012 and a must-have if you follow West Ham” –Football Trader Magazine
About the Author
Kirk Blows is a successful journalist, author and co-author of several highly acclaimed books on West Ham United for Mainstream, including Bring Me the Head of Trevor Brooking, Hammers Heaven and Hell and Fortune s Always Hiding?: West Ham United from the Inside. He lives in London. Steve Bacon began photographing West Ham United in the mid-1970s and was invited by manager John Lyall to become the official club photographer in 1980, a position he has held with great distinction. Steve s pictorial book, Hammers In Focus A Photographic History Over Three Decades, was published in 1998. Kirk Blows is a journalist, columnist and the author of several highly acclaimed books on West Ham United, including Bring Me the Head of Trevor Brooking, Hammers Heaven And Hell, The Essential History of West Ham United and Terminator: The Authorised Julian Dicks Story. He lives in London.
