Once a blue, always a blue : the autobiography of Richard Edghill

A scapegoat, a dreamer, a fiercely loyal Premier League star: although Richard Edghill never enjoyed the huge salaries or adulation of some of his colleagues, Once a Blue, Always a Blue presents an overwhelmingly human story. The Autobiography Of A Former Man City Player 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, This Book Presents An Overwhelmingly Human Story. 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. With three promotions and three relegations at his beloved Manchester City, serving under nine managers and three different chairmen, the agonies and ecstasies of Richard Edghill's rollercoaster career will strike a chord with any City fan. An overwhelmingly human story of a scapegoat, a dreamer, and a fiercely loyal Premier League star.