{"product_id":"9781843587545","title":"Psycho Pat: Legend or Madman?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Psycho\" is a word rarely bandied about in football today. There is no place on the pitch for player contact, let alone the sort of hard, robust tackling that could earn a player such a nickname. But 25 years ago, things were different. Only when players really overstepped the mark were their names added to the referee's little black book. And Pat Van Den Hauwe had a reputation as one of the hardest players in the game. In a career encompassing some 401 Football League appearances for Birmingham City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, and Millwall, he notched up two league titles and a European Cup Winner's Cup medal—but he also made his mark as one of the toughest and most feared defenders in the game. But Pat wasn't just a tough player on the pitch. The way he lived his life meant that he needed to be tough off the pitch as well. A \"hard nut\" reputation invites people into your life who want to see how far they can push you, and Pat Van Den Hauwe attracted such people by the bus-load.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Blake Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057278206192,"sku":"9781843587545","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781843587545_p0.jpg?v=1763743957","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781843587545","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}