{"product_id":"9781912317271","title":"Ted Buxton - My Life in Football","description":"As a professional football coach and football scout, Edward 'Ted' Buxton is well-known in the world of\u003cbr\u003eprofessional football. He has travelled the world, scouting, assessing and negotiating for players working in the\u003cbr\u003eUK, USA and China. But had it not been for football, Ted's prospects would have been no better than other\u003cbr\u003eworking class lads from South London...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tough Docklands upbringing during the Blitz, and subsequent conscription for national service, lead 18-yearold\u003cbr\u003eTed away from playing football, to Malaya and the brutal realities of war. But it is here that he developed his\u003cbr\u003einstinct to survive: kill or be killed. After the war, knowing he'll never make the big time as a player, Ted\u003cbr\u003erealised his aptitude for coaching and spotting talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom ordinary butcher boy and soldier, to Chief Scout and assistant to Terry Venables at the England squad, this\u003cbr\u003einspiring book recounts life alongside many legendary football managers - Gordon Jago, Bobby Robson, Brian\u003cbr\u003eClough, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sven-Göran Erikkson and Arsene Wenger. Not forgetting the numerous players -\u003cbr\u003efrom George Best to Rodney Marsh, Alan Shearer, Paul Gasgoine, Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles, Pele,\u003cbr\u003eBeckenbauer, Maradona - to name but a few.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is packed with anecdotes and encounters with the famous and infamous - from Ella Fitzgerald to the\u003cbr\u003eKray Twins, and behind-the-scenes at Downing Street and Buckingham Palace.","brand":"RedDoor Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176702427376,"sku":"9781912317271","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781912317271_p0.jpg?v=1763631309","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781912317271","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}