Ok... anyone hearing from kushiro??? I miss the breakdowns, though this year

[CPepFox]

Would be tough... but not seen anything posted in a while

[kushiro]

6 hours ago, CPepFox said:

Would be tough... but not seen anything posted in a while

 

Thanks for asking, I still look in here regularly but haven't had time to post much recently. Working on a book at the mo.

[CPepFox]

Very nice! What is the topic of your book, if I may ask? 

[kushiro]

10 hours ago, CPepFox said:

Very nice! What is the topic of your book, if I may ask? 

 

Jon Holmes is at the heart of it. Originally, I simply wanted to tell his story, and I began speaking to him a couple of years ago about his journey from supporter to chairman. Heartbreak in 1963 as a 12 year-old boy when the Ice Kings were on course for the double but ended up with nothing. Setting up a sports agency and having Peter Shilton, Gary Lineker and David Gower as his main clients. On to 2002 when he and Gary led the consortium that rescued the club from the brink of oblivion, and then 2016 when he saw the Premier League trophy lifted, surrounded by members of that Ice Kings team, who he had invited to the match.

 

It’s a great tale, but then he started telling me about his family history, and that’s when it got even more interesting. Jon really is one of our own – his roots are in Leicester, going back several generations, and his ancestors led equally interesting lives. Their stories are right at the heart of this city’s story, and when you see the whole picture, you see that however dramatic 2015/16 was, it was just part of a larger drama, stretching right back to the birth of the club in the 1880s.

 

It’s taking a while to finish the writing, as the story needs to be told properly. No details yet of a publication schedule, but watch this space.

[Jobyfox]

11 minutes ago, kushiro said:

 

Jon Holmes is at the heart of it. Originally, I simply wanted to tell his story, and I began speaking to him a couple of years ago about his journey from supporter to chairman. Heartbreak in 1963 as a 12 year-old boy when the Ice Kings were on course for the double but ended up with nothing. Setting up a sports agency and having Peter Shilton, Gary Lineker and David Gower as his main clients. On to 2002 when he and Gary led the consortium that rescued the club from the brink of oblivion, and then 2016 when he saw the Premier League trophy lifted, surrounded by members of that Ice Kings team, who he had invited to the match.

 

It’s a great tale, but then he started telling me about his family history, and that’s when it got even more interesting. Jon really is one of our own – his roots are in Leicester, going back several generations, and his ancestors led equally interesting lives. Their stories are right at the heart of this city’s story, and when you see the whole picture, you see that however dramatic 2015/16 was, it was just part of a larger drama, stretching right back to the birth of the club in the 1880s.

 

It’s taking a while to finish the writing, as the story needs to be told properly. No details yet of a publication schedule, but watch this space.

Ahh… I was trying to work out what your interest was in JoHn Holmes but then realised it was another one… 

[davieG]

4 hours ago, kushiro said:

 

Jon Holmes is at the heart of it. Originally, I simply wanted to tell his story, and I began speaking to him a couple of years ago about his journey from supporter to chairman. Heartbreak in 1963 as a 12 year-old boy when the Ice Kings were on course for the double but ended up with nothing. Setting up a sports agency and having Peter Shilton, Gary Lineker and David Gower as his main clients. On to 2002 when he and Gary led the consortium that rescued the club from the brink of oblivion, and then 2016 when he saw the Premier League trophy lifted, surrounded by members of that Ice Kings team, who he had invited to the match.

 

It’s a great tale, but then he started telling me about his family history, and that’s when it got even more interesting. Jon really is one of our own – his roots are in Leicester, going back several generations, and his ancestors led equally interesting lives. Their stories are right at the heart of this city’s story, and when you see the whole picture, you see that however dramatic 2015/16 was, it was just part of a larger drama, stretching right back to the birth of the club in the 1880s.

 

It’s taking a while to finish the writing, as the story needs to be told properly. No details yet of a publication schedule, but watch this space.

I can relate to lot of that especially from '63 onwards obviously from a distance so will look forward to reading it when it goes on sale.

[izzymuzzet]

4 hours ago, kushiro said:

 

Jon Holmes is at the heart of it. Originally, I simply wanted to tell his story, and I began speaking to him a couple of years ago about his journey from supporter to chairman. Heartbreak in 1963 as a 12 year-old boy when the Ice Kings were on course for the double but ended up with nothing. Setting up a sports agency and having Peter Shilton, Gary Lineker and David Gower as his main clients. On to 2002 when he and Gary led the consortium that rescued the club from the brink of oblivion, and then 2016 when he saw the Premier League trophy lifted, surrounded by members of that Ice Kings team, who he had invited to the match.

 

It’s a great tale, but then he started telling me about his family history, and that’s when it got even more interesting. Jon really is one of our own – his roots are in Leicester, going back several generations, and his ancestors led equally interesting lives. Their stories are right at the heart of this city’s story, and when you see the whole picture, you see that however dramatic 2015/16 was, it was just part of a larger drama, stretching right back to the birth of the club in the 1880s.

 

It’s taking a while to finish the writing, as the story needs to be told properly. No details yet of a publication schedule, but watch this space.

This sounds brilliant, looking forward to reading it. 

[Ric Flair]

9 hours ago, kushiro said:

 

Jon Holmes is at the heart of it. Originally, I simply wanted to tell his story, and I began speaking to him a couple of years ago about his journey from supporter to chairman. Heartbreak in 1963 as a 12 year-old boy when the Ice Kings were on course for the double but ended up with nothing. Setting up a sports agency and having Peter Shilton, Gary Lineker and David Gower as his main clients. On to 2002 when he and Gary led the consortium that rescued the club from the brink of oblivion, and then 2016 when he saw the Premier League trophy lifted, surrounded by members of that Ice Kings team, who he had invited to the match.

 

It’s a great tale, but then he started telling me about his family history, and that’s when it got even more interesting. Jon really is one of our own – his roots are in Leicester, going back several generations, and his ancestors led equally interesting lives. Their stories are right at the heart of this city’s story, and when you see the whole picture, you see that however dramatic 2015/16 was, it was just part of a larger drama, stretching right back to the birth of the club in the 1880s.

 

It’s taking a while to finish the writing, as the story needs to be told properly. No details yet of a publication schedule, but watch this space.

One of the finest men on this planet, cannot wait for this. 

[st albans fox]

38 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

One of the finest men on this planet, cannot wait for this. 

As long as there isn’t a chapter on jack 😄.

[CPepFox]

Definitely on the must buy and read list!