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CAPTURING LIFE ON THE BRINK AT DALE

by
The LeaguePaper Team
8 December 2019

BOOK REVIEWS

John Lyons takes a look at some of the latest book offerings with EFL connections

The Overcoat Men, by Mark Hodkinson, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £12.99
AS WE’VE already seen this season, football clubs in the lower leagues often live on the brink.
Some, like Bury, slide over the edge of the cliff. Others, like Bolton, haul themselves back in the nick of time.
In The Overcoat Men, author Mark Hodkinson takes us back in time to a perilous stage in Rochdale’s history.
In the late 70s and early 80s, Dale were struggling on and off the pitch. The old...

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