Escape from Berlin
An inspiring tale of redemption, honour and dignity from Pitch Publishing

Escape from Berlin ⚽️⚽️

Ideal for Stokies on Father’s Day
A biography of #StokeCity greatest manager, Tony Waddington - director of a working man’s ballet. Plus nominated for Sports Book of the Year, 2021 - Flight to Bogotá, England & Stoke City rebel Neil Franklin

Happy memories #OnThisDay 50 years ago. Stoke beat Liverpool 2-0 on Easter Monday in a frustrating title chase. Tony Waddington Director of a Working Man’s Ballet still available with details of how the Staffs fire brigade was the Potters’ 12th man

As the world marks #HolocaustMemorialDay maybe worth noting international sports’ response to the growing Nazi threat during the 1930s. How successive failures led to the infamous Salute! The Inside Story of England’s Own Goal at Berlin’s Olympiastadion
Out now at usual outlets

Just a little football history for the festive season - Flight to Bogotá..
How and why Neil Franklin turned his back on England & the World Cup to lead a group of British soccer rebels…

An eclectic selection of books available from Pitch Publishing & yours truly. Ideal for sports lovers. A bio of the Director of a Working Man’s Ballet plus a couple of controversial episodes in English football history, Flight to Bogotá & Salute!

A German refugee’s UK visa sponsored by an England footballer was due to run out, on or about, this infamous day 9/11/1938 - Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass. The horrific violent mass attacks on Jews across Nazi Germany. All covered in Salute! from @PitchPublishing

Salute! The Inside Story of England's Own Goal at Berlin's Olympiastadion
A fraught tale of botched diplomacy, the cynical manipulation of sport and poltics, and salvation for a refugee from the Nazis
Out now in hardback & ebook from usual outlets ⚽️