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Flaming Pie · Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Posts: 971

The autograph is from a 1950s autograph collection.Sunderland is written at the top of the page.Manchester U at the bottom.Thanks in advance.

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 4:30 pm Post subject:

None other than Len Shackleton.

Karb · Joined: 21 Jan 2015 Posts: 462

Beat me to it, Pete

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 4:46 pm Post subject:

Yes, I have a signed copy of "Clown Prince of Soccer". I'll get round to reading it one day.

Flaming Pie · Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Posts: 971

Much obliged Pete and Karb. The Manchester U written at the bottom had me checking out Man Unt.Should have gone on the Sunderland route! By all accounts Len was some player and a real character as well.ln his autobiography he had a chapter with the heading 'What The Average Director Knows About Football' When you turned the page it was totally blank! I wish we had a few characters like Len today.

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 4:51 pm Post subject:

Page 78 is

Chapter 9
The average director's knowledge of football *
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* Publisher's note: This chapter has deliberately been left blank in accordance with the author's wishes.

littlewiggy · Joined: 07 Apr 2013 Posts: 1814 Location: Newport

Len scored six on his debut for the Mags against the County, in a record 13-0 win.

Not one of our finest afternoons.

Laughing

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