Sunderland “Legend” Lee Howey has an autobiography “Massively Violent, Decidedly Average” published in February 2018, and the London Branch are pleased to be able to host an exclusive talk-in and book signing with the man himself – there’ll even be a special beer on the night! Date: Wednesday 21st February, 7pm Southwark Brewing Company, 46 Druid Street, London SE1 2EZ (Bar open from 5.30pm) Come along to meet the Lee, chat about how things used to be at the club and discuss how things are now…
The event is free to members and guests are welcome.
If you’re interested in attending please email matthewwoolston@hotmail.com
Publicity: Lee Howey was inspired to write this book after reading the autobiographies of other footballers. These were household names with glory-laden careers whose exploits on the pitch will never be forgotten. Yet, despite access to such fabulous raw material, they have mostly produced bloody awful books – predictable, plodding, repetitive, self-important and just plain boring. They may have been better footballers than Howey, but he has written the most entertaining football memoir you are ever likely to read. Not that Lee Howey’s football career is in any way undistinguished. He won the First Division Championship with his beloved Sunderland in 1996 and played in the Premier League against some of the most celebrated names in English football, including Jürgen Klinsmann, Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona, Gianfranco Zola, Peter Schmeichel, Ian Wright, Alan Shearer and Fabrizio Ravanelli – and not always unsuccessfully. It wasn’t all assaults upon the kneecaps on wet Tuesday nights in Hartlepool (though there is plenty of that too). This honest, thoughtful and hilarious book may not end with an unforgettable game at Wembley, or a 100th England cap. However, it will amuse and delight fans of all teams in its portrait of the game of football before it disappeared up its own backside. Footnote: There can’t be many footballers who have the fans chanting his name almost 20 years after his last appearance, and who they never saw play!