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1364331Hammer Timehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/hammer-time/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1063266/b4c38d07-9b05-47c5-bd4e-5e3dc930de14.jpg?v=638543817634430000263309MXNHeadlineInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>pulls no punches <em>The Sun</em></strong></p><p><strong>full of eventful tales from the past <em>Daily Mail</em></strong></p><p><strong>punchy, earthy ... entertaining stories that capture football in an era long before sanitised PR and Instagram self-promotion <em>Independent</em></strong></p><p><strong>From West Hams cult hero, Julian Dicks, a hugely entertaining romp through football and the East End of the Eighties and Nineties.</strong></p><p>Cult figure is a term hardly used in football these days: where have they all gone? In the sterile and corporate modern game, is there room for the mercurial midfielder or the tough-tackling defender or the pot-bellied goal poacher? Rewind two or three decades and British professional football was stuffed to the gunnels with these one-offs: players with bags of talent, yes, but also lorryloads of personality and a hugely relatable quality which meant theyd all be playing Sunday morning park football if they hadnt become professionals. No media training, no filter, no 5 body fat, no cryotherapy chambers, and no quiet nights in with a curly kale salad and a glass of carrot juice.</p><p>Meet Julian Dicks. Wonderful name, wonderful player and undoubtedly one of the greatest cult figures to play for West Ham United.</p><p><em>Hammer Time</em> is Dicks hugely entertaining romp through his career with West Ham, shot through with all the great anecdotes of life as a pro back then, and peppered with all the marvellous characters who crossed his path in those halcyon days. It evokes memories of intimidating away crowds, muddy pitches, no-nonsense tackling, card schools on the bus, big nights out after matches, and the special camaraderie that was forged between players of that era.</p><p><em>Hammer Time</em> is also an open love letter to the unique character and atmosphere of West Ham United and East London, conjuring up - with great warmth and nostalgia - a fast disappearing world of strong working-class communities, proper East End boozers and those iconic pie and mash shops.</p>...1350761Hammer Time263309https://www.gandhi.com.mx/hammer-time/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1063266/b4c38d07-9b05-47c5-bd4e-5e3dc930de14.jpg?v=638543817634430000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20239781472296573_W3siaWQiOiI4ZTU5NWNhZi01Y2Q0LTRhMmYtOTE4Ny03ZDlkZDIwZWQ5ZGQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjMyOCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQ5LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjI3OSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDUtMjBUMjI6MDA6MDBaIiwidG8iOiIyMDI1LTA2LTMwVDIzOjU5OjU5WiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9LHsiaWQiOiIwODlmMmJhMC01NTM2LTRlYzgtOTA3OS1lMjkxYzkxYzBkMGEiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjMwOSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQ2LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjI2MywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781472296573_<p><strong>From West Hams cult hero, Julian Dicks, a hugely entertaining romp through football and the East End of the Eighties and Nineties.</strong></p><p>Cult figure is a term hardly used in football these days: where have they all gone? In the sterile and corporate modern game, is there room for the mercurial midfielder or the tough-tackling defender or the pot-bellied goal poacher? Rewind two or three decades and British professional football was stuffed to the gunnels with these one-offs: players with bags of talent, yes, but also lorryloads of personality and a hugely relatable quality which meant theyd all be playing Sunday morning park football if they hadnt become professionals. No media training, no filter, no 5 body fat, no cryotherapy chambers, and no quiet nights in with a curly kale salad and a glass of carrot juice.</p><p>Meet Julian Dicks. Wonderful name, wonderful player, and (alongside Paulo Di Canio), undoubtedly the greatest cult figure to play for West Ham United for a generation.</p><p><em>Hammer Time</em> is Dicks hugely entertaining romp through his career with West Ham, shot through with all the great anecdotes of life as a pro back then, and peppered with all the marvellous characters who crossed his path in those halcyon days. It evokes memories of intimidating away crowds, muddy pitches, no-nonsense tackling, card schools on the bus, big nights out after matches, and the special camaraderie that was forged between players of that era.</p><p><em>Hammer Time</em> will also be an open love letter to the unique character and atmosphere of West Ham United and East London, conjuring up - with great warmth and nostalgia - a fast disappearing world of strong working-class communities, proper East End boozers, Dagenham Motors and the docks, jellied eels, rollmops and those iconic pie and mash shops.</p>(*_*)9781472296573_<p><strong>pulls no punches <em>The Sun</em></strong></p><p><strong>full of eventful tales from the past <em>Daily Mail</em></strong></p><p><strong>punchy, earthy ... entertaining stories that capture football in an era long before sanitised PR and Instagram self-promotion <em>Independent</em></strong></p><p><strong>From West Hams cult hero, Julian Dicks, a hugely entertaining romp through football and the East End of the Eighties and Nineties.</strong></p><p>Cult figure is a term hardly used in football these days: where have they all gone? In the sterile and corporate modern game, is there room for the mercurial midfielder or the tough-tackling defender or the pot-bellied goal poacher? Rewind two or three decades and British professional football was stuffed to the gunnels with these one-offs: players with bags of talent, yes, but also lorryloads of personality and a hugely relatable quality which meant theyd all be playing Sunday morning park football if they hadnt become professionals. No media training, no filter, no 5 body fat, no cryotherapy chambers, and no quiet nights in with a curly kale salad and a glass of carrot juice.</p><p>Meet Julian Dicks. Wonderful name, wonderful player and undoubtedly one of the greatest cult figures to play for West Ham United.</p><p><em>Hammer Time</em> is Dicks hugely entertaining romp through his career with West Ham, shot through with all the great anecdotes of life as a pro back then, and peppered with all the marvellous characters who crossed his path in those halcyon days. It evokes memories of intimidating away crowds, muddy pitches, no-nonsense tackling, card schools on the bus, big nights out after matches, and the special camaraderie that was forged between players of that era.</p><p><em>Hammer Time</em> is also an open love letter to the unique character and atmosphere of West Ham United and East London, conjuring up - with great warmth and nostalgia - a fast disappearing world of strong working-class communities, proper East End boozers and those iconic pie and mash shops.</p>...9781472296573_Headlinelibro_electonico_6f8560f2-c1aa-39d2-ba45-01df780bb238_9781472296573;9781472296573_9781472296573Julian DicksInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/hachetteuk-epub-9b3a0878-c718-4247-8122-ffd7c75b38fc.epub2023-06-08T00:00:00+00:00Headline