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Post by rejected on Oct 19, 2016 20:17:22 GMT
Hello all - I am a Sunderland fan coming in peace. I've always enjoyed my visits to Stoke and have been told that this is the place to inform your fans about the book. Basically I have written a book which some of you might have seen in the media, as press coverage is growing. I am a secondary school teacher and over the last 8 years I have applied to manage every single football club in the country using tongue-in-cheek applications. The book I have published compiles all of the applications and responses which I received. The reason I have come on this board is your club were fantastic with me, they responded and had no hesitation in allowing me permission to publish the letters. The response was a very good one too. All in all I received 37 responses and have been given permission to publish 31 of them. Some of the replies were standard but some clubs tried to add some humour of their own, Stoke definitely fell in to this category. The book is available as an eBook on amazon for £2.99 and paperbacks are available through me at present, I am hoping very soon it will be in a few national retailers. I am on talkSPORT next Thursday and have done several regional radio interviews in the last week. If any of you download it I hope you like it. All the best and well played last weekend. Here is a link to the eBook - www.amazon.co.uk/REJECTED-Peter-Richardson-ebook/dp/B01M0Y3UPL/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1475326420&sr=8-4&keywords=rejectedModerators - If this is not allowed then please let me know. |
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Post by Scrotnig on Oct 19, 2016 20:20:04 GMT
Hello all - I am a Sunderland fan coming in peace. I've always enjoyed my visits to Stoke Did you enjoy it last Saturday?  |
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Post by rejected on Oct 19, 2016 20:22:44 GMT
Hello all - I am a Sunderland fan coming in peace. I've always enjoyed my visits to Stoke Did you enjoy it last Saturday? :-) - it was a fantastic day!!! To be honest us losing by only 2 goals in the months of August, September or October is a decent return!!! :-) |
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Post by Scrotnig on Oct 19, 2016 20:25:06 GMT
Did you enjoy it last Saturday? :-) - it was a fantastic day!!! To be honest us losing by only 2 goals in the months of August, September or October is a decent return!!! :-) I have to say, we do know that feeling. We conceded four goals so often that I thought when we did finally get a win it would be 5-4! |
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Post by rejected on Oct 19, 2016 20:26:37 GMT
Funnily enough I backed you to win by that score 4-0. At half time I thought I could be close!!
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Post by expatpotter on Oct 19, 2016 21:04:17 GMT
Hello all - I am a Sunderland fan coming in peace. I've always enjoyed my visits to Stoke and have been told that this is the place to inform your fans about the book. Basically I have written a book which some of you might have seen in the media, as press coverage is growing. I am a secondary school teacher and over the last 8 years I have applied to manage every single football club in the country using tongue-in-cheek applications. The book I have published compiles all of the applications and responses which I received. The reason I have come on this board is your club were fantastic with me, they responded and had no hesitation in allowing me permission to publish the letters. The response was a very good one too. All in all I received 37 responses and have been given permission to publish 31 of them. Some of the replies were standard but some clubs tried to add some humour of their own, Stoke definitely fell in to this category. The book is available as an eBook on amazon for £2.99 and paperbacks are available through me at present, I am hoping very soon it will be in a few national retailers. I am on talkSPORT next Thursday and have done several regional radio interviews in the last week. If any of you download it I hope you like it. All the best and well played last weekend. Here is a link to the eBook - www.amazon.co.uk/REJECTED-Peter-Richardson-ebook/dp/B01M0Y3UPL/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1475326420&sr=8-4&keywords=rejectedModerators - If this is not allowed then please let me know. Good luck with the book mate - I hope you make your fortune and keep applying for them jobs - Alan Ball made a living out of it ! |
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Post by rejected on Oct 19, 2016 21:05:18 GMT
 - That is very true!! And thank you.
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Post by rejected on Oct 19, 2016 21:27:07 GMT
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Post by walrus on Oct 19, 2016 21:27:42 GMT
Stick with it mate, and don't get disheartened. Something will drop for you soon.
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Post by lagwafis on Oct 19, 2016 21:49:27 GMT
I've downloaded a copy on Kindle. In future you'd be better off applying for the Port Vale job on Twitter - twitter.com/smurfpvfc (Their chairman struggles when it comes spelling and the English language but overall he's quite engaging) |
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Post by cobhamstokey on Oct 19, 2016 21:53:24 GMT
I once applied for the Stoke Managers job and did get the courtesy of getting a letter back (which I hoped I kept) only to be turned down for Gary Megson.
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Post by bertiebigguns on Oct 19, 2016 22:38:09 GMT
Good luck with the book.
I applied for the Huddersfield Town job for my dad when I was about 12, god knows why, sure it was advertised in the Daily Mail. I was as shocked as him when they replied…needless to say he was back at ICL Monday morning.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 22:52:31 GMT
Well done mate. Football's Henry Root. We need more of this sort of thing, bring the fun back. Just downloaded it. I presume the 4 reviews are your mates "Best football book around"  |
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Post by rejected on Oct 20, 2016 5:40:42 GMT
Well done mate. Football's Henry Root. We need more of this sort of thing, bring the fun back. Just downloaded it. I presume the 4 reviews are your mates "Best football book around" Honestly - I know 3 of them - one is from someone in Wrexham, never been in my life. Was buzzing when I saw his review. Although - I'm getting similar feedback from all over the country now. I actually think people do like it!! 😃😃 |
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Post by rejected on Oct 20, 2016 5:57:23 GMT
I've downloaded a copy on Kindle. In future you'd be better off applying for the Port Vale job on Twitter - twitter.com/smurfpvfc (Their chairman struggles when it comes spelling and the English language but overall he's quite engaging) Thank you. Hope you enjoy it. |
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Post by Northy on Oct 20, 2016 6:54:24 GMT
Good luck with the book. I applied for the Huddersfield Town job for my dad when I was about 12, god knows why, sure it was advertised in the Daily Mail. I was as shocked as him when they replied…needless to say he was back at ICL Monday morning. ICL Kidsgrove? |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Oct 20, 2016 7:04:59 GMT
Downloaded your book onto my tablet. Good luck for the future - the game needs more input from fans who are literate and who also have a sense of humour - too many bloggers and writers have one and not the other.
The late, great, Stephen Foster (R.I.P) was a passionate Stokie - and his books about Stoke City (and a whole variety of other things) are literate, moving and funny - and appreciated by fans of all clubs and none. Check them out on Amazon, most are still in print.
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Post by rejected on Oct 20, 2016 7:41:56 GMT
Downloaded your book onto my tablet. Good luck for the future - the game needs more input from fans who are literate and who also have a sense of humour - too many bloggers and writers have one and not the other. The late, great, Stephen Foster (R.I.P) was a passionate Stokie - and his books about Stoke City (and a whole variety of other things) are literate, moving and funny - and appreciated by fans of all clubs and none. Check them out on Amazon, most are still in print. Thank you - I hope you enjoy the book. |
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Post by Staying up for Grandadstokey on Oct 20, 2016 11:53:34 GMT
We have a very famous fan, who once applied for the job as Manager of Stoke City, (he has also co-wrote a book, you will no doubt soon become a very good friend of his). Having failed in his application, he then went to the job centre and sought employment as a manager elsewhere , he did however draw the line at Port Vale. |
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Post by roostershair on Oct 20, 2016 12:59:00 GMT
We have a very famous fan, who once applied for the job as Manager of Stoke City, (he has also co-wrote a book, you will no doubt soon become a very good friend of his). Having failed in his application, he then went to the job centre and sought employment as a manager elsewhere , he did however draw the line at Port Vale. Marvellous!  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2016 14:12:06 GMT
I once applied for the England job, shortly after Glenn Hoddle was sacked. Never even got a reply from the FA.
I've learnt a lot from that experience and can honestly say I've never written a job application in yellow felt tip since.
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Post by bertiebigguns on Oct 20, 2016 14:55:10 GMT
Good luck with the book. I applied for the Huddersfield Town job for my dad when I was about 12, god knows why, sure it was advertised in the Daily Mail. I was as shocked as him when they replied…needless to say he was back at ICL Monday morning. ICL Kidsgrove? Yes Kidsgrove and the Arndale Centre mainly. |
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Post by ryan4england on Oct 20, 2016 15:22:58 GMT
Applied for the stoke job yesterday, early bird catches the worm and all that
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Post by rejected on Oct 20, 2016 15:59:28 GMT
We have a very famous fan, who once applied for the job as Manager of Stoke City, (he has also co-wrote a book, you will no doubt soon become a very good friend of his). Having failed in his application, he then went to the job centre and sought employment as a manager elsewhere , he did however draw the line at Port Vale. After applying to 91 league clubs and the national team I finally gave in and applied to manage Newcastle. Not sure they appreciated my application though!! |
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Post by RichJonesy on Oct 20, 2016 16:53:35 GMT
We have a very famous fan, who once applied for the job as Manager of Stoke City, (he has also co-wrote a book, you will no doubt soon become a very good friend of his). Having failed in his application, he then went to the job centre and sought employment as a manager elsewhere , he did however draw the line at Port Vale. After applying to 91 league clubs and the national team I finally gave in and applied to manage Newcastle. Not sure they appreciated my application though!! Haha I love it how when all else failed you then turned to Newcastle. Personally I'm without Nello I would draw the line at Vale! Tried downloading the ebook but my gone won't let me for some reason. Interested to see the Stoke letter!! |
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Post by nott1 on Oct 20, 2016 16:59:06 GMT
I shall buy it so that I can write across in red pen "Must do better".
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Post by rejected on Oct 20, 2016 17:30:31 GMT
After applying to 91 league clubs and the national team I finally gave in and applied to manage Newcastle. Not sure they appreciated my application though!! Haha I love it how when all else failed you then turned to Newcastle. Personally I'm without Nello I would draw the line at Vale! Tried downloading the ebook but my gone won't let me for some reason. Interested to see the Stoke letter!! A few people have mentioned they have trouble. It is available on all androids and Apple devices. As well as Kindle fires etc. I don't know much about technology, however, people have said if you download the kindle app to an apple/android device it will definitely work?! Hope this helps. I hope if it does work you like to book. Thank you. |
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Post by RichJonesy on Oct 20, 2016 18:07:00 GMT
Haha I love it how when all else failed you then turned to Newcastle. Personally I'm without Nello I would draw the line at Vale! Tried downloading the ebook but my gone won't let me for some reason. Interested to see the Stoke letter!! A few people have mentioned they have trouble. It is available on all androids and Apple devices. As well as Kindle fires etc. I don't know much about technology, however, people have said if you download the kindle app to an apple/android device it will definitely work?! Hope this helps. I hope if it does work you like to book. Thank you. Thanks I'll try again when the little ones gone to bed cos I especially do like to book |
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Post by rejected on Oct 20, 2016 19:19:40 GMT
A few people have mentioned they have trouble. It is available on all androids and Apple devices. As well as Kindle fires etc. I don't know much about technology, however, people have said if you download the kindle app to an apple/android device it will definitely work?! Hope this helps. I hope if it does work you like to book. Thank you. Thanks I'll try again when the little ones gone to bed cos I especially do like to book Cheers - hope it works for you. |
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Post by rejected on Oct 21, 2016 14:36:35 GMT
Perfect evening to buy yourself an eBook, ready for a great evening and weekend of sport!!
On a serious note - thanks for all the messages.
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- That is very true!! And thank you. 
