Sharpy Will Be Signing Copies Of His Book From 5.00pm After The Villa Game In The Magastore

Everton legend Graeme Sharp will be in the Everton Megastore on Saturday signing copies of his new book. ‘Sharpy – My Story’ has received excellent reviews since it hit the shelves last week and the man himself will be signing copies of it immediately after the Everton v Aston Villa match at Goodison Park.

Sharpy says: “I have been delighted at the way the book has been received and it is appropriate that the first signing session will be here at Goodison. A lot of people have approached me to tell me just how much they enjoyed reading it, including Bill Kenwright.”
Graeme will be in the Everton Megastore from 5pm after the Aston Villa game on Saturday 11th November 2006 . (09/11/06)

Review

Sharpy whose book went on sale today is a must read for any Evertonian, especially one like me who remembers the 1980's so fondly. Sharpy has not held back, and like you hear him on the radio, he honestly tells it how he see's it. The book is a fantastic read, and a great collaboration with Everton's Media Manager Darren Griffiths. I enjoyed reading it, and I am sure Sharpy enjoyed compiling it, recalling the mostly great times, and some shitty times as well.

After the fantastic mid 80's side broke up, Graeme knew that the calibre of players coming to Goodison as good as they were, were never going to get us back to the heights of a few years earlier. He lifts the lid on the infamous Kevin Sheedy, Martin Keown, and your brother is a crap plumber incident in a Southport Chinese. Tells how he never gelled with Tony Cottee, who he classes as a selfish player. His uneasy relationship with Everton Boss Howard Kendall, and how fellow Scot and shite manager Dalglish wound him up over a pretend cartilage operation booked in his name, when he heard that Peter Beagrie has signed for the Blues.

Sharpy lifts the lid on turning down overtures from manure, as he believed that the Blues had a better chance of winning trophies, and shite how he was proved right.

Sharpy - My Story is £16.99 and is available in all good book shops and some shit one's aswell. It is a must for all Blues in their Christmas Stocking this year, so after writing all this Graeme can I have mine signed now !! (02/11/06)

The autobiography of Everton legend Graeme Sharp hits the bookshelves next month!

‘Sharpy – My Story’ is the book that all Evertonians have waited patiently for and the man himself has revealed that the publication date is imminent.

Sharpy says: “The book is due out on 2nd November and I am very excited about it. I really enjoyed compiling it and I hope the fans enjoy it too. It was fun to recall some of the stories from my playing career and, of course, I go into a lot of detail about the Everton glory years of the mid-80s.”

Book - Cover

The co-author of ‘Sharpy – My Story’ is Everton’s Media & Publications Manager, Darren Griffiths.

Darren says: “I asked Graeme a few times over the years to write his story and I was delighted when he finally agreed. The whole project was a pleasure and a privilege for me and I am sure that it will be popular with Evertonians of all ages.”

Graeme’s tale starts in Glasgow, where he was born and bred, and takes him on an incredible journey that takes in the Eastercraigs amateur team, Dumbarton, Everton, Oldham Athletic, Bangor City and, of course, Scotland. There is a whole chapter on his international career and the frustrations that accompanied it and there is also a chapter on Graeme’s Merseyside derby memories.

The determination that made him such a fantastic footballer and the humility and humour that make him such an endearing person are prevalent throughout the whole story – although not everyone mentioned will enjoy reading about themselves!

Graeme is brutally honest when he discusses the final couple of seasons of his Everton career and he pulls no punches when dissecting quite why the success of the mid-80s wasn’t sustained.

Sharpy says: “I wasn’t happy at the way my Everton career ended and I wasn’t happy at some of the players who failed to maintain the standards we had set. But on the whole, I loved my playing career at Everton and it was great to reminisce and recall some of the stories from the glory years.”

‘Sharpy – My Story’ quite simply tells the story of one of the greatest centre-forwards in the history of Everton Football Club (25/10/06)