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Being an AFC Bournemouth supporter used to mean little history didn't it? Well, no. The Cherries have always had their stars and big named strikers and they didn't come any bigger that Ted MacDougall in the 1970s. Not so many of Bournemouth's players went on to play for teams like Man United and Bournemouth fans still talk about Ted's FA Cup exploits against Margate, as if they were as fresh in the memory as happening yesterday.
Of course, not all of us are old enough or were lucky enough to see Ted MacDougall set many of the modern records for the Cherries, but AFC Bournemouth's historian and club secretary, Neil Vacher can take you back to Ted's glory days at Dean Court and help relive those epic goals that made MacDougall one of the most feared strikers in the lower divisions.
Ted is over for the game on Saturday between Bournemouth and Southampton and this coincides with Neil Vacher's Ted MacDougoal book being re-released in a paperback edition by Pitch Publishing.
With recollections from the man himself, including exploits with the likes of Alan Ball, George Best, Mick Channon, Bobby Moore and Peter Osgood, MacDouGoal! traces Ted MacDougall's rise from his roots in Inverness, through his playing and coaching career, to the present day.
Neil Vacher goes on to recall the big-money move to Manchester United, then a fiery spell at West Ham and a controversial end to his Scotland career. Super Mac even spent a season with Detroit Express, and he explains his decision to relocate across the Atlantic, where he formed his own club. Never short of an opinion, MacDougall also has plenty to say about the modern game.
When reading the MacDouGoal you'll discover all this:
· What happened the time Ted was asked to take over in goal
· How he broke a 42-year-old goalscoring record at Bournemouth
· His personal misery when caught in the cross-fire at Old Trafford
· What caused a dressing room punch-up at West Ham
· How much of Ted's success was down to the guiding influence of John Bond
· The remark made to a local reporter which effectively ended his international career
· How Ted proved all his doubters wrong by becoming the First Division's leading goalscorer
· The inside story of his 'telepathic' striking partnership with Phil Boyer at four different clubs
· The day when Ted called 'time' on his First Division career
· The part he played in trying to secure the future of AFC Bournemouth
· How Ted's latest role is helping to revolutionise the administration of grassroots football.
Free to enter Competition
So what do you have to do to win the free copy of this book from Pitch Publishing? Simply, email: CherryChimesblog@gmail.com what you think Ted's first professional football club was in England?
(A) West Ham
(B) Liverpool
(C) Bournemouth
We have three books to give away. Three correct answers from the hat will win the prize - Answers must be in by 12pm on Saturday 20 October 2018. Good Luck!
Thanks to Pitch Publishing for sponsoring this competition on Cherry Chimes. Pitch publishing would appreciate it if winners and other fans that have read the book can post a review on the Amazon page for the publication.
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