North End Souls

by Keith Harrison

Fifteen Preston North End greats tell their stories of their time at Deepdale in their own words. From John Thomas' dark days of re-election to Paul Gallagher aging like a fine wine under Alex Neil. Mark Lawrenson contributes the foreword.

Paperback

About the author

A life-long Preston North End supporter, Keith Harrison has spent 35 years as a journalist, newspaper editor and author. He reported on conflicts in Bosnia and Iraq and regularly appeared on Sky News as part of its newspaper review team. Based in Staffordshire, he is a Leader in Residence at the University of Central Lancashire and runs his own independent publishing company.

Reviews

[James Shuttleworth · Rating 3 out of 5]

North End Souls is an entertaining series of interviews with former North End players and managers from the recent past. The stories are generally engaging (for me, as a supporter of the club) and there are some tidbits that I wasn't already aware of. Footballers, much like anybody else, like to trot out the same stories that they find entertaining. Some moments raise smiles, whilst others give insight.

However - in the book, there are some things that could have done with a little more work. Fact checking (for example, in Joe Garner's chapter, he says the 5-3 win at home to Burnley was managed by Billy Davies - actually, it was Craig Brown's team) and a litany of misspelled names and typing errors bring a slight frustration to the book. A good editor brings this that bit further.

In summary - it is a pleasant read for the ardent fan and I will be moving on to North End Souls 2 in the near future.