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A Deeper Shade of Blue charts the tumultuous years of Chelsea
Football Club between 1972 and 1977 when the glittering cup-winning
side of the early 70s was broken up, and stars such as Peter Osgood
and Alan Hudson departed, along with manager Dave Sexton. It was an
era that saw Chelsea relegated to the Second Division while massive
debts pushed them to the brink of extinction. But the Blues bounced
back with the birth of Eddie McCreadie's brash, young and exciting
side, led by the precociously talented Ray 'Butch' Wilkins.
McCreadie guided the club back to the First Division only to leave
acrimoniously in bizarre circumstances - a golden opportunity
spurned by the club's owners. A Deeper Shade of Blue is the eagerly
awaited sequel to Neil Fitzsimon's Rhapsody in Blue. It reveals how
the author made the difficult transition from adolescence to
adulthood as a Chelsea supporter during those turbulent times. We
discover how the innocence of youth was replaced by the harsh
experience of growing up in 1970s England.
Rhapsody in Blue is a joyous celebration of growing up in the late
1960s and early 70s in the aftermath of England's 1966 World Cup
victory. It was a time when football and pop culture merged - an
era of smoke-filled pubs, when Fray Bentos pies and fry-ups were
consumed without guilt and parents had no fear of letting their
kids stay out after dark. It was also a time without live TV
football, when being a fan meant traipsing through the turnstiles
every week. The book vividly recalls how a boy fell in love with
Chelsea Football Club, cheering the Blues on week after week, while
at the same time becoming immersed in the culture of street
football. Neil Fitzsimon skilfully transports us to the Stamford
Bridge of his youth, when the likes of Ian Hutchinson and Peter
Houseman lit up the pitch. Away from the terraces, he played in his
own street team in bitterly contested games against rival street
sides. Rhapsody in Blue is a moving and nostalgic tribute to a lost
era and way of life.
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