Monthly Archives: November 2023
In Memory of the simpatico Terry Venables
The former England, Barcelona and Tottenham manager has died aged 80. I owe to the personable Terry Venables some memorable times together during which his colourful insights provided me with the material for two books of mine that came to be enjoyed by fans around the world-The Hand of God and Barca. It was Venables that told me how he resigned himself to losing Diego Maradona from his squad soon after taking over the management of FC Barcelona in May 1984. While there had been speculation that Maradona …
