'Psycho' is a word rarely bandied about in football today. There is no place on the pitch for player contact, let alone the sort of hard, robust tackling that could earn a player such a nickname. But 25 years ago, things were different. Only when players really overstepped the mark were their names added to the referee's little black book. And Pat Van Den Hauwe had a reputation as one of the hardest players in the game. In a career encompassing some 401 Football League appearances for Birmingham City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Millwall, he notched up two league titles and a European Cup Winner's Cup medal – but he also made his mark as one of the toughest and most feared defenders in the game. But Pat wasn't just a tough player on the pitch. The way he lived his life meant that he needed to be tough off the pitch as well. A 'hard nut' reputation invites people into your life who want to see how far they can push you – and Pat Van Den Hauwe attracted such people by the bus-load.
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Pat Van Den Hauwe. Psycho Pat - The Autobiography Of Pat Van Den Hauwe
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOREWORD BY HOWARD KENDALL
FOREWORD BY TERRY VENABLES
INTRODUCTION
LONDON CALLING
BOUNCING BACK
CRAZY GANG WARFARE
OUT OF THE BLUE … AND OVER THE MOON
SWEET DREAMS WITH THE TOFFEES
ENGLAND EXPECTS …
HEART WITH A MERSEY BEAT
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
WHAT HAPPENS ON TOUR …
SWEET FA IN THE CUP
ALL CHANGE
WINNING – AND LOSING – MY SPURS
FATAL ATTRACTION
FINAL WHISTLE AT THE DEN
LIFE’S A BEACH
IN LEAGUE WITH THE DEVIL
UNSUNG HEROES
BOYS DON’T CRY
Copyright
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This book is dedicated to:
My wife, Carolyn, who has stood by my side since June 1996 and supported me through thick and thin and sick and sin. I am so fortunate to have her in my life even though it was touch and go a good many times.