Kenny Sansom Book Signing

[dowieslovechild]

I still vividly remember a picture of him and her, shortly before they married, in one of our programmes which was taken with the POTY trophy.

[stupalace]

Was Kenny Sansom lined up as some sort of coach when Goldberg took over only for Noades to block his appointment


after looking it up he was , doesnt mention it in his book though

[arussell]

That was on the card Stu, yes.

Managed to pick up a copy for 8 quid, so I'll have a read in a bit and come back with some thoughts on the content.

[stupalace]

found this review of Kenny on the net

Kenny Sansom , born the September 26th 1958 with London is a Football English or which remains still today the side back more established England.

Biography
Kenny Sansom carries out its beginnings as a left back side in the team holds Crystal De luxe hotel whereas it on the benches of the school and is always joined the team first at only 16 years, which is always the younger second beginning from the history of Hook De luxe hotel. In 1977 it carries out the team holds as a captain with the victory in F Youth Cup whereas he is also the leader of the English national team junior.

Rapid, calm, incisive in its tacles and with a good behavior of ball, Kenny Samson shows so much cold blood in the situations at the risks which it will miss one match by championship in 156 meetings starting from 1976, when Crystal De luxe hotel evolved/moved only in the third division and called ironically at the time Équipe of the decade . Crystal Palace assembles division in division with its young person side and quickly reached in 1979 the the first division.

The start-up of Hook De luxe hotel then decides to turn to a new challenge and Arsenal proposes 1 million books with Crystal De luxe hotel to recruit their wonder with the intersaison 1980. The payment is carried out in a nonconventional way because Arsenal offers its new attacker Clive Allen (of a value equivalent to Kenny Sansom) just recruited as a currency of exchange, whereas he did not play yet only one minute under the shirt of the London club. Crystal Palace accepts the offer and Kenny Samson joined Highbury. The same summer it shines in national selection at the time of the Championnat of Europe of football 1980 in Italy where England does not manage to leave hens. Kenny Simson had carried out its beginnings equips some At the previous year at the time of a tie against the team of Scotland of football.

It spent 7 years with Arsenal before raising its first trophy because of the bad performances of Gunners until half of the Eighties. It is thus with its career in team of England that it gained its recognition. Seldom not holder it takes part in the Football world cup 1982 in Spain during which English arrives until in second hen phase. Always titular at the time of the world cup 1986 with the Mexico, Kenny Simson plays all the matches until the famous quarterfinal lost against the Argentine helped by the hand of God of Diego Maradona.

Kenny Sansom does not take part in only some meetings for England, between 1980 and 1988, at the time of friendly matches to spare it and also so that the selectors Ron Greenwood and Bobby Robson thereafter, can test its substitutes (Derek Statham, Alan Kennedy, Nick Pickering) in the event of wound or of méforme of its share. What never arrived.

Always solid holder of the shirt n°3 in 1987, the first true sign of competition within manpower occurs when the left side back and captain of Nottingham Forest named Stuart Pearce make its beginnings in national team vis-a-vis the Brésil in a way noticed by delivering a decisive master key for Gary Lineker. But that does not call into question its active participation for the qualifications of the Championnat of Europe of football 1988 in German Democratic republic.

In 1987, it gains its first trophy with Arsenal, of which he is the captain, by gaining the Cut of League vis-a-vis Liverpool. It is in particular at the beginning of the action which leads Gunners to the victory with a goal of Charlie Nicholas.

The following season, the relations with the trainer George Graham are degraded and Kenny Sansom loses its title of captain to the profit of Tony Adams all young defender 21 year old.

At the end of the season, after 394 matches passed under the shirt of Arsenal, it leaves the club for Newcastle United and starts an end of a career animated during 8 years during which it attends 7 other clubs: Queens Park Rangers FC, Coventry City FC, Everton FC, Brentford FC, Chertsey Town (amateur), Watford FC (player-trainer) and Slough Tow (amateur). In 1996, 20 years after the beginning of its career, it hangs up again the cramps.

At present, Kenny Sansom intervenes as consultant on television for Sky Sports.

Career

* 1976-1980 :
* 1980-1988:
* 1988-1989:
* 1989-1991:
* 1991-1993:
* February 1993 - March 1993:
* March 1993 - July 1993: Brentford FC
* 1993-1994: Chertsey Town
* 1994-1995 : (player-trainer)
* 1995-1996: Slough Town

Prize list

* Victorious of the Cut of the League 1988 with Arsenal
* Finalist of the Cut of the League 1988 with Arsenal

Statistics

* 394 matches and 6 goals with Arsenal
* 86 selections and 1 goal with the team of England between 1979 and 1988.


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[kabbott]

Very amusing software translation from what would appear to be French.

Come on!

Crystal de luxe hotel
He cost 1 million books
Finalist of the Cut of the League

[Owngoal]

At my sons school recently they were asked to bring in an old object with some kind of history. Youngster produced an England shirt worn by his uncle in the hand of god game - yes one Kenny sansome (kid is not a Palace supporter).

[Dorking .Eagle]

Wish he'd learn how to spell Hilaire. He must have spelt Vince's surname wrong 4 or 5 times, each time spelt a different way!

[IanH]

Not sure if its mentioned above, but Sansom was selected for the players' picked team of the season in the top flight for eight successive seasons, which is a record.

[hulkster]

Originally Posted by Owngoal

At my sons school recently they were asked to bring in an old object with some kind of history. Youngster produced an England shirt worn by his uncle in the hand of god game - yes one Kenny sansome (kid is not a Palace supporter).

Think I know who that kid may have been. If it is the nephew I knew, he recently passed away. Another tragedy for Kenny.

[Johnsonpen]

Christ he must only be in his mid 20s. School was Ravenswood