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RIP Tony Book

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Funnily enough he was mentioned on the Guardian Football Weekly podcast I listened to this morning. Quick story how Dennis Tueart was in the dressing room at half time when the phone rang. Manager, thought to be Tony Book, answered the phone and told the player 'Your wife's just had a son'. Different times.

I was more surprised that Max Rushton seemed to have no idea who Tony Book was. Certainaly a legend for us and City.
 
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He had a fantastic career with Manchester City winning the League Championship, FA Cup, League Cup and Cup Winners Cup, and all as captain. And in 1969 he was Footballer of the Year, an honour he shared with Dave Mackey. There is no ex Argyle player who has come anywhere near that level of success after leaving us. As was suggested, surely a minutes applause and black armbands this evening out of respect for an ex Argyle player of that magnitude.
 
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RIP. Played in the first Argyle team I watched regularly under Big Mal in the 64/65 season.
 
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Another of the Argyle players sold for a song in the 1960's who went on to great things at other clubs. Very fine player for Manchester City and a good manager for them as well-seem to remember that he also did a bit of scouting for Argyle after his involvement with City ended.

RIP Tony
 
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RIP. What a great life he experienced after turning full-time so late, both as a player and a manager. Its a mystery how other clubs overlooked him prior to Allison seeing him at Bath C. As someone said earlier John Newman is older. And I think Eric Doughty, who played one game on the opening day of 1958-59 is older again. Eric will be mourning Tony's passing this morning - he is married to the sister of Tony Book's wife, marriages which occurred before either man was at Argyle.
 
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memory man said:
RIP. What a great life he experienced after turning full-time so late, both as a player and a manager. Its a mystery how other clubs overlooked him prior to Allison seeing him at Bath C. As someone said earlier John Newman is older. And I think Eric Doughty, who played one game on the opening day of 1958-59 is older again. Eric will be mourning Tony's passing this morning - he is married to the sister of Tony Book's wife, marriages which occurred before either man was at Argyle.
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Tony was part of a team that played some of the best football I've ever seen at Hoe Park under a good but
Flamboughant manager some people used to say they
were the Barcelona of the West, RIP Tony.
 
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Pilgrims Progress said:
Tony was part of a team that played some of the best football I've ever seen at Hoe Park under a good but
Flamboughant manager some people used to say they
were the Barcelona of the West, RIP Tony.
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Argyle were quite an entertaining side to watch back then, getting to the SF of the Football League Cup in 1965.

Tony Book was quite classy as were the two Johnnie's, Newman and Williams. We had Barrie Jones, the British record transfer fee for a winger, and good youngsters like Mike Trebilcock and Nicky Jennings.

RIP Tony, a very good player and a really nice guy
 
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greenplumber said:
I saw him play at Argyle, a good full back and captain, brought in by Malcolm Allison form Bath City I think. He was in his late 20's when he joined us. RIP Tony Book
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An excellent, strong defender on the pitch and a thoroughly nice man off! RIP Tony
 
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