By Heather Flood
The saying “You’re never too old’ has been proved to be correct by my husband and fellow Eastbourne author Tony Flood, who has another string to his bow – playing veterans football.
And on Sunday he scored a hat-trick – not bad for an 82-year-old!
Tony, the author of celebrity book My Life With The Stars and crime thrillers Triple Tease, Stitch Up and Fall Guy, says: “I would like to thank my much younger footballing team-mates at Sovereign Harbour Veterans for providing the passes.
“The first goal was a penalty, the second a back heel flick as the ball came to me at speed, would you believe, and the third from a lovely cross I received.
“But the time is approaching for me to hang up my boots. The highlight of my footballing career was playing with the legendary George Best in a testimonial match for Charlton’s Derek Hales. The Charlton joint manager Steve Gritt said in the club programme afterwards: “My lasting memory is of journalist Tony Flood. Everywhere George Best went so Tony Flood went – the only problem was they were on the same team!” That’s how in awe of Bestie I was – as were some infatuated ladies, including Barbara Windsor, who I talk about in my celebrity book.
“I intend to retire at Christmas because I am by far the oldest and slowest member at the club – meanwhile, please keep the passes coming lads – and make an old man very happy before he concentrates on writing.”
Picture shows George Best with Tony Flood and Tony’s son, James.
Author Bio:
Heather Flood writes in several genres. She and her husband and fellow author Tony Flood conjure up humour, pathos, love, nostalgia and a load of surprises in their latest jointly written book LAUGHS AND TEARS GALORE! Stories and Poems with Twists. Oh, and there’s some trickery as well!
Heather’s first book was MOUSEY MOUSEY AND THE WITCHES’ SPELLS which proved so popular that it turned into a series.
Fellow authors love Heather’s wonderfully original characters, including the delightful Mousey Mousey, interfering witch Agatha, talking rabbits, a naughty polecat, an adorable squirrel and a prickly porcupine schoolteacher – plus Agatha’s smelly pals Stinkblob and Mouldy Knickers..
Heather, whose books have figured in the top five of their respective Amazon categories, and has also written a collection of short stories in GIANT STICKER MONSTER AND OTHER CHILDREN’S STORIES.
She followed this with science fiction fantasy PURPLE MIST – AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD ADVENTURE! about a girl called Annique who gets bullied at school, but discovers that she has amazing powers.
More details – and special book offers – are available on websites www.fantasyadventurebooks.com and www.celebritiesconfessions.com
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