About the Author

Martin Hardy has been writing about football in the North East for three decades. He was senior sports reporter at the Sunday Sun, before moving to the Sunday People and then to the Daily Mail. More recently he has worked for the News of the World and the Independent. He currently writes for the Sunday Times. His first book, Touching Distance, was shortlisted at the 2016 Cross British Sportswriting Awards in the Best New Writer category.

Reviews

Praise for Touching Distance: 'A thing of beauty and heartily recommended.' George Caulkin, The Times; 'A must read for any Magpie.' Ian Herbert, The Independent; 'A really lovely book... a fabulous read full of great stories of that era.' BBC FiveLive's Monday Night Club