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Off the field he is the same; newspaper reporters know that they can usually rely on him for an outrageous quote that they can splash across the back page. Windass is one of many who bounced around that network of managers and coaches including; John Dreyer, Chris Hargreaves and Billy Whitehirst, who is barely mentioned in the first 240-odd pages but contributes a whole chapter at the end of the book. Windass and Todd only lasted nine league games in charge at Darlington, before they left the club by mutual consent on 26 September 2009, having failed to win a single league game.

Dean is building up a media career and his speech is entertaining, fascinating and emotive, certainly one not to miss. He had trials at other clubs, worked hard and eventually he was brought back to Hull City in 1991 at the age of 22. But whilst working on building sites and frozen food factories, he kept playing non-league football until a few years later he had a second chance with Hull and this time was taken on.After playing just ten times for Oldham, Windass declared on his online blog that he wanted to leave, after a disagreement with manager John Sheridan about his lack of involvement in two consecutive games. deano might never really make it as a household name - but he'd be a lot funnier than a lot of people who are on telly all the time.

In this special year that celebrates the 15th Anniversary of Hull City’s famous victory in the Championship Play-Offs and our first ever promotion to the Premier League, we are pleased to announce that we have secured a signing of an exclusive edition of Dean Windass’ new book “DEANO: Life after Football…. I hope I've not made it sound as if it's all very deep and serious, there are lots of funny stories and Dean's 'up for it' character shines through.In 2002, World of Books Group was founded on an ethos to do good, protect the planet and support charities by enabling more goods to be reused. A local legend with a national cult-following, in Life After Football Dean Windass tackles retirement and the challenges it brings. He made his first Premier League start for Hull on 26 December 2008 against Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium. During his time at Aberdeen, Windass was a popular player, [ citation needed] though he gained a reputation as a player who often got into trouble with the authorities.

After his retirement from football and following the death of his father, he experienced depression, anxiety, insomnia and made two attempts to take his own life. It was his only action during Hull's start to the season, which saw them take 14 points from their first seven games, leading to Windass being frustrated at his lack of first-team action. But in fact, Gipsyville is not a generic, and racist, term for a bad place, it was the actual name of his early junior team. The early part of the book is like a skimming stone dancing across a mill pond, it bounces along at some pace, but never gets into any real depth. Hull City Council are considering creating a permanent tribute to Windass, [34] [35] who responded modestly when described as a legend: "Nah, I'm not a legend.In short, this involves me saying that Windass stuns the frenzied crowd into silence the moment he makes emphasis of his prodigious lugs. As you would expect from such a larger-than-life character, never far from controversy, his autobiography is a good read. Windass credits his wife, Helen, a police officer, also from Hull, with devising his fitness and diet regimes. He has also played for Aberdeen, Oxford United, Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, and Oldham Athletic. His early career started with a traineeship at Hull City, he initially did not make the grade as a youngster and was released.

The description of being 'let go' as a teenage by Hull FC is particularly raw and shows the harsh reality that many young footballers face when they are suddenly cast aside. Dean was really good and was received really well, everyone i've spoken to thinks even more of Dean now having met him. Windass hit the crossbar before he was substituted in the final minute of the game as his new team won 2–1. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

This memory is supported by the fact it’s this that forms the basis of my only (exaggerated) Dean Windass humorous anecdote, which loses quite a lot when written down. In this book he lifts the lid on what it is really like to be a professional footballer in the modern age. Because he was out of the side, his former club Bradford City, now in League Two, and League One club Leeds United both made bids to sign Windass.