Season › 2011-12 › News The Game of My Life Michael Kenrick , 17 April, 6comments | Jump to most recent Gary Ablett's Autobiography Gary Ablett was an ordinary boy whose football dream came true. He was talent spotted, given an apprenticeship and graduated to the first team of Liverpool Football Club. It was a golden era. The Anfield dressing room was packed with legends in the 1980s. Dalglish, Hansen, Nicol, Rush, Barnes. But no sooner had he established himself than Ablett realised that the real fight had only just begun. He struggled to make his voice heard in a club full of strong personalities. Despite winning two league titles and an FA Cup, his performances eventually started to slip. When he was effectively told he could leave Anfield, he did the unthinkable in many Merseyside fans' eyes. He crossed Stanley Park and joined Everton. There he fought another battle to win over the supporters and ended up making history. When the Blues overturned the odds to lift the FA Cup in 1995, Ablett became the only man to win the famous trophy with both Merseyside clubs. Other career challenges followed but the biggest battle lay ahead of him. When he was told he was suffering from an aggressive form of cancer he vowed that he would not give in to the illness. It was then that Ablett saw the other side of the game. The remarkable courage he showed won him new respect. The football family pulled together to look after one of their own. This is a touching and inspiring book that will shock and surprise you. A story that Gary Ablett wanted to tell with a powerful message about the choices we make in football — and life itself. Gary Ablett wrote this book in 2011 with Paul Joyce. Paul is Merseyside football correspondent for The Daily Express. Forewords by Kenny Dalglish and David Moyes. Quotes or other material sourced from MerseyShop.com Gary Ablett Player Profile Reader Comments (6) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads