Pat Nevin book talk & signing

Fair to say his greatest time as a player was with Dixon speedie etc at Chelsea. Never quite done it for us although one great chipped goal v Man U at st end was special, the 91 four each cup derby would never of happened after he was blatantly tripped in the box on the first game. Add it to the list eh. Top fella pat.

I remember that Man Utd game Brian. We went 3 up quite early in the second half and there was a lad sat by me in the Upper Bullens had a bet on another 5-0 and he was delirious. Shame for him they pulled it back to 3-2

For anyone who has not ready the book yet, it's well worth a read and not just the football.

Some great stories about his first love - music.

If anyone wants this book they can have it for free, I can give it to them on Sunday before the Chelsea game at Goodison Park.

Brian, from what I remember he certainly did like his music. The The comes to mind, and I'm certain I saw him wearing a Jesus and Mary Chain T - Shirt on MOTD.

Always disappointed me as a player.

Very talented but not to the level or standard we had briefly become accustomed to.

He wasn't on the Peter Beagrie scale of frustration, but I just wasn't overwhelmed by Pat Nevin. A decent player, nothing more.

I don't find his commentaries illuminating: lot of hot air signifying nothing. My abiding memory of him as a player: dribbling round three players then ending back up where he started. No end product. Sadly.

Not as good as Trevor Steven but better than a whole load who followed. His first season was disrupted by a knee injury after a bad foul by Stuart Pearce. Pat was very much a clever ball player of the old school. His chipped goal against Manchester United in September 1989 was not untypical. Not too many players can claim a winning semi-final goal. Obviously Pat's was completely overshadowed by Hillsborough. The book is a very entertaining read.

I will contradict myself.

An intelligent footballer who loved the football.

He was no Kevin Sheedy.

But whoever will be??

I think Pat's Everton career ended when Kendall took over from Colin Harvey, Howard just didn't rate him or give him a chance.

Pat was great, on his day, but not really consistent but I liked him because as small as he was he wasn't a bottler and his dribbling ability was something special and he chipped in with a few goals and assists. Maybe his main problem was he wasn't in love with football and didn't take it seriously enough.

Although I liked Pat and got his book as soon as it came out, I wasn't overly impressed with it at all and he says in the book he will probably be writing a sequel to it; I'll be swerving it if he does, to be honest.

Always a player whose attitude I liked.

He was shafted by Howard who wanted the old days and the old players. His book is frank and honest and sheds a lot of light on the steady decline of the club in the late 80s and early 90s.

I read it straight after reading Dave Prentice's book and over the Nevin years at the club he mentions several of the same incidents and events. Getting another angle on things like disastrous pre-season tours and strange managerial decisions was illuminating.

The fact that as Pat puts it, ''footballer' is what I do, not what I am,' is what makes him a more rounded character than many who play the game.