Local Government Officers in England - Ernie Moss (Paperback)

Chapters: Ernie Moss. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 76. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ernest "Ernie" Moss (born 19 October 1949 in Chesterfield) is an English former footballer. He is most associated with his home town club, Chesterfield, where in three separate spells spanning nearly twenty years he made 469 Football League appearances, scoring a club record 162 league goals. His grand total of 749 appearances puts him in the top 20 all-time list for Football League appearances. He later embarked on a fifteen year career as a manager at the non-league level of the English football pyramid. He is still very much involved in football, regularly participating in charity matches with fellow former professionals, including former Sheffield Wednesday players Mel Sterland and Kevin Pressman. When Moss was just starting his career, Chesterfield manager Jimmy McGuigan described him as: "A big, willing bloke, a charming fellow who had raw potential. His balance was nil, therefore his ball control was nil. He knew where the goal lay but he couldn't often hit it." McGuigan worked hard to rectify this aspect of Moss' game and his hard word paid off, the youngster soon formed a deadly partnership with Kevin Randall. McGuigan's training improved his overall abilities, though his heading skills had always been present. Moss always posed an aerial threat and scored many of his goals by towering over defenders and directing the ball into the net. A big man, he was closer to a 'gentle giant' than a dirty player. Football historian Jeff Kent described him as a 'wholehearted striker'. Moss claimed that "For me competing was all about the pride and dignity of honest endeavour, - and winning wasnt all about riches and rewards, it was about preserving ones sporting integrity, it was about honour....More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1209022