British People Convicted of Theft - Ashley Blake, Benjamin Zephaniah, Brendon Fearon, Darius Guppy, Dorothea Waddingham, Farah Damji, Fred West, Gary C (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Ashley Blake, Benjamin Zephaniah, Brendon Fearon, Darius Guppy, Dorothea Waddingham, Farah Damji, Fred West, Gary Critchley, Hampden Whalley, John Christie (murderer), John Cooper (serial killer), John Straffen, John Taylor (criminal), Kempton Bunton, Kevin Foster (fraudster), Levi Bellfield, Michael Brown (fraudster), Michael Carroll (lottery winner), Monica Coghlan, Peter Chapman, Robin Friday, Roy Whiting, Steve Wright (serial killer). Excerpt: Robin Friday (27 July 1952 - 22 December 1990) was an English footballer who played professionally as a forward for Reading and Cardiff City during a career that lasted four years in the mid-1970s. Born and raised in Acton, west London, Friday was scouted, but not retained, by four professional clubs during his teenage years. After appearing for local semi-professional sides in the Isthmian League, he joined Charlie Hurley's Fourth Division Reading team in 1974. He quickly became a key player, and helped Reading to win promotion to the Third Division during the season. Friday's on-field performances were regarded as excellent, and he won Reading's player of the year award in both of his full seasons there, as well as being the leading goal scorer. However, his habit of unsettling opponents through physical intimidation contributed to a heavily tarnished disciplinary record. Friday was also known off the field for his heavy smoking, drinking, womanising and drug-taking. As his drug habit intensified, Friday's form began to dip in the first half of the 1976-77 season, leading Reading to sell him to Second Division side Cardiff City in December 1976. Friday travelled to join his new team by train, without a valid ticket and had to be bailed by Cardiff manager Jimmy Andrews before even signing for the club. He performed strongly on his debut, but afterwards his form...