Official Heart of Midlothian Quiz Book , livre ebook
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2012
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Are you a loyal Hearts supporter? Do you consider yourself to be an expert on this popular Scottish side? Would you like an opportunity to impress your family and friends with all the trivia you have picked up about the team over the years? Now you can find out how much you really know about Heart of Midlothian FC with the 1,000 questions in this quiz book. With sections covering every aspect of the club's long history from players, managers and opponents to memorable matches, victories and defeats, this book is sure to score a hit with football aficionados of all ages. Packed full of important facts and figures, this tribute to Midlothian is as informative as it is entertaining and is a must have for all Hearts' fans. But be warned, some of the more challenging questions might just find you arguing with the ref and begging for extra time. So, whether you are strictly a one-team fan or a dedicated follower of the Scottish League, The Official Heart of Midlothian Quiz Book is guaranteed to provide hours of fun.
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Date de parution
23 janvier 2012
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Contents
Tîtle Page Publîser ïnformatîon Foreword ïntroductîon
Heart of Midlothian Quiz Book Questîons Answers
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THE OFFICIAL HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN QUIZ BOOK
Compiled by Chris Cowlin and Andrew-Henry Bowie Foreword by Gary Mackay
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Copyrîgt © 2009 by Crîs Cowlîn and Andrew-Henry Bowîe he autors ave asserted teîr moral rîgts Brîtîs Lîbrary Cataloguîng-în-Publîcatîon Data A catalogue record for tîs book îs avaîlable from te Brîtîs Lîbrary
All rîgts reserved. hîs book îs sold subject to te condîtîon, tat no part of tîs book îs to be reproduced, în any sape or form. Or by way of trade, stored în a retrîeval system or transmîtted în any form or by any means, electronîc, mecanîcal, potocopyîng, recordîng, be lent, re-sold, îred out or oterwîse cîrculated în any form of bîndîng or cover oter tan tat în wîc ît îs publîsed and wîtout a sîmîlar condîtîon, încludîng tîs condîtîon beîng împosed on te subsequent purcaser, wîtout prîor permîssîon of te copyrîgt older.
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Autor’s Note: Please contact me: CrîsCowlîn@btconnect.com îf you Ind any mîstakes/errors în tîs book as ï would lîke to put tem rîgt on any future reprînts of tîs book. ï would also lîke to ear from Hearts fans wo ave enjoyed te test! For more înformatîon on me and my books please look at: www.CrîsCowlîn.com
hîs book îs an oicîal product of Heart of Mîdlotîan Football Club.
FOREWORD ByGaryMackay
It was a great pleasure to be asked to provide the foreword
for this, The Official Heart of Midlothian Quiz Book. I’ve been
a supporter of this wonderful team for over 40 years now, and
for seventeen of them, I was privileged enough as a player, to
make more appearances for the club than any other person.
As both a supporter and as a player, those four decades have
brought a multitude of highs and lows. The 70s led to a massive decline in fortunes, as the club was relegated and promoted almost year in/year out for seven years before the
greatly respected era of the 80s under Alex MacDonald. Hearts have also played regularly and performed well in Europe. We’ve dominated the Edinburgh derby and of course won two Scottish Cups; both of which sparked off massive street celebrations in Gorgie. However, as well as all the great victories throughout those times, there have also been a whole host of painful defeats to endure; and often it’s events
off the pitch that are as much debated as the football played
on it. Hearts are a big talking point, simply because the club
means so much to so many people, and even those who don’t
support us still like to methodically study what’s going on at
Tynecastle! Heart of Midlothian is an institution steeped in
history and drama, and this quiz book is the perfect vehicle for
those Hearts’ debates and conversations to keep going.
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As supporters we all cherish the club and we want its future
to be both stable and prosperous. Nevertheless, it’s the past that gives our present day predicaments something to be compared with. This book is all about recollecting the past; those great games, the great goals and the great players. Hearts have had an eventful past to say the least, and I hope
you enjoy remembering it as you make your way through a
thousand quiz questions on the greatest and most successful
football team Edinburgh has ever produced.
Enjoy the book! GaryMackay
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INTRODUCTION ByChrisCowlin
I would first of all like to thank Gary Mackay for writing the
foreword to this book. I am very grateful for his help on this
project and was truly delighted when he agreed to write a few
words. I would also like to thank everyone for their comments
and reviews (which can be found at the back of the book).
I would also like to thank Stephen McMenemy and Yifan Wu at Hearts for their help and advice during the book’s compilation. I have thoroughly enjoyed working on this book and researching the history of the club and its players.
It was great working with Andrew-Henry Bowie for the first
time. I really hope you enjoy this book. Hopefully it should
bring back some wonderful memories of this fantastic club!
In closing, I would like to thank all my friends and family for
encouraging me to complete this project.
Best wishes Chris Cowlin
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INTRODUCTION ByAndrew-HenryBowie
Heart of Midlothian FC: is there a finer name for a football team anywhere in the world? There is something quite magical about this old Edinburgh institution, yet its story is anything but a fairytale. The club’s heritage is magnificent. The beautiful capital city of Edinburgh, the Royal Mile and the
Heart of Midlothian cobble stones; our 1874 birth, the dark maroon jersey, the romantic heart-shaped crest, a glorious past and of course – that wonderful name. There are only a
dozen professional football clubs in the world that can allege
to be older in existence than Heart of Midlothian, yet few can
claim to have such a vibrant, tumultuous and often tragic
history. As a Hearts supporter, I’ve followed the club since the
days when even getting out of Scottish football’s second tier
was proving to be too much of an ask, and yet I was one of
the lucky ones! If every silver lining has a cloud, then it’s those
fantastic moments that sporadically come along that puts
every defeat into context (and I’m gleefully writing this bit
the day after we soundly beat Hibs on their own patch in the Scottish Cup). In my time as a supporter, there’s been relegation; an agonising Championship loss and whole load of
snatching defeats from the jaws of victory. Add to that a
generation of heroes, two Scottish Cup wins and a multitude
of great games and glorious goals to savour. This book is, on
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the whole, a reminder of the good times and great times; and
may we live in interesting times. My vision when compiling
this book was to one day take it round to my brother, Bobby’s
house and have a Hearts-themed ‘pub quiz’ with some friends.
No doubt when it happens, I’ll be on the receiving end of a torrent of verbal abuse as my keen knowledge of Heart of Midlothian puts his to diabolical shame. What would be even
better than that is the Hearts family up and down the country, and beyond doing much the same thing with their own nearest and dearest. After all that we’ve been through; I think
we deserve to take some time out to remind ourselves why it
really is all worth it in the end. I sincerely hope you enjoy it.
I’d like to dedicate this book to my wife, Lesley and to my daughter, Jude and to all the supporters, dreamers and believers of the famous Heart of Midlothian Football Club.
Best wishes Andrew-Henry Bowie
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CLUBHISTORY
In what year was Heart of Midlothian FC formed?
On what famous public park by Melville Drive did Hearts play their early games?
Who was the first ever captain of Hearts?
Hearts were founding members of the Scottish League - in which year?
Who are Hearts’ traditional city rivals?
What are the two traditional club colours of Hearts?
Up until May 2009, how many major domestic honours have Hearts won in their history?
What ‘Park’ or ‘Stadium’ have Hearts called home since 1886?
What event between 1914 and 1918 took greater precedence than football for the heroic Hearts players?
What is the popular rhyming nickname of ‘Hearts’?
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