Author Paul has written 18 books about Scottish football's most interesting characters.
AUTHOR Paul Smith has written 18 books about some of Scottish football’s most interesting characters but none have had as special a connection to his own life as his latest.legend Dave Smith, who is now 79.“It feels a little like things have come full circle,” explains Paul, smiling.
“But sitting down with my dad and going through it more methodically, did feel strange. For him too. New things came out of the process, memories were sparked about things he had perhaps forgotten, and that gave it a freshness.
“To be honest, we didn’t think a lot about my dad’s football, it was just what he did,” says Paul, who is married to Coral, and has three children, Finlay, 18, Mia, 15, and Zara, 11. Paul adds: “My dad wasn’t really interested in who won or lost a game, he was always more concerned about football being played the right way – and that meant with grace and“It didn’t matter if he was playing in front of 70,000 supporters, or kicking a ball about on a playing field with his friends, he always felt the same and it’s one of the things he finds frustrating about watching today’s footballers.
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