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Simon Rae
Simon Rae tried supporting Canterbury City but switched to Liverpool FC for the 1965 FA Cup final against Leeds United. He stood in the Kop on a few occasions in the 1970s and pres...view moreSimon Rae tried supporting Canterbury City but switched to Liverpool FC for the 1965 FA Cup final against Leeds United. He stood in the Kop on a few occasions in the 1970s and presumably saw all the stars but cannot remember any of the football (possibly because he couldn't see any of it). He missed the one FA Cup final he was offered a ticket for (missing the train from Canterbury) and only watched the World Cup final in 1966 because rain stopped play at the county cricket match he was attending. Decades later, he brought up his son, Michael, to be a Liverpool supporter but - as he is constantly reminded - has yet to take him to Anfield. Simon's first love is cricket, and his definitive biography of W. G. Grace (1998) was praised by John Major. In addition to a second cricket book (It's Not Cricket), he has published six novels and several slim volumes of poetry. He presented Poetry Please! on BBC Radio 4 for five years and wrote satirical verse for The Guardian for ten years.view less
Books by Simon Rae
The Pillbox Murders: The second Inspector Dalliance mystery Hangman: A Simple Game...Deadly Consequences Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBodyline: Introducing Inspector Dalliance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMY LIFE ON THE LINE: Everything you didn't know you needed to know about being an assistant referee Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings