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Title: Graham Heathcote: Non-League Icon
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on May 01, 2020, 09:07:45 PM

Article set to feature in Sunday's issue of the Non-League Paper:

https://twitter.com/NonLeaguePaper/status/1256255914547580930 (https://twitter.com/NonLeaguePaper/status/1256255914547580930)

Title: Re: Graham Heathcote: Non-League Icon
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on May 03, 2020, 07:02:38 PM

No input from the man himself but the full-page article does include some interesting observations from both Stuart Coburn and Shaun Densmore.

Alas, the author of the piece commits a howler by incorrectly stating that Graham Heathcote scored Alty's goal against Everton at Goodison Park back in January 1975 (and he oddly omits any mention of GH's penalty at Anfield in January 1981).

Title: Re: Graham Heathcote: Non-League Icon
Post by: Leon on May 03, 2020, 07:33:13 PM

He also refers to GH as a winger and Alty as amateurs. Other than that...

Title: Re: Graham Heathcote: Non-League Icon
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on May 03, 2020, 07:56:27 PM

Quote from: Leon on May 03, 2020, 07:33:13 PM

He also refers to GH as a winger and refers to Alty as amateurs. Other than that...

Indeed. That reference to Alty as being amateurs is mortifyingly slipshod.   

I found it particularly odd that there were no contributions from GH. Either he wasn't asked or he declined to participate.

Title: Re: Graham Heathcote: Non-League Icon
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on May 04, 2020, 09:13:53 AM

Maybe the journalist is an amateur.

Title: Re: Graham Heathcote: Non-League Icon
Post by: JD on May 04, 2020, 11:05:13 PM

IIRC the Non League Paper has a;lways had a weak level of accuracy!