Oh ahh Stantona

By Nathan Jackson
November 3 2005

Just when you thought you'd seen it all as a Lincoln fan, up pops Phil Stant releasing an auto-biography. The former Imps' striker and manager is set to release his story in the new year with the title "Oh Ahh Stantona" in which he talks about his career and his time at City.

Stant(ona) played for the Imps for 3 years before becoming manager after John Reames stepped down as manager and Stant had a very unsuccessful stint as City boss (which makes the subtitle "I Great Manager") a bit laughable. He left the Imps in March 2001 after dragging the side down to 23rd in the table and on the back of a 5 game losing run. If he hadn't left, the club would have gone into extinction because we were heading to the conference. It's no coincedence that we won the 4 games immediatly after he left.

In the book, Stant talks about his time as a lower-league journeyman and about his time as the Imps' boss. However, he also uses the oppurunity to take a swipe at the men responsible for what he calls his "sensational sacking".

The syopsis reads

"Like many young boys, Phil Stant was an avid football fan as he grew up. Born in Bolton in the 1960s, he was an avid Bolton Wanderers fan and he was eager to become a top flight player, just like his idols. Phil's career began to take a different path though when he joined the army and progressed into the SAS. As his life became one filled with combat and military exercises, he never gave up his love for football. He eventually realised his childhood dream too when he became a professional footballer playing for Notts County, Reading, Fulham, Brighton and Lincoln City. Popular with the fans and team alike, he became the manager at Lincoln in 2000. In this frank account of a life lived to the full, Phil recalls his tales from the front line, onto the pitch and from the sidelines. With fun anecdotes such as the time that the only way he could make it to a match was by SAS helicopter to how he felt about being sensationally sacked from his managerial role at Lincoln. His warm, conversational style and wit make this a must-read book with something for everyone."

Anyone wishing to purchase the book can do so by going here, http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1844542092/qid%3D1131043443/202-1010277-4987803