{"id":40198,"date":"2022-02-17T13:34:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T13:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=40198"},"modified":"2022-02-17T13:34:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T13:34:48","slug":"lifelong-sheffield-united-fan-releasing-debut-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/02\/17\/lifelong-sheffield-united-fan-releasing-debut-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifelong Sheffield United fan releasing debut book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lifelong Sheffield United fan and avid writer is releasing a book next week detailing the history of his beloved Blades.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Holyhead&#8217;s book, titled \u2018Ain\u2019t Got A Barrel Of Money\u2019, is due to be released on February 22 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI loved the process of writing a book and I loved the research into history even before my time. Just talking to some of the former players and getting their stories as a fan, left me awestruck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up as a kid in the 1980s, my hero was Keith Edwards who was a United player at the time and interviewing him got me even more excited about writing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jason, father-of-three and former trade union official, has been writing a blogs and articles as well as for an online magazine called &#8216;Over The Bar&#8217; about League 2 and Sheffield United over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>Jason added: \u201cI had organised to speak to former player Len Badger, but unfortunately lockdown happened and I never got round to meeting him. The idea was that we were going to meet up at Len Badger\u2019s house and have a chat for a few hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLen wasn\u2019t very well and sadly he passed away, which was a real shame as he was really well thought of by fans and players\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40209\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40209\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/FLeJ_qMXEAE-m26-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason&#8217;s new book, &#8216;Ain&#8217;t Got A Barrel Of Money&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The book focuses on the 70s period where in 1975, Sheffield United finished sixth in Division One, playing some of the most exciting football in the country.<\/p>\n<p>However, within six years they had gone from the brink of greatness to relegation to the fourth division.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst there are other accounts from players around this time, \u2018Ain\u2019t Got A Barrel Of Money\u2019 details the seven year period with a variety of stories that make the story unique.<\/p>\n<p>The author said: \u201cThere are stories from fans, players and I don\u2019t think there has ever been a book that has got so many different people\u2019s input in it. I hope it won\u2019t be but it could be the last book where anyone speaks to these players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is so much more scope for more books because there are different time periods like 1981 to 91 where United work themselves back up the divisions, so I could definitely see potential for sequels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The title of the book comes from a Sheffield United chant adapted from a war time song where fans sing \u201cAin\u2019t got a barrel of money, but we&#8217;ve got Woodward and Currie\u201d. 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