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In Kendall's Glory Years, former Everton players and backroom staff give you the inside track on Howard Kendall’s illustrious first spell in charge.

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00:00As Everton look ahead to a fresh start at their new stadium at Bramley Moor Dock,

00:05one die-hard Blues book takes supporters back to one of the club's most defining chapters,

00:11the Howard Kendall years.

00:12I could never think about not loving this club,

00:17because there's just been too many rollercoaster rides throughout that time,

00:22and I was very fortunate to see a lot of the glory,

00:26to season 84-85, you played a total of 63 matches in all competition,

00:32and I went to every single one.

00:34Former players and staff are now sharing their memories

00:37of the time when Everton dominated English football.

00:40In Kendall's glory years, author and lifelong fan,

00:43Steve Zoczek gathers first-hand accounts from those inside the dressing room

00:47during Kendall's first spell in charge,

00:50the most successful period in the club's history.

00:52When we signed Gary Lineker, Kendall put his arm around Gary Lineker,

00:56and said, we're going to build a team around you.

00:59And to be fair, Gary Lineker, he doesn't say much about Everton on TV,

01:03but he told me it was the best club side that he ever played for,

01:06even though they were runners-up in the league

01:08and runners-up in the FA Cup to Liverpool.

01:11From early struggles and calls for Kendall to be sacked,

01:14to league titles and European glory denied to them,

01:18the bogey explores a transformational time both on and off the pitch.

01:22It's basically from Howard's first day at Goodison up until he went to Bilbao in 1987,

01:30and all the players who were involved with Howard in that period tell their story

01:38about how they went from Howard nearly getting the sack

01:41to all the success they had, all the silverware, and all the glory days.

01:48As the club's men's team moves from Goodison Park to a new home on the Liverpool waterfront,

01:53so Chexbuk offers a timely reminder of past glories

01:56and the highs that fans hope can one day return.

02:00Well, obviously, yeah, things have changed a lot over the years,

02:03but that's football, but they've never turned me back on Everton Football Club.

02:09He's hoping this will give an insight into the team, the manager,

02:12and the legacy that still shapes Everton today.

02:16Once I get all the information and people read in these books,

02:21I think they are quite surprised.

02:23How did they get all of him?

02:24But, you know, they are quite, I think they did admire me for what I do.

02:29And, as I say, that spurs me on to do, you know, something else, another publication.

02:35In May, the men's first team said goodbye to L4 after 133 years at their second home in the city.

02:44It had been widely expected that following their last fixture,

02:47the lights would go out on the grand old lady for the final time.

02:50However, just weeks before that penultimate match of the most recent season,

02:54it was confirmed how the women's team will call the ground home from August.

Kendall's Glory Years - New books gives glimpse into Everton history

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