SIGNED BY  WILLIE AND AUTHOR
Sent Off at Gunpoint is the official biography of Willie Johnston. In exclusive interviews with author Tom Bullimore, Johnston lays bare for the first time the truth about what happened in Argentina in 1978 when he was controversially sent home from the World Cup having tested positive for drugs. Willie's career as a silky, classy player who jinked his way down the wing to create goal after goal, and score the odd one too, took him from Glasgow Rangers, where he helped the club win the only European trophy in their history, the Cup Winners Cup in 1972, netting the winning goal in the final, to West Bromwich Albion, Vancouver Whitecaps, Birmingham City, Hearts and of course Scotland, for whom he won 22 caps. Such was his status, at each of his clubs he became a cult hero, but Johnston was perhaps the most controversial player of his times. Stricken with a legendary temper, he was sent off a record 22 times. Controversy seemed to follow him about. He once raced naked around the Hawthorns for a bet, teased opponents by sitting on the ball in matches and was incredibly both sent off and drummed out of South America at gunpoint. With contributions by Ron Atkinson, Johnny Giles and Sandy Jardine amongst a stellar cast, Sent Off at Gunpoint tells Johnston's incredible story in full for the first time.
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