‘King for a Day’ John Tudor

Association member and sixties Sky Blues forward John Tudor paid a fairly rare visit to a snowy and bitterly cold Ricoh Arena last Saturday. John had flown in from Minnesota on a family visit for Christmas and the New Year and had taken the opportunity to renew links with friends and fans at the Club’s somewhat unfortunate defeat against Norwich City on 18th December last.

John was also signing copies of his autobiography ‘King for a Day’  for fans in the G-Casino and City’s Legends Lounge (where he is pictured) before the game and was full of  reminiscences about his part in Jimmy Hill’s Sky Blue Revolution. The book (published this year by Limelight Classic Productions Ltd at £15 hardback; £10 paperback) is a gritty and workmanlike account which traces John’s career from humble beginnings at Ilkeston Town as he followed his career with Coventry City,  Sheffield United, Newcastle Utd (where he became part of a feared striking duo with Malcolm Macdonald). Stoke City and KAA Gent in Belgium.  John has been working in the States for quite a number of years as a community based ‘soccer’ coach though however bad weather conditions were on Saturday he said he had routinely seen much worse back home!