Colin's career as a writer began when he was asked to contribute a few words to Richard Kurt's 'Red Army Years' while in a Swiss jail in the late 90s. Thrilled with seeing his work in print, Colin took 5 years to write the critically acclaimed "Grafters". Subsequently the author has written for many football fanzines and contributed to several other books on the subject. He has also researched and co-written many series for television including 'The UK's Toughest Seaside Town' and 'The UK's Toughest Pub'. More recently Colin has taken to the camera contributing still photographs to the 'A Day On The Lens' exhibition at Manchester's Royal Exchange as well as capturing film of Timperley legend Frank Sidebottom's final performance. He has even appeared in theatre in "Up On The Roof" at Manchester's Royal Exchange and has a new film about Harold Riley in the pipeline.
