Strikers
6 primary works
Book 1
When you're slipping down the Premiere League and picking up speed, it's time for drastic action. Sherwood Strikers belong at the top, but now they have more than bad results to worry about. It seems some of the team are keener on fighting each other than beating the opposition. And, when accusations of match-rigging start to fly, the nightmare of manager Joss Morecombe is complete. Can Thomas Headley and the other Morecombe Babes really turn it round for the Strikers?
Book 2
Thomas Headley, new idol of the Sherwood Strikers fans, thinks he can handle the limelight, and is getting used to the attention, the offers, the photo-calls. But there's another side to being a football star, as Thomas soon discovers. The pressure mounts as media mogul Redman Forster attempts to enlist Thomas' help to oust the club's management. As a potential buy-out looms, loyalties within the team are sorely tested and Thomas begins to realize that sometimes you need better footwork off the pitch than you do on it...
Book 3
This aspirational, near-reality series carries a sly slant on recognisable names, faces and issues from the world of football, providing the glitz and excitement of the Premier League.'
Book 4
England hosts the World Cup finals - and Sherwood Strikers provide the home squad with five players, including midfielder Thomas Headley. But the national coach is under a cloud, the team is no happy family and the opposition is the world's best. They say that England likes to win through from an underdog position - but can it really be done? In the high-pressure chamber that is Wembley, Thomas Headley faces the toughest test of his career.
Book 5
Something isn't going quite right for the Sherwood Strikers. Richest side in the League, packed with star players - and wallowing down near the bottom of the table. Is the answer really to bring in a mantra-chanting American football trainer from the States who thinks soccer is a game that's had its day? Veteran manager Joss Morecombe is a hard man to face up to, but he seems to have given up caring. Has he lost his touch? In a barnstorming climax, Morecombe's young players take matters into their own hands, with exciting results...
Book 6
There is glamour, excitement and great satisfaction in being a young star footballer. Thomas Headley's skills have made him a national hero. But magic feet on the pitch don't prevent injuries. And family problems can happen to anyone. As Thomas' younger brother becomes a rising star for England Juniors, Thomas has to confront injury, family disruption and a vicious case of professional jealousy. Even as Thomas fights for the form that will keep him in the side, he finds himself branded a thief. Someone is out to get him...