FORMER CHAIRMAN LAUNCHES BOOK

No-Brainer – life story of Bill Gates

Former Ebac Northern League chairman Mike Amos – now the league’s senior vice-president – has written a book marrying the remarkable life story of former Middlesbrough FC defender Bill Gates with the rapidly intensifying debate over concerns about repetitively heading a football.
Bill died last October after living for many years with chronic traumatic encephalitis, a neurological disease cause he repeated blows to the brain.
Dr Judith Gates, his wife of 62 years, founded and chairs Head Safe Football, a charity aimed at raising awareness and seeking national action around those issues.
Called No-brainer, the 330-page book will be launched at Ferryhill Workmen’s Club – just a few hundred yards from Bill’s childhood home – on Tuesday May 7 from 6 30pm.
Among those attending will be former Midlesbrough and England central defender Gary Pallister and ex-Boro and Chelsea star Tony McAndrew.
Mike and Judith will be very happy to sign books – though no purchase is necessary – and Mike, league chairman for 20 years, even promises to buy a beer for old Northern League friends.
Bill Gates was one of five sons – including future England international Eric – of Ferryhill miner Jimmy Gates and his wife. The book also includes many stories of growing up in post-war Co Durham.
*No-brainer is published by Haythorp Books (£14 99) and is available on Amazon, at Ferryhill WMC on the evening of May 7 or direct from the author – mikeamos81@aol.com