HARRY HARRIS has written about 20 books on Chelsea, including FOUR tomes on José Mourinho, THREE on Ruud Gullit, plus biographies of Franco Zola, Luca Vialli, Antonio Conte, and an autobiography of Kerry Dixon. He took part in a documentary about “Battle of the Bridge” behind the scenes conflict between Ken Bates and Matthew Harding which he turned into a best selling book. In fact Harry has written a record 90 football books in his distinguished career. As a young journalist at the London Evening News Harry ghosted a column for Chelsea manager Danny Blanchflower and was close to many of the Chelsea players. Harry went on to become a double winner of the British Sports Journalist of the Year award and was presented with the British Variety Club of Great Britain Silver Heart for ‘Contribution to Sports Journalism’ and is the only journalist ever to win the Sports Story of the Year accolade twice. Harry has a total of 24 industry awards. One of the most influential football columnists for three decades, Harry is one of the most acclaimed investigative journalists and news gatherers of his generation. He is currently Sports Development Director for SmartFrame Technologies.

PAUL TREVILLION has devised and drawn thousands of sporting features since the early 1950’s and, ovMovement’ for his unique bring the personality of a subject to life. Eagle, Tiger and the Spurs supporters magazine, The Lilywhite, while still a school boy. In 1952, he met and sketched HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at an awards ceremony at Mansion House, which resulted in a letter from His Royal Highness in praise of the young artist being published in the national press, launching his career in sporting art. In 1955 he met Sir Winston Churchill who signed a smiling portrait painting of the great war leader, which is still today the only signed smiling portrait of Churchill in existence. Paul then created the iconic refereeing feature ‘You Are The Ref’ which began in 1957 as ‘Hey Ref !’ in the Sunday People, and went on to appear in Shoot! magazine in the 1970’s and 1980’s and from 2006 in The Observer. In 1963 he revolutionised Roy of the Rovers with his ‘Comic Art Realism’ style and within weeks children were writing in for Roy Race’s autograph convinced he was real! Thanks to ‘Comic Art Realism’ – Roy Race, a footballer who never existed, lived FOREVER! An acclaimed sports artist, author, inventor and motivator he has worked with the likes of Pelé, George Best, Paul Gascoigne, Gary Player, Lee Trevino and Sugar Ray Robinson… to name just a few. His work has appeared in major London exhibitions and at the FIFA Museum and the National Football Museum. A lifelong Spurs fan, one of Paul’s first memories is being taken to see a cup tie between Spurs and Everton and in the process developing a childhood obsession with Dixie Dean.

KEN BATES bought Chelsea FC for £1 in 1982 and sold it to Roman Abramovitch in 2003 for £60m, setting the club on course for a place in the European elite. During his controversial 21-year reign at the Bridge, Ken could be said to have saved the club from hostile developers and a hostile takeover by Matthew Harding. 91-year-old Ken Bates now lives peacefully in Monaco.