SAM ELLIOTT on how a grieving mother honoured her promise to write a book about her son

NO PARENT should ever outlive their child, but the mother of tragic former Macclesfield and Peterborough midfielder Richard Butcher has helped channel her suffering by writing a book about the football adventures of her beloved boy.
Gail Butcher’s life was turned upside down when her son died suddenly aged just 29, the popular player found dead at his home after suffering a heart-attack as he slept.
It was a traumatic time for Macclesfield. Nine months earlier, manager Keith Alexander was ta...