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Mick Rathbone left Everton in 2010 after David Moyes saw he had become weary and worn down... now the 63-year-old is loving life at Salford City, can rap along to Eminem and has no desire to retire as he releases the sequel to his much-loved first book

It's the time of year for talk of Father Christmas but today, on a beautiful morning in Salford, thoughts of Peter Pan are more appropriate during a poignant conversation with Mick Rathbone.

Rathbone is one of those people in football who is known and respected far and wide through his nickname. There is nothing 'Baz' has not seen during a career that has spanned almost half-a-century, as a player, a manager and physiotherapist and seen him represent all manner of clubs.

We meet at the Peninsula Stadium, Salford City's home, to discuss Rathbone's recently published memoirs, The Smell of Football 2.