Pies, pints, poles and goals - ‘The Beast’ reveals what feeds his appetite

By MATT BADCOCK

JON PARKIN’S nine-year-old son, Oliver, wants to know when he can read his dad’s autobiography.“I told him on the day of my funeral,” Parkin laughs.
Feed The Beast, which promises Pints, pies, poles – and a belly full of goals, is the story of the York City striker’s colourful career.
One that started out at Barnsley, nearly saw him quit the game to become a nursery nurse, before taking his burly frame – hence the affectionate Beast nickname &nd...