Product Description

"City 'til I die" is the story of the most important and remarkable day in the recent history of Manchester City Football Club as described by the people who have loved the 'Blues' longest and most passionately. The tumultuous events surrounding the 1999 play-off final against Gillingham unfold through the quotes, photographs and memorabilia of fans, long serving players and even the club's laundry girls, Janet and Joyce. Stories range from those of a father and son reunited at the game after years estranged, to the memories of Richard Edghill, City's final penalty taker. Each quote has a page designed around it featuring elements as diverse as Joe Royle's actual team sheet for the game to a 'Roy of the Rovers' style illustration of Paul Dickov's equalising goal.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #894747 in Books
• Published on: 1999-11
• Binding: Paperback
• 132 pages

Manchester Evening News, December 4th 1999
"Emotional and evocative."

Arena, January/February 2000
"The real 'Match of the Century' captured...23 years of hurt never stopped them dreaming."

From the Author
May 30th 1999 was one of the most extraordinary days of my life. This book is my attempt to capture the emotion of that afternoon and in the process create something that one day in the future will help explain to my son why I'm "City 'til I die".