Product Description

Brian Glanville has been writing football obituaries exclusively for the Guardian since 1996 and is known to be the best in the business. This winning collection of 100 pieces includes eulogies to George Armstrong, Stan Cullis, David Rocastle, Waldir Pereira, Brian Clough, Emlyn Hughes, Bobby Johnson and George Best.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #205303 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

About the Author
Brian Glanville has written a number of sports articles for the 'Guardian.' He is author of 'Football Memories' (1999), 'The Story of the World Cup': 'The Essential Companion to Germany 2006' (2006) and 'England Managers: The Toughest Job in Football' (2008).

Customer Reviews

Football heaven
A fine little book if you are interested in the footballers and managers of the past. Sometimes a famous name lives on - Shackleton, Blanchflower, Cantwell, Lawton etc - but the details are lost in history. This book brings to life their glorious achievements and at times their inevitable downfall.

Glanville peppers some of the obituaries with humorous anecdotes which alleviate the obvious sombre tones. It's easy to see from his writing the affection he has for some of beautiful game's greatest exponents although there are some strange exclusions: Shankly, Paisley, Jock Stein, Alan Ball to name just four.

Hopefully there will be another installment at some future point.