Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #121 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-05
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

The Times
'Probably the best novel ever written about sport.'

Observer
'The book that brought the legend back to life.'

Independent on Sunday
'The most extraordinary novel about football yet to appear.'

Customer Reviews

I have no interest in football, but this is an astonishing read
An astounding book. A riveting portrait of fraility and self-doubt full of drama and pace and tragedy. I have little idea who most of these people are but was utterly gripped by the sheer power of the prose. Just amazing.

It's like your really there.
What can I say other than as I said in the review title you feel as if you are there when the events take place,however you have an advantage if you actually lived through those years,if you can visualise the faces of the people involved; Clough,Taylor,Bremner,Giles..........who are really the 4 main central characters.It is brilliantly descriptive writing,I cannot recommend it highly enough.

A bloody good read.
I found this book difficult to put down. It truly engages with the character of Brian Clough that at times I felt I was reading his autobiography. If you liked or disliked Clough then this is a belting read. Funny, tragic, infuriating and full of the attitude that truly encapsulates Cloughie. The relationship between Clough and Taylor is captured here beautifully. Buy it