Manchester United Ruined My Life

Author: Colin Shindler
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0755363922
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Colin Shindler was dealt a cruel hand by Fate when he became a passionate Manchester City supporter. In this brilliant sporting autobiography he recalls the great characters of his youth, like his eccentric Uncle Laurence, as well as his professional heroes. Threaded through these sporting events is the author's own story, which touches on a universal nerve, growing up in a Jewish family, his childhodd destroyed by the sudden death of his mother and his slow emotional recovery through his love for Manchester City. It is a tale that reveals what it is like to be on the outside looking in, with his nose pressed up against the sweet shop window watching the United supporters take all the wine gums.

Leading

Author: Alex Ferguson
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 0316268097
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 364

Book Description
After an astonishing career-first in Scotland, and then over 27 years with Manchester United Football Club- Sir Alex Ferguson delivers Leading, in which the greatest soccer coach of all time will analyze the pivotal leadership decisions of his 38 years as a manager and, with his friend and collaborator Sir Michael Moritz, draw out lessons anyone can use in business and life to generate long-term transformational success. From hiring practices to firing decisions, from dealing with transition to teamwork, from mastering the boardroom to responding to failure and adversity, Leading is as inspiring as it is practical, and a go-to reference for any leader in business, sports, and life.

Match of My Life Manchester United

Author: Ivan Ponting
Publisher: Know The Score Books
ISBN: 9781905449590
Category : Soccer matches
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Relive 15 of the biggest games in the history of Manchester United Football Club through the eyes of the men who made our hearts pulsate - the players.

Manchester United Ruined My Life

Author: Colin Shindler
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 9780755363889
Category : Soccer fans
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Sunderland AFC Match of My Life

Author: Rob Mason
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1909178179
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 163

Book Description
Sunderland AFC Match of My Life sees a dozen all-time greats re-live the game that stands out for them in their Sunderland careers. Jim Montgomery chooses the 1973 FA Cup final where he made the greatest save ever seen at Wembley while Niall Quinn also selects a great game from beneath the old twin towers, the sensational 1998 play-off final where Sunderland scored ten times and still somehow lost. With further contributions from Charlie Huntley, Len Ashurst, Gary Bennett, Kevin Ball and others from the club's past, Match of My Life is an evocative look back at some great games in Sunderland's history.Key features- Part of the popular and successful Match of My Life series which features a number of football clubs- Features twelve of Sunderland's greatest names, reflecting on their most memorable match for the club- Also details those players' cherished memories from their time with the club, the players they played with and the managers they served- Includes contemporary and historic images from the legendary matches covered- Written by Sunderland programme editor Rob Mason. He has written several books on the club, including Cult Heroes, Match of My Life, Greatest Games

Manchester United Ruined My Wife

Author: David Blatt
Publisher: Pitch Pub
ISBN: 9781905449811
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Manchester United Ruined My Wife, the hilarious tale of a life-long United supporter and the way his obsession affected his wife and daughters, one of whom grew up to be an international pop star, was first published in 2004 selling over 10,000 copies. This new, updated edition brings the tale from the tragedy of Munich up to the triumph of Moscow, including the protracted sale to American owners, the rise and rise of FC United of Manchester and finally the double whammy of United's 17th league title and the agony and ecstasy of Russian penalty roulette in Moscow. How can a man love one woman, when he is in love with eleven men? When people get married it is "Till death do us part," yet, for almost 40% of the population, marriage ends in divorce. But, when you fall truly, madly, deeply in love with your football team there is no divorce; you do not stray. Your team is the one constant, consistent, permanent, overwhelming obsession in your life. Rarely has a book been written that so painfully yet humorously conveys the all-consuming red-hot passion, joy and despair felt by the vast majority of football fans. With highs so intense it reduces sex to mere skin rubbing, David Blatt puts wives in their rightful place on the substitutes bench as he takes the reader on a journey through his United-watching adventures, from the Busby Babes via the 1968 European Cup final, relegation, promotion, the wilderness years of the 70s and 80s, a first Championship in 26 years and the glorious 1999 treble, which culminated in the unforgettable Champions League triumph in Barcelona. It is a tale that millions of so-called "ordinary" football fans can relate to. After all, how can kissing girls compete with getting up at 5am for a 400 mile round trip for home games?

Wolves Match of My Life

Author: Simon Lowe
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1909178195
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
Twelve Wolves legends tell the stories behind their favourite games from their Molineux careers. The selected games include the 1949 and 1960 FA Cup and the 1974 and 1980 League Cup Finals, the famous floodlit friendlies against Honved and Real Madrid and tussles with local rivals West Bromich Albion. Bill Slater and John Richards select their greatest matches in a Wolves shirt, while Steve Bull recalls his best performance, after a night on the tiles! Ron Flowers, Sammy Smyth and the late Norman Deeley also feature in a book with a foreword by Sir Jack Hayward. Wolves Match of My Life will delight fans of all ages as they relive magic moments through the eyes of the men who made them happen.Key features- Part of the popular and successful Match of My Life series which features a number of football clubs- Features twelve of Wolves' greatest names, reflecting on their most memorable match for the club- Also details those players' cherished memories from their time with the club, the players they played with and the managers they served- Includes contemporary and historic images from the legendary matches covered- Written by respected football writer Simon Lowe; a well-known Midlands-based football historian and author, with over 15 published books to his name

Manchester United Match of My Life

Author: Ivan Ponting
Publisher: Match of My Life
ISBN: 9781908051684
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Seventeen Manchester United legends tell the stories behind their favourite ever gameS for the club - enabling United fans of all ages to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men who were there, playing their hearts out for the red shirt. Includes Bryan Robson, Martin Buchan, Dwight Yorke, Alex Dawson and Paul Scholes.

Arsenal Match of My Life

Author: Alex Crook
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1785314343
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239

Book Description
Gunners greats from David Seaman to Bob Wilson and Theo Walcott to Charlie George take us behind the dressing-room door, enabling fans of all ages to relive these amazing memories through the eyes and emotions of the men who were there, pulling on the famous red-and-white shirts. Contained in these pages are previously untold stories from fan favourites including Ray Parlour on winning the Premier League title at Old Trafford and scoring the winner in the FA Cup Final in the space of just four days and what Arsene Wenger did to transform the club. Lee Dixon reveals how he and his team-mates toasted their remarkable last-gasp 1989 title win at Anfield by swigging Kenny Dalglish's champagne while George Graham offers a rare look back at his amazing Highbury career as both player and manager. Double winners Frank McLintock and George also relive the never-to-be-forgotten 1970/71 season and super-fan Piers Morgan offers a unique account of following Arsene Wenger's Invincibles.

Fulham Match of My Life

Author: Michael Heatley
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1909178128
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
Fifteen of Fulham's biggest names reflect on their most memorable games during their careers with the club. From fifties legend Tosh Chamberlain and World Cup winner George Cohen through to current club captain Danny Murphy and Europa League hero Simon Davies - others include Tosh Chamberlain, Steve Earle, John Mitchell, Les Strong, Gordon Davies, Roger Brown, Ray Lewington, Jim Stannard, Rodney McAree, Simon Morgan, Sean Davis and Lee Clark. With a foreword by the late Johnny Haynes, the finest player to wear the white of Fulham, Match of My Life is an absorbing look back at some of the great games in club's history.Key features- Part of the popular and successful Match of My Life series which features a number of football clubs- Features twelve of Fulham's greatest names, reflecting on their most memorable match for the club- Also details those players' cherished memories from their time with the club, the players they played with and the managers they served- Includes contemporary and historic images from the legendary matches covered- Written by respected football writer and author Michael Heatley, who has written a number of books on football