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“jon spurling”

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  • Get It On

    How the '70s Rocked Football

    by Jon Spurling ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR BEST SPORTS WRITING AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023"Sheer joy" – Patrick Barclay"Exhilarating" – When Saturday Comes"Perfect" – Josh Widdicombe"★★★★★" – FourFourTwoFour years after the crowning glory of 1966, and a decade after the abolition of the maximum wage, a brash new era dawned in English football. As the 1970s took hold, a new... ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Red Letter Days

    Fourteen Events That Shook Arsenal

    by Jon Spurling ...
    Dozens of interviews with Gunners players past and present are used to dissect the myths and conjecture which surround many of Arsenal's epoch-defining gamesGeorge Male, Frank McLintock, Alan Smith, Anders Limpar, Patrick Vieira, and Robert Pires are just a few of the great names who add their insights to legendary occasions such as the 1930 "Zeppelin Final," the 1953 title decider against Burnley ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Go to War

    Football on the Brink in the '80s

    by Jon Spurling ...
    Set against a backdrop of economic recession, rampant hooliganism and suspect fashion, Go To War tells the story of how triumph and tragedy shaped English football during the 1980s. It was a decade in which some fans died watching the game they loved, and at times, the 'slum sport' seemed set to implode. Yet, remarkably, the game was on the cusp of morphing into the behemoth it has become today ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • Rebels for the Cause

    The Alternative History of Arsenal Football Club

    by Jon Spurling ...
    Arsenal's on-field success has been well documented. But what has never been written before is the equally remarkable history of Arsenal's rebels, both on and off the pitch. Spanning almost 120 years, and set against a backdrop of turbulent social and political change, Rebels for the Cause assesses the legacy and impact of Arsenal's most controversial players, officials and matches.From hard men ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Highbury

    The Definitive History of Arsenal at Highbury Stadium

    by Jon Spurling ...
    'SPORTING HISTORY AT ITS BEST' Daily Telegraph'A TERRIFIC READ AND A WORTHY TRIBUTE' FourFourTwo'VERY WELL WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED' Nostalgic GoonerFrom Herbert Chapman to Arsène Wenger, this is the definitive history of Arsenal's time at the famous Highbury stadium.After several years of sitting in Highbury's local pubs and cafés with a dictaphone, Jon Spurl... ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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    The heart of the game

    by John Giles ...
    'The dream was football . . .'John Giles had a gift. At the age of three, he could kick a ball the way it was supposed to be kicked. And he knew that every hour that passed without kicking a ball was an hour wasted.'It was the same dream that most of the kids had at that time . . .'In A Football Man, Giles tells the story of a dream pursued and realised beyond his wildest imaginings, from his ... Read more

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  • A Matter Of Opinion

    by Alan Hansen ...
    Football is a game of opinions. Alan Hansen knows this only too well. In his long, distinguished career with Liverpool he faced some fierce public criticism from the media. Now the boot is on the other foot and Hansen himself earns a living as one of football's most outspoken and popular pundits.Hansen's autobiography is as uncompromising as the man himself. Looking back at fourteen victorious ... Read more

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  • Neil Lennon: Man and Bhoy

    by Neil Lennon ...
    Captain of Celtic and midfield enforcer for Northern Ireland, Neil Lennon is one of the most controversial figures in British football. His story is an extraordinary tale of religious bigotry, life-threatening career injury, tumultuous football success at club level, and of the remarkable events that led him to turn his back on his country.The first Northern Irish Roman Catholic to play for Celtic ... Read more

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  • I Believe In Miracles

    The Remarkable Story of Brian Clough's European Cup-winning Team

    by Daniel Taylor, Jonny Owen ...
    On January 6, 1975, Nottingham Forest were thirteenth in the old Second Division, five points above the relegation places and straying dangerously close to establishing a permanent place for themselves among football's nowhere men.Within five years Brian Clough had turned an unfashionable and depressed club into the kings of Europe, beating everyone in their way and knocking Liverpool off their ... Read more

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  • Football Fables

    by Iain Macintosh ...
    Football Fables is a hilarious and fascinating anthology of stories from some of the most exciting names to have played the game. Some are outrageous, some sad, some downright bizarre - all are true, and straight from the mouths of the men who were there when it mattered.What was it like to play for Brian Clough in his European Cup-winning prime? How did it feel to be in Graham Taylor's England ... Read more

    $9.69 USD

  • Football - Bloody Hell!

    The Biography of Alex Ferguson

    by Patrick Barclay ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2011Sir Alex Ferguson is the most controversial and compelling figure in football. For many he ranks as the greatest manager of all time. He is certainly the most successful.It's been more than ten years since Ferguson's Manchester United triumphed over Bayern Munich in the dying seconds of the Champions League final. Since then he has presided over ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Manchester United: The Biography

    The complete story of the world's greatest football club

    by Jim White ...
    75 MILLION FANS.AN ANNUAL INCOME OF MORE THAN £500 MILLION.AND A STORY THAT HAS NEVER FULLY BEEN TOLD - UNTIL NOW.'A wonderfully entertaining history' Sunday Telegraph'When historians 1,000 years from now try to fathom the cult of Manchester United Football Club, White will be a good place to start' Financial Times<st... ... Read more

    $4.99 USD