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by Charbel Bouajaoude
Foreword by Iain McCartney htm
The Green and Gold campaign launched recently by Manchester United fans against the club's owners, the Glazer family, took its inspiration from the colours of the original Newton Heath club from which United emerged in 1902. This book attempts to explain the characters and history of that club.
Relying on extensive research, the author brings to life a late Victorian era where football mushroomed to become the national pastime. Unfortunately, Heath’s financial health took a turn for the worse following a ruinous court case.
Heath's demise, as a result of insurmountable debt, has echoes in the modern day 'Green and Gold' campaign. As the author discovers, the salutary lessons of a century ago are just as relevant today.
RRP: £10.95
OFFER PRICE: £9
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GRAFTING FOR ENGLAND
FOLLOWING ENGLAND DURING
HOOLIGANISM'S GOLDEN AGE
TONY SULLIVAN
The 1980s were a golden age for football hooliganism in Europe. Sully was one of many to take full advantage - funding his trips following the national team by grafting continental shops with lax security and few staff.
Here he recalls the rumbles he experienced during 30 years following England around Europe. Now, having faded from the England scene, Sully vividly recalls a time when mystified continental police forces were ripe for the pillage of English thieves and hooligans.
A novel by Karen Woods
Published: March 2010
Isbn: 1901746631 - 9781901746631
“Sex, violence and fractured relationships, a kitchen sink drama
that needs to be told and a fresh voice to tell it.”
Terry Christian
When rebellious teenager Misty Sullivan falls pregnant to local wannabe gangster Gordon she soon becomes a prisoner in her own home. Betrayed by her best friend, she suffers horrific domestic abuse and loses her baby. Recovering her self-belief Misty plans her revenge on her abusive boyfriend with spectacular consequences.
A gripping story with a twist in the tale - this harrowing drama of life on
Manchester's mean streets written by debut novelist Karen Woods
will stay with you long after you have finished reading it.
RRP: £8.95
OFFER PRICE: £7
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by Iain McCartney
Foreword by Paddy Crerand
224pp - Over 150 historic photographs
RRP: £12.95 - OFFER PRICE £10
"If you have ever found yourself outside Old Trafford
during the summer months
and wondered how the hell
you got there, then this book is for you."
United We Stand - on the 1996 edition.
February 2010 sees the Centenary of Manchester United's first game at Old Trafford. To celebrate this auspicious occasion Iain McCartney has updated his original 1996 book on the stadium with new pictures of the last 100 years.
Calling on the vast photographic resources of avid Manchester United collectors and enthusiasts, what emerges is a fascinating history of the first super stadium of English football. It also traces the history of United via its home ground.
Now the stadium, a vast arena holding over 75,000 seats, is worth over £200m.Not bad for a patch of land once
given over to cattle grazing.
RRP: £12.95
OFFER PRICE £10
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A RED-EYED View of UNITED'S
RECORD-BREAKING SEASON
By Justin Blundell
Written with an eye for the humour and pomposity surrounding the modern game, Justin Blundell brings the matches, goals and managerial spats of United's record-breaking season to life. From the Ronaldo transfer saga to the despair of defeat in Rome, this is an entertaining, minute-by-minute guide to the matches that really mattered. It contains the season’s best quotes from the likes of Ferguson and Benitez to Paddy Crerand and Mickey Thomas. Far from following the tired blueprint of stats and dry match reports, “18 times” is a book for everyone who lives and breathes United, not just on match day but every single day. More.
ISBN: 1901746593 - 9781901746594
RRP: £10.95
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EVERY GOAL, EVERY GAME
By Darren Phillips
Taking in every match Eric Cantona played for Leeds United, Manchester United and France, with summaries of his nomadic French career, The Complete Eric Cantona traces a legendary figure in Manchester United’s history.
From his decisive role during the 1992 title run-in that helped Leeds land the last First Division Championship, to his arrival at Old Trafford 6 months later, his 1995 ban for launching a kick at a spectator and the redemption of almost single-handedly guiding United to the 1996 double, Cantona’s career was anything but dull.
The Complete Eric Cantona is an ideal work of reference and offers a detailed insight into a remarkable football career.
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ISBN: 1901746585 - 9781901746587
RRP: £10.95
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In “Memories...”veteran Manchester Evening News columnist Paul Hince looks back at a remarkable career that reached the highest levels in the ultra-competitive fields of football and journalism.
After retiring from the game he then worked his way up to the heights of Manchester Evening News Manchester City correspondent and, later, became that paper’s first and only ‘Chief Sportswriter’.
“Memories...” is a humourous yet poignant review of a remarkable career from one of the finest sportswriters of his generation. More..
ISBN: 1901746542
The Essential Smiths Tour by Phill Gatenby
NOW UPDATED WITH NEW LOCATIONS!
PUBLISHED: 1ST JUNE 2009
Lyrically unique, Morrissey saw post-industrial Manchester differently. Where most recognised the derelict remains of a Victorian powerhouse, he saw humour, where others saw post-industrial squalor, he felt the frisson of romance. As a result Manchester became as much a part of The Smiths output as the guitars, drums and vocals. Unusually, these places still exist and provide the devotee with places of pilgrimage - could Manchester offer anything else?
In the first edition of this guidebook, Phill Gatenby set out three tours covering 20 or more sites that either featured in The Smiths music or were fundamental to their development as a band - from early rehearsal spaces to the scene of their most memorable gigs. Now updated, Morrissey’s Manchester has added new places to visit, more lyrical references and more background information on one of the world's most influential bands.
ISBN: 1901746569
£8.95 - 140pp
‘If you’re a Smiths fanatic your memorabilia will hardly be complete without this.’
Manchester Evening News
‘Gatenby’s book is much more than a mere guide. It’s sometimes an archaeological expedition to find the lost soul of a city that’s been creatively and politically mutilated by the rise of the new corporate metropolis.’
Manchester Civic Society
‘‘Don’t get on the plane without it.’
Morrissey-tour.com
