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Lefty Grove and the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics (Paperback): Robert P Broadwater Lefty Grove and the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics (Paperback)
Robert P Broadwater
R965 R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Save R253 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book chronicles the history of the Philadelphia Athletics, the first real dynasty in Major League Baseball. The focus of the book is the 1931 season, where Philadelphia, led by is superstar pitcher, Lefty Grove, had the best season in franchise history, leading to a third consecutive trip to the World Series. With a roster full of future Hall of Fame players like Al Simmons, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx, Connie Mack, and Lefty Grove, the Athletics were one of the best baseball teams of all time, and the 1931 season served as the apex of their success, as the financial restrictions of the Great Depression caused team ownership to break up the team.

Trivquiz Arsenal - 1001 Questions (Paperback): Steve McGarry Trivquiz Arsenal - 1001 Questions (Paperback)
Steve McGarry
R306 R279 Discovery Miles 2 790 Save R27 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

How much do you really know about Arsenal? Put your Gunners knowledge to the test with this bumper book of brainteaser quizzes and fascinating facts, beautifully illustrated by one of the world's leading sports artists. It's packed with trivia on all the great Arsenal sides and players - from Chapman's champions to Mee's double winners and Wenger's 'invincibles', from Adams, Wright, Bergkamp and Henry to Pepe and Partey - providing hours of highly dippable fun and entertainment. Which player was nicknamed 'The Little Mozart'? Which England international appeared with Diana Dors and Thora Hird in a 1953 film? Who is the only World Cup Golden Shoe-winner to have played for Arsenal? Who was the only Arsenal player in the GB football squad at the 2012 Olympics? Which player fronted a worldwide ad campaign as a Calvin Klein underwear model? Trivquiz Arsenal holds the answers to all these questions and hundreds more.

Tunnel of Love - Football, Fighting and Failure: Newcastle United After the Entertainers (Paperback): Martin Hardy Tunnel of Love - Football, Fighting and Failure: Newcastle United After the Entertainers (Paperback)
Martin Hardy
R312 R286 Discovery Miles 2 860 Save R26 (8%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

By the summer of 1996, Newcastle were officially the second best club in England following a dramatic race for the Premier League title, with the ambition to become even bigger. They would break the transfer world record by signing the England captain Alan Shearer, ahead of rivals Manchester United, for GBP15 million from Blackburn Rovers and had the talismanic figure of Kevin Keegan as their manager. It was expected a golden period to match the start of the 1900s would follow, when Newcastle had been champions of England three times and had reached five FA Cup finals. Instead, by the start of 1997, Keegan had left following a boardroom row. Sir Bobby Robson had accepted and then turned down the chance to replace Keegan as manager and Newcastle had turned to Kenny Dalglish to maintain their assault as a genuine, emerging force in European football. Dalglish himself would be sacked within 18 months and Newcastle would embark on a breathless and reckless period in their history. Tunnel of Love reflects the dramatic highs and gut wrenching lows that covered the 13 year period which followed the failed agony of falling so close to becoming champions of England in 1996, when Keegan's Entertainers were in their pomp. It takes in unforgettable nights at St James' Park - the beating of Barcelona, the apparent taming of Manchester United and the breathtaking tribute to Shearer - for 10 years' service that saw him become the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Yet by its close Newcastle are fighting for their Premier League lives as they head to Villa Park on the final day of the 2008/09 season. Tunnel of Love takes you back on the rollercoaster that got them there.

Making the Big Red Machine - Bob Howsam and the Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s (Paperback): Daryl Smith Making the Big Red Machine - Bob Howsam and the Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s (Paperback)
Daryl Smith
R986 R733 Discovery Miles 7 330 Save R253 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With a line-up that included future Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Pete Rose, the "Big Red Machine" powered its way to six division titles, four pennants, and two World Series, all in the 1970s. Three other times in that decade they finished second in their division to the eventual pennant winner.

While much has been written about the players and manager Sparky Anderson, no book until now has given adequate attention to the man behind the Machine, general manager Bob Howsam. From his hire in 1967 through the end of his first stint with the Reds in 1978, Howsam brought about a remarkable change in fortune for the Reds, who had claimed only one pennant in the 26 years before his arrival. This detailed history of baseball's last dynasty shows not only how the team performed but why, delving into the off-field strategy and moves behind the Reds' success.

The Best of Liverpool FC (Hardcover): Rob Mason The Best of Liverpool FC (Hardcover)
Rob Mason
R289 R250 Discovery Miles 2 500 Save R39 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
They Wore Red Sox and Pinstripes - Players Who Went to the Enemy (Paperback): Todd Stanley They Wore Red Sox and Pinstripes - Players Who Went to the Enemy (Paperback)
Todd Stanley
R803 Discovery Miles 8 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

More than 300 ballplayers have spent time with both the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, opposing teams in one of the most intense rivalries in sports. This book examines the century long antagonism between the two clubs, chronicling their storied pasts and their evolution during the 20th century. Several what-ifs are considered: what if Babe Ruth had never been traded from the Red Sox to the Yankees? What if the clubs had swapped Joe DiMaggio for Ted Williams, as was proposed by the owners of both teams? What if Alex Rodriguez had gone to Boston, as was originally intended, rather than to New York? The debate as to which team has made out better with shared players is explored.

Marcelo Bielsa - The Foundation of Success at Leeds United (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition): Salim... Marcelo Bielsa - The Foundation of Success at Leeds United (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Salim Lamrani
R523 R477 Discovery Miles 4 770 Save R46 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

As Marcelo Bielsa's interpreter, Salim Lamrani was his right-hand man throughout his first season in charge of Leeds United. As a privileged witness to that remarkable 2018/19 campaign, Lamrani tells the inside story of how the club came within a hair's breadth of returning to the Premier League before winning promotion in the very next season to end a 16-year exile. Lamrani lays bare the secrets behind Bielsa's methods, starting with the demands he makes in an intense pre-season, through to the Argentinian tactician's unwavering loyalty to a highly effective style of play - a style based on possession, collective coverage, rapid transitions, changes of tempo and constant attack. For him, beauty is non-negotiable. Thanks to Bielsa, the players of Leeds United were the actors in an unforgettable epic, which made an indelible mark on millions of supporters. Taking us match by match through Bielsa's first year in English football, Lamrani weaves a fascinating narrative and paints an intimate portrait of a unique football genius.

Cristiano and Leo - The Race to Become the Greatest Football Player of All Time (Hardcover): Jimmy Burns Cristiano and Leo - The Race to Become the Greatest Football Player of All Time (Hardcover)
Jimmy Burns 1
R536 R492 Discovery Miles 4 920 Save R44 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A Financial Times Sports book of the Year 2018 pick Who's better: Ronaldo or Messi? Ask any football fan and they'll have an opinion. For the best part of the last decade football has seen a personal rivalry unlike any seen before. Cristiano and Leo. This is their definitive story, from children kicking a ball halfway around the world from each other to their era-defining battle to be number one. One the preening adonis, a precision physical machine who blows teams away with his pace and power. The other a shuffling genius, able to do things with a football that seem other-worldly. Their differences seem to tap into something fundamental about football and indeed life. Between them they have scored over a thousand goals, won the Ballon d'Or nine times and redefined modern football. For the past eight seasons they have shared the accolade of best footballer in the world and arguments rage over which one deserves the title of greatest player of all time. Cristiano and Leo by Spanish and South American football expert and journalist Jimmy Burns is the essential book to understand the defining players of a generation. 'Burns is incapable of writing a boring sentence.' - Irish Times

The Silver Apples of the Moon (Paperback): Joe Clancy The Silver Apples of the Moon (Paperback)
Joe Clancy
R476 Discovery Miles 4 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Official Heart of Midlothian Annual 2018 (Hardcover): Grange Communications Ltd The Official Heart of Midlothian Annual 2018 (Hardcover)
Grange Communications Ltd
R50 Discovery Miles 500 Out of stock

Hearts Heart of Midlothian Football Club 2018 Annual Yearbook - official licensed product

41 Shades of Grey 2016-17 - The Tweet Life of Stoke City (Paperback): David Lee 41 Shades of Grey 2016-17 - The Tweet Life of Stoke City (Paperback)
David Lee
R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Satchel Paige and Company - Essays on the Kansas City Monarchs, Their Greatest Star and the Negro Leagues (Paperback): Leslie... Satchel Paige and Company - Essays on the Kansas City Monarchs, Their Greatest Star and the Negro Leagues (Paperback)
Leslie A. Heaphy
R1,136 R919 Discovery Miles 9 190 Save R217 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Nothing evokes the glory days of Negro Leagues baseball like the name of star pitcher Satchel Paige. This collection of essays and papers based on the 9th Annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference focuses on Paige and on the Kansas City Monarchs, the team he led to the Negro Leagues World Series in 1942 and 1946. Essays discuss such topics as the people Paige encountered in his career; Paige's effect on the Jim Crow era; and Paige in myth and reality - do we gain or lose by separating the two? Also considered is how the image of the Negro League was shaped in its day by newspaper coverage, and later in the popular film ""Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars"". A biography of Paige, highlights of his career, and a history of the Monarchs are all included, along with Kansas City rosters and other team information.

Hal Trosky - A Baseball Biography (Paperback): William H Johnson Hal Trosky - A Baseball Biography (Paperback)
William H Johnson
R974 R721 Discovery Miles 7 210 Save R253 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Hal Trosky played first base for the Cleveland Indians during the Great Depression, a time when the American League included perhaps the greatest trio of first basemen ever: Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg. Because of the phenomenal feats of those players, Trosky's story was consigned to the figurative back page of history. He led the American League in Runs Batted In in 1936, was elected to the Indians' All-Time team in 1969, and at his peak played at a level comparable to anyone in the game. His career was tragically cut short due to an onset of severe migraine headaches, and he was out of baseball by the age of 34, but his playing days spanned the time from Babe Ruth through the end of World War II. Until now, his story has never been entirely told. This book combines access to Trosky family archives with exhaustive research in order to craft a narrative of Trosky's life. From his early years in Iowa, through his entire major league career and throughout his life after baseball, this book looks at the man on and off the diamond, and on the legacy that remains.

Brazil 1970 - How the Greatest Team of All Time Won the World Cup (Hardcover): Samindra Kunti Brazil 1970 - How the Greatest Team of All Time Won the World Cup (Hardcover)
Samindra Kunti
R519 R472 Discovery Miles 4 720 Save R47 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Brazil 1970 is the fascinating and dramatic inside story of the greatest football team of all time. Predicted to be drab and dull, the 1970 World Cup became the greatest show on Earth, with the mesmerising Brazilians at the heart of a dramatic and delirious three weeks. After their demise at the 1966 World Cup, the South Americans were no longer the masters of the game. The defenestration rattled Brazil, and left them in purgatory before they swept through the qualifiers with coach Joao Saldanha. Even so, the team left their home country discredited against the backdrop of a military dictatorship and the proliferation of science in the game. At the World Cup finals, Mario Zagallo and his cast of balletic players - including lodestar Pele, the cerebral Gerson and the ingenious Tostao - ensured Brazil would forever be synonymous with the global game and a byword for style and craft. Their triumph was also the end of Brazil's golden era. The technocrats had invaded the terrain and Brazil would never again reach those heights.

0.721 - A History of the 1954 Cleveland Indians (Paperback, New): Gary Webster 0.721 - A History of the 1954 Cleveland Indians (Paperback, New)
Gary Webster
R811 R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Save R97 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book is the day by day story of the 1954 Indians, whose .721 winning percentage is still the highest in American League history. It tells how down the city of Cleveland was on the team following three straight second place finishes, how little was expected of it by its fans, and even some of its players, and how it exceeded all expectations by winning a league-record 111 games and a pennant, before flopping in the World Series.

Days of Knight - How the General Changed My Life (Paperback): Kirk Haston Days of Knight - How the General Changed My Life (Paperback)
Kirk Haston
R532 Discovery Miles 5 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What happens when a 6' 9" kid from Lobelville, Tennessee is recruited by legendary basketball coach Bob Knight? Kirk Haston's life was changed forever with just a two-minute phone call. Containing previously unknown Knight stories, anecdotes, and choice quotes, fans will gain an inside look at the notoriously private man and his no-nonsense coaching style. Which past Hoosier basketball greats returned to talk to and practice with current teams? How did Knight mentally challenge his players in practices? How did the players feel when Knight was fired? In this touching and humorous book, Haston shares these answers and more, including his own Hoosier highs-shooting a famous three-point winning shot against number one ranked Michigan State-and lows-losing his mom in a heartbreaking tornado accident. Days of Knight is a book every die-hard IU basketball fan will treasure.

Celtic's Goalkeepers (Paperback): Celtic's Goalkeepers (Paperback)
R559 Discovery Miles 5 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
A Love for the Lane (Paperback): Chris Slegg A Love for the Lane (Paperback)
Chris Slegg
R529 Discovery Miles 5 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Battling Bucs of 1925 - How the Pittsburgh Pirates Pulled Off the Greatest Comeback in World Series History (Paperback):... The Battling Bucs of 1925 - How the Pittsburgh Pirates Pulled Off the Greatest Comeback in World Series History (Paperback)
Ronald T Waldo
R979 R726 Discovery Miles 7 260 Save R253 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

After coming close to winning the pennant on more than one occasion during the early 1920s, the Pittsburgh Pirates finally shed the stigma of being underachievers and claimed the National League flag in 1925, ending the New York Giants' four-year reign at the top of the league. Manager Bill McKechnie's brigade of young guns moved on to oppose the defending world champion Washington Senators in the World Series. After falling behind three games to one, Pittsburgh pulled off the greatest comeback in World Series history when they rallied to win in a thrilling seventh game. This detailed history recounts the entire 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates season, paying special attention to the team's construction and the World Series. Appendices provide complete statistics for the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, box scores for all seven games of that year's World Series, and World Series statistics for both teams.

Leyton Orient : The Road to Wembley (1967-1999) (Paperback): Martin Strong Leyton Orient : The Road to Wembley (1967-1999) (Paperback)
Martin Strong
R561 Discovery Miles 5 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Swansea City Miscellany - Swans Trivia, History, Facts and Stats (Hardcover): Chris Carra Swansea City Miscellany - Swans Trivia, History, Facts and Stats (Hardcover)
Chris Carra
R303 R276 Discovery Miles 2 760 Save R27 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Swansea City Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Swans. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the Swans striker who was sent off after zero seconds? How about the keeper who played a full game up front? Or why Swansea City have a strange link with a bustling New York neighbourhood? Did you know that the Swans broke the record for the longest Premier League match ever? Which legendary manager penned his own book of sports-influenced poetry? And what a great fantasy team you can make up from all the Joneses that have played for the club? All these stories and hundreds more appear in a brilliantly researched collection of trivia - essential for any Swans fan who holds the riches of the club's history close to their heart.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Leeds United! - Leeds United in the 1980s (Paperback): Heidi Haigh The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Leeds United! - Leeds United in the 1980s (Paperback)
Heidi Haigh
R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Champions - Sheffield United's Championship Triumph 1898 (Paperback): Nick Udall Champions - Sheffield United's Championship Triumph 1898 (Paperback)
Nick Udall
R491 Discovery Miles 4 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
El Birdos - The 1967 and 1968 St. Louis Cardinals (Paperback): Doug Feldmann El Birdos - The 1967 and 1968 St. Louis Cardinals (Paperback)
Doug Feldmann
R817 Discovery Miles 8 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 1953, August A. Busch purchased the St. Louis Cardinals for nearly four million dollars. His dream included not only the best players money could buy but a brand new Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis. The early sixties found Busch working on both, and by May 1966, when the new Busch Stadium was opened, the St. Louis Cardinals were on the cusp of greatness. A world championship would follow in 1967, and in 1968 the Cardinals battled the Tigers in a classic seven-game series, narrowly losing their bid for back-to-back titles. This volume looks back at the outstanding Cardinal teams of the 1967 and 1968 seasons. Beginning with the ownership shift in the early 1950s, it examines the events leading up to the opening of the new stadium and tracks the various player trades, policy changes and inside dealings of baseball that produced one of the era's great teams. The effects of Branch Rickey's farm system on both the franchise's success and the sport of baseball are discussed, as are the rumblings of labor trouble that would directly involve one of the Cardinals' own. An appendix contains detailed statistics from the 1967 and 1968 seasons. An index and period photographs are also included.

Please Don't Take Me Home - A Lovestory with Fulham Football Club (Hardcover): Simone Abitante Please Don't Take Me Home - A Lovestory with Fulham Football Club (Hardcover)
Simone Abitante
R515 R467 Discovery Miles 4 670 Save R48 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Please Don't Take Me Home is the emotional tale of Italian immigrant Simone Abitante's 20-year love affair with Fulham Football Club. After leaving his native country, Simone falls in love with London and its oldest club, embarking on a personal mission to spread the word and get Fulham recognised beyond Britain by as many people as possible. Following the Cottagers through the most successful spell in their modern history, Simone takes his nephews to Craven Cottage where - together with new friends and Whites addicts Jeff, Mark and Ben - they experience unforgettable wins, exhilarating highs and devastating lows, amid rivers of beer, true friendship and an unquenchable passion for the beautiful game. Even after leaving London for Mallorca, Simone keeps following his beloved Fulham, with that famous white jersey serving as a second skin. Played out against a backdrop of heartbreaks, departures and life-changing decisions, Please Don't Take Me Home is a footballing story every fan can relate to.

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