0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
  • All Departments
Price
  • R250 - R500 (4)
  • -
Status
Brand

Showing 1 - 4 of 4 matches in All Departments

Get It On - How the '70s Rocked Football (Paperback): Jon Spurling Get It On - How the '70s Rocked Football (Paperback)
Jon Spurling
R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Four 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 generation of larger-than-life footballers and managers came to dominate the sport, appearing on television sets in vivid technicolour for the first time. Set against a backdrop of three-day weeks, strikes, political unrest, freezing winters and glam rock, Get It On tells the intriguing inside story of how commercialism, innovation, racism and hooliganism rocked the national game in the 1970s. Charting the emergence of Brian Clough, Bob Paisley and Kevin Keegan, and the fall of George Best, Alf Ramsey and Don Revie, this fascinating footballing fiesta traces the highs and lows of an evolutionary and revolutionary era for the beautiful game. 'You always know you're going to get a fascinating read from Spurling. But this is his most vivid book yet - sheer joy! For us old geezers, it's like being miraculously transported back to the 1970s. And, for younger readers, I can promise you quite an education.' - Patrick Barclay

All Guns Blazing - Arsenal in the 1980's (Paperback): Jon Spurling All Guns Blazing - Arsenal in the 1980's (Paperback)
Jon Spurling
R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Top Guns - Arsenal in the 1990's (Paperback): Jon Spurling Top Guns - Arsenal in the 1990's (Paperback)
Jon Spurling
R310 Discovery Miles 3 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rebels for the Cause - The Alternative History of Arsenal Football Club (Paperback, New edition): Jon Spurling Rebels for the Cause - The Alternative History of Arsenal Football Club (Paperback, New edition)
Jon Spurling
R312 R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 Save R30 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

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 like '30s player Wilf Copping to the reformed wild ones of recent years such as Tony Adams, Jon Spurling highlights the infamous figures whose refusal to conform has made them terrace legends. Mavericks such as '80s star Charlie Nicholas and the 'King of Highbury' Charlie George are here, as are '70s lads Alan Hudson and Malcolm Macdonald. The book also focuses on the club's revolutionary founding fathers, David Danskin and Jack Humble, the terrifying '20s 'soccer Tsar' Sir Henry Norris and David Dein's controversial introduction of free-market economics to Highbury in the regressive '80s. Also investigated are the stories behind Arsenal's most infamous tabloid exposes. Featuring extensive interviews with 15 former players, Rebels for the Cause is an indispensable guide to the alternative history of Arsenal Football Club, shedding new light on the origins of the rivalry with Tottenham, on many of Highbury's cult heroes and on the struggle of several players to adapt to life outside the game.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
The ABCs of Structured Discovery Cane…
Merry-Noel Chamberlain Hardcover R2,770 Discovery Miles 27 700
Camp Life in Florida - A Handbook for…
Charles Hallock Hardcover R890 Discovery Miles 8 900
Top 10 Email Service Providers Keyboard…
U C-Abel Books Paperback R510 Discovery Miles 5 100
Never Give Up - A Life Of Adventure
Bear Grylls Paperback R261 Discovery Miles 2 610
Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming…
Sue Mosher Paperback R1,482 R1,204 Discovery Miles 12 040
Teaching Science - Foundation To Senior…
Robyn Gregson, Marie Botha Paperback R610 Discovery Miles 6 100
Survival 101 Bushcraft - The Essential…
Rory Anderson Hardcover R594 R550 Discovery Miles 5 500
Toe by Toe - A Highly Structured…
Keda Cowling, Harry Cowling Paperback  (2)
R991 Discovery Miles 9 910
Another Lousy Day in Paradise and Dances…
John Gierach Paperback R498 R470 Discovery Miles 4 700
Microsoft Outlook 2016 Keyboard…
U C Books Paperback R218 Discovery Miles 2 180

 

Partners