|
Showing 1 - 5 of
5 matches in All Departments
"In a League of Their Own" is an insightful look at how many of the
game's great players rate their best cricketers of the 20th and
21st century. One hundred World XI's have been selected. Players
from the days of Jack Hobbs and Donald Bradman right up to Shane
Warne and Sachin Tendulkar of the current day are all discussed.
Find out which fast bowlers Sunil Gavaskar chose in his team - as
one of the best opening batsmen of all time there is no better
judge. Discover the most popular choices from over a century of
Test cricket culminating in the best team of all-time selected by
the greats themselves.
Big Deal! is crammed with exclusive transfer stories that have
never been heard before outside the boardroom. Veteran journalists
Richard Sydenham and John Wragg have gained exclusive contributions
from an array of star names including Jurgen Klopp, Sven-Goran
Eriksson, Claudio Ranieri and the late Gerard Houllier, plus
homegrown legends such as Kevin Keegan, David Moyes, Sam Allardyce
and Martin O'Neill. You'll get the inside track on some of the most
momentous transfers in British football, including the transfers
that never quite made it over the line. Kevin Keegan's shock move
to Southampton at the height of his fame and Pat Jennings' switch
from north London rivals Tottenham to Arsenal are just two examples
of transfers that caused a stir, and the managers involved with the
moves explain how they made them happen. The transfers that never
materialised will surprise many. Learn how Wolves nearly landed
Michel Platini before his career exploded with Juventus, and how
ambitious Burnley tried desperately to sign a young Harry Kane.
Dennis Mortimer became Aston Villa's most famous captain when he
lifted the Lions' first League Championship trophy in 71 years.
That was in 1981, and he achieved a European Cup win the following
year, but his time at the club ended controversially. After signing
for Coventry City as a teenager in the late 1960s, Mortimer lined
up against such legends as Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Franz
Beckenbauer and George Best. From there he moved to Villa and
became one of manager Ron Saunders' most trusted players. He was in
the dressing room for the most successful period in the club's
history, but was frozen out by the chairman before his eventual
exit. He finished his playing career at Brighton & Hove Albion,
Sheffield United and Villa's bitter rivals Birmingham City, then
moved into coaching. In this tell-all autobiography, Mortimer lifts
the lid on the highs and lows of his decade at Villa and shares
stories galore about the many characters he met through his life in
football.
This title presents the life and career of Hollywood rebel Steve
McQueen, with around 100 exclusive interviews from friends and
directors to producers and cinematographers, from editors and
co-stars to make-up artists, writers and hairdressers.
|
|