Anatomy of England
A History in ten matches
Jonathan Wilson
(uitg. Orion)
isbn: 9781409113638
prijs: € 14,95
(hardback nu voor paperbackprijs)
gebonden; 432 pagina's
verschenen 20 mei 2010
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“Having invented the game, for England and its national football team, everything that has followed has been something of an anti-climax. There was, of course, the golden summer of 1966, when Alf Ramsey's radicalism in unveiling his wingless wonders in a World Cup quarter-final paid dividends. And there was the great period of English dominance on the world stage, which fell roughly between 1886 and 1900, when England won 35 of their 40 internationals . . . But before long foreign teams, with their insistence on progressive 'tactics', began to pose a few questions. And much of what followed for England constituted a series of false dawns (a thrashing of Italy in 1948; one World Cup triumph; the demolition of Holland in Euro '96), muddling through and by and large panicking under pressure. In The Anatomy of England award-winning journalist Jonathan Wilson seeks to place the bright spots in the context of the twentieth-century, where, time and again, progressive coaches have been spurned by England - technique being all very well, but what really matters is pluck and 'organised muscularity', or to quote Jimmy Hogan's chairman at Aston Villa in 1936: 'I've no time for these theories about football. Just get the ball in the bloody net.”

Animals!
the story of England vs. Argentina
Neil Clack
(uitg. Know the Score Books)
isbn: 9781848184084
prijs: € 17,95
paperback; 256 pagina'ss
verschenen juni 2010
levertijd 5-7 werkdagen; verzendkosten €1,95
“England v Argentina is a fixture with baggage, a clash of playing styles and cultural misunderstandings that has provided international football with some of its most controversial incidents... Ramsey's animals comment at Wembley... Maradona's Hand of God goal... Beckham's infamous red card... and his redemptive penalty four years later in Japan...
Argentinian-based British journalist Neil Clack uncovers the story of how a once gentlemanly event has developed into one of the bitterest of grudge matches in world football, and tells a remarkable tale packed full of suspicion, namecalling, fisticuffs and intrigue.
With a chapter dedicated to each of the 15 internationals played between the two countries, the story is told through the eyes of the players who played in those matches, accompanied by extensive background research, tactical analysis and personal anecdotes.
Featuring exclusive interviews with Antonio Rattin, Ossie Ardiles, Ricky Villa, Carlos Roa, Juan Sebastian Veron, and Mario Kempes, Animals! includes startling new revelations about one of international football's bitterest rivalries. ”

Charles Buchan's Spurs Gift Book
Selections from Football Monthly 1951-1973
Simon Inglis
(uitg. Malavan Media)
isbn: 9780954744571
prijs: € 20,95
gebonden: 144 pagina's
verschenen 1 oktober 2008
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Engelstalig
“Charles Buchan's Football Monthly was Britain's first ever football 'glossy'. Packed with hand tinted photographs and celebrity articles, its arrival on the bookstands in September 1951 brought colour and glamour to the nation's football hungry public after years of wartime deprivation and austerity. At its peak in the late 1960s the magazine was sellilng 254,000 copies a week.
‘ The Best of Charles Buchan's Football Monthly’ has been a best seller since its publication in 2006. Charles Buchan's Spurs Gift Book promises similar treats. After an introduction by Simon Inglis, editor of the Played in Britain series, Spurs fan and celebrated journalist Julie Welch sets the scene: as the magazine launches in 1951 Spurs have just emerged from years in the Second Division to win the League title with their famous 'push and run' team, marshalled by a young Alf Ramsey. Later in the decade, under manager Bill Nicholson, a galaxy of great players come together to win the Double in 1961, the first time this feat has been accomplished since the 1890s. In Swinging Sixties London, White Hart Lane and its packed Shelf terrace become synonymous with flowing football served up with style.”
zie ook: Buchan's Football Monthly

Charles Buchan's Liverpool Gift Book
Selections from Football Monthly 1951-1973 Simon Inglis
(uitg. Malavan Media)
isbn: 9780954744564
prijs: € 20,95
gebonden: 144 pagina's
verschenen 1 oktober 2008
uit voorraad leverbaar; verzendkosten € 1,95
Engelstalig
“It is the early 1950s and despite being League champions in 1947 and Cup Finalists in 1950, Liverpool are humiliatingly relegated. In Billy Liddell they have a national star, but not until Bill Shankly arrives in 1959 does the script change. Just as the Merseybeat starts to dominate pop culture, Shankly and his cohorts in the famous Anfield `bootroom' lead the Reds to the League title in 1964 and FA Cup victory in 1965, thus laying the foundations for four decades of thrills at home and in Europe.”
zie ook: Buchan's Football Monthly

The Unforgiven
The Story of Don Revie's Leeds United
Rob Bagchi & Paul Rogerson
(uitg. Aurum Press ltd)
isbn: 9781845134709
prijs: € 11,95
paperback; 272 pagina's
verschenen 10 maart 2009
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Engelstalig
Voor wie na lezen of zien van ‘The Damned United’ de andere kant van het verhaal van de valsspelers van Leeds wil horen is er ‘The Unforgiven’. Herdruk van oorspronkelijke versie uit 2002. Met een extra hoofdstuk over de inmiddels befaamde 44 dagen.