Premier League : A History in 10 Matches


Jim. White
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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Chicago : : Head of Zeus, , 2013.
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1 online resource (514 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Welcome Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: It's football, Jim, but not as we know it; Match 1: If Fergie had his way they'd still be playing; Stirrings of revolution; Visions for the future; Sky-high profits; A whole new ball game; Desperately seeking a striker; An inspired signing; Faltering hopes; When Saturday came; Fergie v. Francis; Enter Captain Marvel; The gods smile; A brief history of Fergie Time; Contrasting fortunes; Match 2: If I want to kick a fan I do it; A disappointing debut; Stifling United's stars; Eric explodes; From football to martial arts. - All publicity is good publicityDealing with the fallout; A Marmite player; The philosopher speaks; From rebel to role model; Life after le football; Match 3: We weren't singing Shearer songs; Man of steel; Courting King Kenny; Team-building exercise; Mercenaries or magicians?; Battle of the Glaswegians; Live and lucrative; Countdown to the championship; Two games of twists and turns; Flash in the pan; Decline and fall; Match 4: He went to Man United and he won the lot; Arsène d'Arsenal; Mutual antipathy; Boardroom battles; All change at Old Trafford; Eyes on the prizes; Super Sunday showdown. - Are you watching, Arsenal?Set to party like it's 1999; Match 5: We won the League at White Hart Lane; Boring, boring Arsenal?; Arsène's foreign legion; Strength in depth; Engaging with the old enemy; First strike to the Gunners; A game of two halves; The New Invincibles; End of a Golden Age; Match 6: Marching on together; Local hero?; Living the Ridsdale dream; Economically illiterate; Side on the slide; Dressing-room revolt; Leeds, loud and proud; The deadly embrace of Bates; Match 7: Taking the rest to the cleaners; Rise of the Roman empire; Reviving the glory days. - The indefatigable FergieChallenge out of the Blue; The Tévez furore; United resurgent; Nail-biting finale; Agüerooooooooo!; Postscript: To be continued...; Premier League Stats and Facts; And Finally...; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Index; Picture Credits; About this Book; About the Author; An Invitation from the Publisher; Copyright. - This organization does not tolerate failureReign of the Special One; Lean, mean winning machine; Clash of cultures; Lampard in his pomp; Ending fifty years of hurt; Match 8: Top, top entertainment; Poor Old Pompey; Money men; Madness and mayhem; A hatful of goals; Spend, spend, spend; A mortgaged future; Skates on Skid Row; Stopping the rot?; Match 9: Fourth is the new first; Thai take-away; Regenerating Eastlands; Full of Middle Eastern promise; A cure for City-itis?; Blue Moon rising; Mancini on a mission; Spurred on to success; Match 10: Now it's Mancini time; Bread and circuses. - A top soccer writer celebrates 21 years of the Premier League with a brilliant, illustrated history of the sport's most popular and prestigious competitionFor all the accusations of greed leveled at its well-remunerated players, and the gripe that it is dominated by an elite of wealthy clubs, the Premier League has proved a huge success in athletic and commercial terms since its inaugural season of 1992-3. It has transformed the violent terrace culture of the 1970s and 19
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978-1-78185-430-3(ib.)

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