Overview

Relive Scotland’s epic journey to and at the 1990 World Cup in Italy: the trials and tribulations, the dramatic games and goals that defined Scotland’s fifth World Cup in a row. It was 1986 and Alex Ferguson had just led Scotland to a disastrous World Cup in Mexico. Coming away with just one goal and one point in three games, he resigned and joined Manchester United a few months later. Andy Roxburgh, a former PE teacher who had never managed a league club, was his shock replacement. ‘Andy who?’ asked the press. In this engrossing book you’ll discover: Why Roxburgh was such a shock appointment, assessing the other contenders for the job Roxburgh’s management style and the background of his assistant Craig Brown The roller-coaster ride that was Scotland’s dramatic qualifying campaign, with full game reports and analysis Which players made the World Cup squad, and did Roxburgh pick the right team and tactics? Game by game reports and analysis: from the opening match against Costa Rica to the glorious Sweden game, to the dramatic Brazil clash in Turin The aftermath: Scotland qualifying for Euro 1992, their first European Championship Featuring players’ and fans’ stories, this is the definitive account of that glorious long hot summer. It’s a must for all Scottish football fans and anyone who loves the iconic 1990 World Cup.

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""This offering by Abdallah is very timely and an excellent addition to the books available about the finals... the author’s in-depth research, knowledge and passion makes this an informative read. Crucially, there’s plenty of content and context from those involved, featuring interviews with players, coaches and, most excellently, from supporters who made the trip to Italy for the finals, as well as around Europe during the qualifying campaign... [It's an] excellent account of a fascinating period in football history."" -- Karl Hornsey * On Yorkshire Magazine * ""Shareef Abdallah's version of events, which included players and fan stories, had me wallowing in the nostalgia of it all... Five in a Row is a welcome addition to Scotland's World Cup and European Championship chronicles, capturing as it does, the pleasure, the pain and the disbelief."" -- Robert Marshall * Programme Monthly * ""Shareef brilliantly encapsulates Italia '90 and Scotland's journey to Italy in this book [and] his personal recollections of that period also make this book a compelling read. Five In A Row: Scotland At The 1990 World Cup comes highly recommended to any Scotland fan to put on their Christmas list."" * Famous Tartan Army Magazine *

""This offering by Abdallah is very timely and an excellent addition to the books available about the finals... the author’s in-depth research, knowledge and passion makes this an informative read. Crucially, there’s plenty of content and context from those involved, featuring interviews with players, coaches and, most excellently, from supporters who made the trip to Italy for the finals, as well as around Europe during the qualifying campaign... [It's an] excellent account of a fascinating period in football history."" -- Karl Hornsey * On Yorkshire Magazine *

""This offering by Abdallah is very timely and an excellent addition to the books available about the finals... the author’s in-depth research, knowledge and passion makes this an informative read. Crucially, there’s plenty of content and context from those involved, featuring interviews with players, coaches and, most excellently, from supporters who made the trip to Italy for the finals, as well as around Europe during the qualifying campaign... [It's an] excellent account of a fascinating period in football history."" -- Karl Hornsey * On Yorkshire Magazine * ""Shareef Abdallah's version of events, which included players and fan stories, had me wallowing in the nostalgia of it all... Five in a Row is a welcome addition to Scotland's World Cup and European Championship chronicles, capturing as it does, the pleasure, the pain and the disbelief."" -- Robert Marshall * Programme Monthly *

Author Information

Shareef Abdallah is a football writer and blogger. He has supported Scotland since 1981. A proud member of the Tartan Army, he has followed Scotland home and away, his first tournament being Euro 1996. His blog redglories.com is filled with stories and pictures of famous games, goals, victories and defeats from football’s golden age of the 1980s and 90s. You can follow him on X @brazilegend10.

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