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Author: Jonathan Wilson
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint: Abacus
Dimensions:
Width: 12.60cm
, Height: 3.60cm
, Length: 19.60cm
Weight: 0.320kg
ISBN: 9780349144825
ISBN 10: 0349144826
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 07 September 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Razor-sharp tactical analysis and an intriguing angle of its own * Irish Independent * Gripping * Daily Mail * Wilson is a fine, nuanced writer * TLS * Compelling... gets to the heart of Bobby and Jackie * Late Tackle Magazine * This is a social history, yet surprisingly moving as it chronicles two remarkable lives * Guardian * A powerful chronicle of the transformation of English soccer and society through the prism of two very different characters * Irish Times * Tells a familar, yet extraordinary, tale exceptionally well, illuminated and refreshed by Wilson's particular perspectives and insights * When Saturday Comes Magazine *
Razor-sharp tactical analysis and an intriguing angle of its own * Irish Independent * Gripping * Daily Mail * Wilson is a fine, nuanced writer * TLS * Compelling... gets to the heart of Bobby and Jackie * Late Tackle Magazine * This is a social history, yet surprisingly moving as it chronicles two remarkable lives * Guardian * A powerful chronicle of the transformation of English soccer and society through the prism of two very different characters * Irish Times * Tells a familar, yet extraordinary, tale exceptionally well, illuminated and refreshed by Wilson's particular perspectives and insights * When Saturday Comes Magazine * A book that Jonathan Wilson was born to write... He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game... There is much poignancy in their stories -- Books of the Year * Irish Examiner *
Razor-sharp tactical analysis and an intriguing angle of its own * Irish Independent * Gripping * Daily Mail * Wilson is a fine, nuanced writer * TLS * Compelling... gets to the heart of Bobby and Jackie * Late Tackle Magazine * This is a social history, yet surprisingly moving as it chronicles two remarkable lives * Guardian * A powerful chronicle of the transformation of English soccer and society through the prism of two very different characters * Irish Times * Tells a familar, yet extraordinary, tale exceptionally well, illuminated and refreshed by Wilson's particular perspectives and insights * When Saturday Comes Magazine * A book that Jonathan Wilson was born to write... He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game... There is much poignancy in their stories -- Books of the Year * Irish Examiner * Explores the careers and personalities of Bobby and Jack Charlton, who we discover could not have been more different, and Wilson is meticulous in providing all manner of nuggets -- Sports Books of the Year * The Times *
Author Information
Jonathan Wilson is the editor of the Blizzard and a freelance writer for the Guardian, World Soccer and Sports Illustrated. He is the author of eleven books, including Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics, Behind the Curtain: Football in Eastern Europe, Angels with Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina, The Barcelona Legacy and The Names Heard Long Ago.
