The hugely acclaimed novel of '70s football and the turmoil of the game's most charismatic and controversial manager, from the bestselling author of GB84 and Red or Dead.
One of Mike Atherton's 'Top Ten Best Sports Books' in The Times
In 1974 the brilliant and controversial Brian Clough made perhaps his most eccentric decision: he accepted the position of Leeds United manager. A successor to Don Revie, his bitter adversary, Clough was to last just 44 days.
In one of the most acclaimed British novels of recent years - subsequently made into a film starring Michael Sheen - David Peace takes us into the mind and thoughts of Ol' Big 'Ead himself, and brings vividly to life one of football's most complex and fascinating characters.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571224333
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 297 g
Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 22 mm
Edition: Main
"'The most extraordinary novel about football yet to appear.' Tim Martin, Independent on Sunday"
A truly original book, creating a fictionalised account of one amazing man - Brian Clough - and 44 amazing days - when he went to manage the top football team in the country, Leeds United, in the early 1970s. The... More
This amazing fictional biography of Brian Clough's short tenure at Leeds, a page-turning why-done-it, will tide football fans over until the premiership starts again. Anja de Jager, Waterstone's Cardholder.
This is absolutely the best football book ever written. An inside knowledge of every aspect of managing in "the good old days" of English football.
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