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KICKING IN THE WIND: The real life drama of a small-town football club

KICKING IN THE WIND: The real life drama of a small-town football club

KICKING IN THE WIND: The real life drama of a small-town football club
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KICKING IN THE WIND: The real life drama of a small-town football club

by ALLSOP, DERICK:

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9780747219279
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,action photographic wraps; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Minimal bumping to head of spine/backstrip with reciprocal creasing and upper board's top right-hand corner minimally bumped - other corners unaffected.Top+ fore-edges slightly aged - as usual/normal - but clean; contents bright,tight,complete and clean.Clean,dark blue paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xiipp+1-276pp includes half-title+title pages,contents list,author introduction,and 16 chapters. There is another kind of football life,light years from the fame and riches of the Premiership.Here the challenge - for individuals and clubs - is survival rather than glory. 'Kicking in the Wind' uncovers the reality and drama of the game the way it is at the other end of the spectrum.This book is a fly-on-the-wall account of a year in the life of Rochdale FC,the club that has the longest unbroken run in the bottom division of the Football League.But it is not merely the story of one particular Third Division club,it is a portrait of any small-town side playing small-time football - their neighbours may be Manchester United,but in reality they are worlds apart,with average gate revenues less than half Eric Cantona's or Ryan Giggs' weekly wage.It will strike a chord with all clubs,players and fans at this level of the game - and be a revelation to the rest. 'Kicking in the Wind' is a soap opera that captures the hope and despair,the humour and conflict,both on stage and behind the scenes.It follows a cash-strapped club through a roller-coaster season,from the optimism of the early weeks,to a dream FA Cup tie against Liverpool at Anfield,and finally into the depression of shattered ambitions and familiar recriminations.For Rochdale FC, and their long-suffering supporters,this was a season to test nerve and commitment. Derick Allsop was given unprecedented access to all parts of the club and takes the reader on the team bus,onto the bench and into the changing room and boardroom.He examines the lives of the players and officials,discovers the culture of boardroom and joins the fans on the road.Each party has its chance to put its side of the story in a candid and uncensored depiction of football in the League's basement that gets closer to the reality than any other account previously published.An uncommon title. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
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Title
KICKING IN THE WIND: The real life drama of a small-town football club
Author
ALLSOP, DERICK:
Format/Binding
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Book Condition
Used - Near FINE.
Jacket Condition
Near FINE.
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Edition
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0747219273
ISBN 13
9780747219279
Publisher
LONDON.HEADLINE,1996.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
1996
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