Football Bloody Hell. The Biography Of Alex Ferguson

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2010
Edition: First Edition

Description: 463 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A warts-and-all assessment of the games biggest living legend as he approaches retirement, written with unprecedented access to fellow managers, former players, colleagues, and commentators From his combative working class youth in Govan to his role in ushering in the debt-laden Glazer era, Patrick Barclay has spoken to all those who know Alex Ferguson best, revealing him to be a relentless character whose ability to intimidate, control, cajole, and encourage has driven his unparalleled success. Sir Alex Ferguson is without doubt the most controversial and compelling figure in football today, ranking for many as the greatest manager of all time, and certainly the most successful. His reign at Manchester United has seen him win every major footballing honor, and then win them again. Its been more than 10 years since the unforgettable night in Barcelona when Fergusons embattled players triumphed over Bayern Munich in the dying seconds of the Champions League final. Since then Ferguson has presided over the rise and fall and rise again of Jos Mourinho, the arrival and departure of the worlds best player, Ronaldo, the removal of one English talismanBeckhamand the irresistible installment of anotherRooney. He has been instrumental in making the Premier League the most successful competition in football, and he has endured while the mountains of cash have turned to valleys of debt. It is only now, as Ferguson nears the end of his career, that conclusions can be drawn about this fascinating manhere is the inside story.

ISBN: 9780224083058