Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths harks back to a golden era of football from the 60s to the early 70s before money and marketing took away its honest charm. Informed by George's own experiences and those of his fellow professionals, the book is a complete history of this most dynamic and heroic period - from the abolition of the maximum wage and the humble beginnings of the likes of George as boot-room apprentices to the star-studded era of sideburns, collar-length hair and universal adulation. The book follows the drama and ...
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Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths harks back to a golden era of football from the 60s to the early 70s before money and marketing took away its honest charm. Informed by George's own experiences and those of his fellow professionals, the book is a complete history of this most dynamic and heroic period - from the abolition of the maximum wage and the humble beginnings of the likes of George as boot-room apprentices to the star-studded era of sideburns, collar-length hair and universal adulation. The book follows the drama and intrigue of each successive season (1963 to 1973) in league, cup and abroad, pondering the key themes from each year to offer an intimate pitch-level view of football's greatest generation. It was an era of classic teams: the Chelsea of Hudson, Osgood and Chopper Harris; the Spurs of Jimmy Greaves; the Leeds of Lorimer and Bremner; the Arsenal of Charlie George and Frank McClintock; the Celtic of Jimmy Johnston; and of course the defining Man United of Best, Law and Charlton. And the great managers of those teams: Matt Busby; Bill Nicholson; Ron Greenwood; Don Revle. Matt's eventual triumph in Europe, and of Bobby Moore raising the Jules Rimet at Wembley. A sponsor-free, happy time of poor training facilities, muddy pitches, packed terraces, scary centre-backs, blinding skills, legends in the making, and your hard days graft rewarded with a bottle of brown ale in the after-match bath.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Very Good. A history of football of the period that saw the abolition of the maximum wage, and the beginnings of the likes of George as boot-room apprentices to the star-studded era of sideburns, collar-length hair. This book follows the drama of each season (1963 to 1973) in league, cup and abroad, pondering the key themes from each year. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 666. Clean copy. 2006. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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