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DOCHERTY, TOMMY: : The Doc: My Story - Hallowed Be Thy Game

LONDON.HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP,2006.

ISBN 0755315545.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1t edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,subject's colour+b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with red+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and some minimal creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Majority of creasing to top edges of dw/dj,a small closed nick on top rear edge,head of spine/backstrip with minimal bumping and reciprocal creasing. op edges lightly aged/toned with light marks,fore-edges less aged/toned but lightly thumbed/ grubbed; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread - apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-472pp [paginated] includes 18 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w bio+autobiographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp120/1 and pp344/5 respectively,a'Do Quote Me' section,statistics and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with acknowledgements to it's reverse,and contents list/table. Tommy Docherty - the name is synonymous with football.One of the most colourful,charismatic and controversial figures ever to have graced the British game,his outrageous talent and bubbling personality made an indelible mark on the sport for four decades. As a player he saw service with Celtic,Preston North End and Arsenal before embarking upon a twenty-eight-year career in management. 'Jose Mourinho,Porto and Chelsea? Sir Alex Ferguson,manager of Scotland and Manchester United? Been there,done that.' And much like the man himself - the Doc never went on the defensive,even when facing his critics - his teams were noted for playing cavalier,attacking football. In 'Hallowed Be Thy Game' Tommy Docherty recalls his experiences at two World Cups,of being the catalyst in a Chelsea renaissance in the Swinging Sixties,how he ended the Manchester United careers of George Best and Denis Law,and his FA Cup defeats and victory.He also talks openly for the first time about why he resigned from Chelsea,being sacked for falling in love, and becoming embroiled in a bitter court battle. His autobiography is a fascinating and highly entertaining account of a career devoted to football that stretches from post-war to the current,and which took him from poverty in Glasgow's Gorbals to the corridors of power at Old Trafford and Hampden.Rich in humour and laced with classic one-liners and fabulous anecdotes, it is the story of a man for whom football has been a religion. Please contact seller,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.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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