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STRACHAN, GORDON and TOMAS, JASON: : STRACHAN: MY LIFE IN FOOTBALL

LONDON.TIME WARNER BOOKS/LITTLE,BROWN BOOK GROUP,2006.

ISBN 0316730823.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,subject/co-author colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with white+yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing. Top edges lightly toned with faint,sporadic dust-soiling foxing/spotting,fore-edges brighter and cleaner with some light thumbing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - 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 white ink printed letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate subject b/w portrait photographic illustrated endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-312pp [paginated] includes 13 chapters,16pp contemporary autobiographical b/w+colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp88/9 and pp216/7 respectively,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half- title+title pages,a contents list/table, and acknowledgements. Gordon Strachan is one of the most popular figures in British football.As quick-witted with his words as he used to be with his feet,he is admired and respected by fans and footballers alike for his honesty,sense of humour and knowledge.Now,in this fascinating,highly revealing new book,he looks back on his time as both player and manager. Beginning at Dundee,Gordon's 23-year old playing career took in Aberdeen,Manchester United,Leeds United,Coventry and Scotland and saw him playing for some of the biggest names in football management - notably Alex Ferguson,Jock Stein,Ron Atkinson and Howard Wilkinson.It was not until he was forty that he stopped playing. He started his own period in management at Coventry,with a valiant but ultimately unsuccessful struggle to keep the team in the Premiership.Having reached the lowest point in his career,he went on to rehabilitate himself as a manager by steering Southampton to the FA Cup Final and then,at Celtic,where he recaptured the league title in his first season in charge. Gordon lays bare the highlights and conflicts that have marked his career.For the first time, he writes about the behind-the-scenes turmoil in his relationship with Alex Ferguson.He provides intriguing insights into players such as Willie Miller,Mark McGhee,Bryan Robson,Norman Whiteside,Paul McGrath,Gary McAllister,Vinnie Jones - indeed,all the figures who have shaped his life in the game.Above all,he reveals what it's really like to be a modern manager: the stress and pressure that goes with the job,the effects on family life,the abuse from fans,the pressure for results. This is no standard autobiography. Entertaining and thought-provoking, 'Strachan: My Life in Football' is nothing less than the football book of the year. 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.
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