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Bring Me the Head of Trevor Brooking

Bring Me the Head of Trevor Brooking

Three Decades of East End Soap Opera at West Ham United

by Ben Sharratt and Kirk Blows
Paperback
Publication Date: 15/10/2010

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West Ham United last won a major trophy in 1980 but the roller-coaster ride of the past three decades has produced enough twists and turns, heroes and villains and contrasting emotions to grace the script of the most thrilling TV soap opera. Since Trevor Brooking headed home the FA Cup final winner against Arsenal, the Hammers have experienced delight and despair in not so equal measure, with a cast of controversial characters either adored abhorred playing the key roles in a tale of fact rather than fiction. The saving of the club by David Sullivan and David Gold, as West Ham stared into the financial abyss following the ill-fated Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson reign, is the latest chapter in a saga that includes numerous promotions and relegations, great escapes, contentious changes of ownership and management, internal feuds, bust-ups and power struggles, the Carlos Tevez affair, the passing of legends Ron Greenwood, John Lyall and Bobby Moore, as well as several false dawns in the endless quest for success. Including brand new interviews with key protagonists, Bring Me The Head Of Trevor Brooking tells the inside story behind the 60 most significant developments at Upt
ISBN:
9781845966614
9781845966614
Category:
Football (Soccer
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
15-10-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
272
Dimensions (mm):
234x153x20mm
Weight:
0.39kg

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