Paperback, 368 pages
Published April 5, 2007 by Faber and Faber.
Overachieving and eccentric football manager Brian Clough was on his way to take over at the country's most successful, and most reviled football club: Leeds United, home to a generation of fiercely competitive but ageing players. The battle he'd face there would make or break the club - or him.David Peace's extraordinarily inventive novel tells the story of a world characterised by fear of failure and hunger for success set in the bleak heart of the 1970s.
Overachieving and eccentric football manager Brian Clough was on his way to take over at the country's most successful, and most reviled football club: Leeds United, home to a generation of fiercely competitive but ageing players. The battle he'd face there would make or break the club - or him.David Peace's extraordinarily inventive novel tells the story of a world characterised by fear of failure and hunger for success set in the bleak heart of the 1970s.
Liked this a lot more than I thought I would. For anyone that isn't interested in football don't worry there is very little actual football in it.
Liked this a lot more than I thought I would. For anyone that isn't interested in football don't worry there is very little actual football in it.
Whilst I appreciated Peace's style effectively expressed Clough's alleged obessions, it made for repetitive reading. Need to see the film now.
Whilst I appreciated Peace's style effectively expressed Clough's alleged obessions, it made for repetitive reading. Need to see the film now.
