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The Footballer Who Could Fly Inspired by his father's devotion to Newcastle United and the heroes of yesteryear, such as Jackie Milburn, Bobby Charlton and Duncan Edwards, the author recreates a distant, bygone age and charts the progress of post-war British football to the present day. This title explores the bond between father and son through the Beautiful Game. Full descriptionRead More

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    'Without football,we were strangers under the same roof. With it, we were father and son'. Inspired by his father's devotion to Newcastle United and the heroes of yesteryear, such as Jackie Milburn, Bobby Charlton and Duncan Edwards, Hamilton recreates a distant, bygone age and charts the progress of post-war British football to the present day. From the hardscrabble 1940s and the 'never-had-it-so-good' 50s, right through to how the dowdy-looking First Division of the 80s transformed itself into the slick, money-driven Premiership that is so familiar to us today. Hamilton writes about the some of its most sublime players, from George Best to Lionel Messi, and some of its most respected managers, from Bill Shankly to Sir Alex Ferguson. But at the heart of The Footballer Who Could Fly, is Hamilton's exploration of the bond between father and son through the Beautiful Game, and how football became the only live connection between two people who, apart from their love of it, were wholly different from one another. From the two-time winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year comes a personal and affecting story that beautifully captures one of the most important three-way relationships in a man's life. Father and son and football.

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    'Without football, we were strangers under a shared roof. With it, we were father and son'. "The Footballer Who Could Fly" was inspired by Duncan Hamilton's father and his life-long devotion to Newcastle United. Charting the progress of British football from the War to the present day - covering the hardscrabble 40s, the 'you've-never-had-it-so-good' 50s, the social convulsions of the 60s and 70s, and the circumstances which meant the dowdy First Division of the 80s was able to become the shiny, money-driven Premiership in the early 90s. It looks at the significance of the game both socially and culturally and covers a range of hot topics such as; the pay and life-styles of players, the over-importance of managers, the change in tactics, kit and grounds, the treatment of supporters and the role of television and the decline of the FA Cup and the dominance of the Champions League. But at its heart, however, it is about a father and son and the way football became the live connection between them. Beautifully written, and compellingly told this is the story of the most important three-way relationship in a man's life: Father, son, football.

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    Inspired by his father's devotion to Newcastle United and the heroes of yesteryear, such as Jackie Milburn, Bobby Charlton and Duncan Edwards, the author recreates a distant, bygone age and charts the progress of post-war British football to the pres

  • 1846059801
  • 9781846059803
  • Duncan Hamilton
  • 30 August 2012
  • Century
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 352
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