Tommy Doc - The Controversial Colourful Life of One of Football s Most Dominant

Tommy `The Doc' Docherty was a combative Scotland international wing-half who became a brilliant but erratic manager. But in Tommy Doc, David Tossell looks beyond the wisecracks, interviewing Docherty himself, as well as former players and colleagues, to examine a remarkable career and reveal the personal heartaches behind the laughter.

About the author

David Tossell has been a sports journalist for three decades and is director of European public affairs for the NFL. He is the author of ten sports books, four of which have been shortlisted in the British Sports Book Awards.

Summary

Tommy `The Doc' Docherty was a combative Scotland international wing-half who became a brilliant but erratic manager. But in Tommy Doc, David Tossell looks beyond the wisecracks, interviewing Docherty himself, as well as former players and colleagues, to examine a remarkable career and reveal the personal heartaches behind the laughter.

Foreword

Examines the life behind the one-liners of Tommy Docherty, football’s comic king

Product details

• Authors: David Tossell
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.08.2014
• EAN: 9781780576688
• ISBN: 978-1-78057-668-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies