Floodlit Dreams - How to Save a Football Club

The Southern League team of Weymouth FC were in dire straits: nearly half a million in the red, dogged by boardroom squabbles, a decrepit ground, falling turnouts and an end of season performance that saw them lose 5-1 to arch enemies, Yeovil Town. Join Ridley on his rollercoaster journey as he shows just what can be done with a dose of obsessive commitment and unstinting optimism. It''s a story of political backstabbing and petty rivalry; of euphoric highs and personal pain; of a man that thought that it should be simpler. Who thought that football - that Weymouth - deserved better. Brilliantly observed, infused with Ridley''s trademark wit and peppered with fascinating insights into the machinations of boardroom football, FLOODLIT DREAMS is a compelling journey into the hinterland of the beautiful game.

Info autore

Ian Ridley, who co-wrote this book with Tony Adams, is an award-winning journalist and author. He co-authored Tony Adams’ groundbreaking memoir Addicted, and is the author eleven further books. He has written for the Guardian, the Observer and the Mail on Sunday.
 

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ian Ridley, Ridley Ian
• Editore: Simon & Schuster UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.08.2007
• EAN: 9781416511458
• ISBN: 978-1-4165-1145-8
• Pagine: 352
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Sport > Sport di palla; Narrativa; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, True stories, Dorset, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, Sports teams & clubs, Sports teams and clubs, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), True stories / true accounts of events