Floodlit Dreams
How to Save a Football Club
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2007
Simon & Schuster (Verlag)
978-1-4165-1145-8 (ISBN)
Simon & Schuster (Verlag)
978-1-4165-1145-8 (ISBN)
As a boy Ian Ridley dreamt of lining up for his home football team, Weymouth FC. As a man he was about to embark on the biggest challenge of his life - to take on the role of Chairman and save what was left of the team that had fuelled those childhood dreams.
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.
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.
Ian Ridley is the chief football writer for the MAIL ON SUNDAY and co-author of the Tony Adam's memoir ADDICTED.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.8.2007 |
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Zusatzinfo | 8pp b-w |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 130 x 198 mm |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fußball | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4165-1145-8 / 1416511458 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4165-1145-8 / 9781416511458 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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