The Secret Premier League Diary of a Cardiff City Fan
The Secret Premier League Diary of a Cardiff City Fan

Author: David Collins

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2014-09-01

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 0750962720

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Well, how was it for you? This was Cardiff City's first season in the top flight for more than fifty years, and we kept a diary every step of theway, recording all the highs and lows. We enjoyed victory over the champions, success in the first ever All Wales Premier League derby, and visits to the finest stadiums in the country. But there were oh so many off-the- field misadventures, weren't there? We were led by a chairman who looked like a Bond villain, running a club torn apart by Redv.Blue. We spent more time on the front pages than the back pages as CCFC became Car Crash Football Club. And we wrote it all down. This is our version of a crazy season.

Cardiff City Greatest Games
Cardiff City Greatest Games

Author: Sean Wozencroft

Publisher: eBook Partnership

Published: 2013-09-01

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1909626104

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Fifty of Cardiff City's most memorable games from across the club's historyFrom the thousands of matches ever played by Cardiff City, stretching from the club's Victorian foundation to the era of Malaysian ownership, here are the Bluebirds' most glorious, epochal, and thrilling games of all. Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, this book offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in everything from the famous FA Cup triumph of 1927 through great European nights to the two cup finals reached since the millennium. An irresistible cast list of club legends-John Charles and Brian Clark, Derek Tapscott, Phil Dwyer and Phil Stant-springs to life at wonderful moments such as promotion day against Leeds in 1952, and 1999's heroic 0-0 draw with eight men at Cambridge United. This journey through the highlights of City's history is guaranteed to make any fan's heart swell with pride.

Wrexham AFC (Ultimate Football Heroes - The No.1 football series)
Wrexham AFC (Ultimate Football Heroes - The No.1 football series)

Author: Paul Harrison

Publisher: Kings Road Publishing

Published: 2023-11-23

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 1789467934

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Fouded in 1864, Wrexham AFC is the oldest club in Wales, with passionate fans and a proud history of giant-killing in the cups. But in recent years, the Red Dragons had fallen on hard times. In 2008, the club dropped out of the Football League - and a long, gruelling quest to escape non-league football began. In 2020, new owners from Hollywood - the actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny - took over. With new leadership, and big signings like strikers Paul Mullin and Ollie Palmer, the Dragons began to roar once again. Relive the magic of Wrexham AFC's epic fight for promotion - the games, the goals, the highs and lows, the heartbreak and heroism of two incredible seasons for the Welsh team and their loyal legions of supporters.

Twinned With Reykjavik
Twinned With Reykjavik

Author: Liam Bullock

Publisher: eBook Partnership

Published: 2021-05-31

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1785319450

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The period leading up to 1999 had been grim for Stoke City fans - relegation, stagnation, embarrassment and board conflicts were commonplace at the club. As the new millennium approached, fans demanded change, but no one could have predicted what would come next. An Icelandic consortium, brought together by GuA(deg)jon AzorA(deg)arson, set sail for the Potteries with the promise of exciting foreign imports and Premier League football. What followed was a mixture of flashy arrivals, cup successes, broken curses, flop signings and plenty of fallouts, with extraordinary on-field moments along the way. Cult heroes and villains were made as Stoke became a living soap opera for seven remarkable years. Twinned with Reykjavik lifts the lid on that rollercoaster ride with the views of the people who experienced the wild journey. Integral players and fans look back on the key moments that defined the era as the book ponders that vital question: was the Icelandic takeover actually a success for Stoke City?

The Association Game
The Association Game

Author: Matthew Taylor

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 519

ISBN-13: 1317870077

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The story of British football's journey from public school diversion to mass media entertainment is a remarkable one. The Association Game traces British football from the establishment of the earliest clubs in the nineteenth century to its place as one of the prominent and commercialised leisure industries at the beginning of the twenty first century. It covers supporters and fandom, status and culture, big business, the press and electronic media and development in playing styles, tactics and rules. This is the only up to date book on the history of British football, covering the twentieth century shift from amateur to professional and whole of the British Isles, not just England.

The Swallow's Tale – the Early Years
The Swallow's Tale – the Early Years

Author: Liam O’Conner

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2017-05-01

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1504370767

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This story will take you on a rollercoaster ride of adventure and heartbreak, desperation and eventual success but always with a deeper spiritual message as the common thread. This poignant and brutally honest memoir is set against a backdrop of laugh-until-you-cry humour and of emotion which touches the very core. It is a real against all odds story of the underdog, seemingly down and out for the count, face in the mud, battling for breath. But then the devilish Celtic warrior spirit rizes from the ashes as you get to glimpse into the eye of a man who has a fury in his heart and a desire to succeed no matter what is thrown at him. You get to travel from the streets of Cardiff to the sunny suburbs of Johannesburg in an enthralling story. At times it makes you smile with familiarity, on other occasions you are holding your sides with laughter. The sadder parts of the story are not to be read in public unless you have waterproof mascara or a potential excuse for hayfever. The story of Liam OConner is as varied as it is sensitive but underneath it all is still the little red haired boy, full of mischief and ambition. So if youre ready, get a cup of tea and a biscuit and go on a holiday of the mind. This is a must read.

Red Dragons - The Story of Welsh Football
Red Dragons - The Story of Welsh Football

Author: Phil Stead

Publisher: Y Lolfa

Published: 2013-08-15

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1847716180

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The Red Dragons covers the story of Welsh football since its earliest days in the nineteenth century, and looks at the characters, controversies and developments of the country's clubs, players, and most importantly, the national team.