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The Crazy Gang
Dave Bassett
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Description for The Crazy Gang
Paperback. Promoted to the Football League in 1977, Wimbledon FC was a small team from south London that against the odds went all the way to the top of the First Division, then to win the FA Cup, in only just over a decade. With no money, scant resources and a blend of youth players and offcuts from other clubs, they were christened 'Rag-Arse Rovers'. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
'If we can sell Newcastle Brown to Japan, and if Wimbledon can make it to the First Division, there is surely no achievement beyond our reach.' Margaret Thatcher The Crazy Gang is the story of a football miracle. Promoted to the Football League in 1977, Wimbledon FC was a small team from south London that against the odds went all the way to the top of the First Division, then to win the FA Cup, in only just over a decade. With no money, scant resources and a blend of youth players and offcuts from other clubs, ... Read more
'If we can sell Newcastle Brown to Japan, and if Wimbledon can make it to the First Division, there is surely no achievement beyond our reach.' Margaret Thatcher The Crazy Gang is the story of a football miracle. Promoted to the Football League in 1977, Wimbledon FC was a small team from south London that against the odds went all the way to the top of the First Division, then to win the FA Cup, in only just over a decade. With no money, scant resources and a blend of youth players and offcuts from other clubs, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857503251
SKU
V9780857503251
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About Dave Bassett
Dave Bassett (Author) Dave Bassett was manager of Wimbledon FC from 1981 to 1987, overseeing their rise from the Fourth Division to the top of the Football League. Formerly a player then assistant manager at the club, he went on to manage the likes of Watford, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest. Wally Downes ... Read more
Reviews for The Crazy Gang
A barrel of laughs.
The Sun
As you'd expect, it's warts and all, muck and bullets and any other cliche you care to mention. Don't dare miss it!
Sheffield Star
The Sun
As you'd expect, it's warts and all, muck and bullets and any other cliche you care to mention. Don't dare miss it!
Sheffield Star