The Crazy Gang
The True Inside Story of Football's Greatest Miracle
$39.79
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2016
Summary
The real story of football’s greatest ever rags to riches rise, from non-league football to winning the FA Cup.
“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 Di…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857503251 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857503251 |
| Author: | Dave Bassett, Wally Downes |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2016 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 28mm |
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A barrel of laughs.
A barrel of laughs. * The Sun *
As you’d expect, it’s warts and all, muck and bullets and any other cliché you care to mention. Don’t dare miss it! * Sheffield Star *
About The Author
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 (Author)
Wally Downes was the first Wimbledon apprentice to make it into the Dons first-team following their election to the Football League in 1977. He went on to make over 200 appearances for the club in an injury-blighted career, before joining his mentor Dave Bassett in the dugout. He has since managed Brentford and been on the coaching staff of the likes of Southampton and West Ham United.
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