Willie Miller S Aberdeen Dream Team

Author : Rob Robertson,Willie Miller
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781845024031

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Willie Miller's Aberdeen Dream Team by Rob Robertson,Willie Miller Pdf

Willie Miller is an Aberdeen legend. In a glittering career he won every domestic honour, played in two World Cup Finals for Scotland and led Aberdeen to victory in the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup. He played with and against some of the greatest footballers of all time and now selects his Aberdeen Dream Team of the greatest players ever to pull on the famous red jersey. In Willie Miller's Aberdeen Dream Team there's serious competition for every position and Willie's choices are sure to spark debate. Willie has also invited some well-known Dons fans - Ally Begg, Chris Cusiter, Richard Gordon, Buff Hardie, Paul Lawrie, James Naughtie and Jack Webster - to contribute their own dream teams to see if they take issue with his own selections. Packed full of facts and anecdotes about the club's greatest heroes, Willie Miller's Aberdeen Dream Team is a fascinating and entertaining read for Dons fans of all ages. But will you agree with Willie's selections and the reasons he chose them?

Author : Willie Miller
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780857905505

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The Don by Willie Miller Pdf

Willie Miller is a hero to tens of thousands of Aberdeen and Scotland fans after a glittering career that made him one of the country's most capped and celebrated players, as well as the most successful ever club captain outside the Old Firm. This book gives a unique insight into professional football during Miller's era and what it was like to lead a team managed by Sir Alex Ferguson and hold aloft the European Cup-Winners' Cup after victory over Real Madrid in 1983. It also tells previously untold stories about Sir Alex gleaned from their seven successful years together at Aberdeen. During that time Aberdeen won three Scottish league titles, four Scottish Cups, one Scottish League Cup, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup. During a 65-cap career for Scotland, Willie played against some of the greatest players of his generation like Franz Beckenbauer, Socrates, Michel Platini, and Zico, and played alongside great international teammates such as centre-back partner Alex McLeish, Graeme Souness, Gordon Strachan and Kenny Dalglish.

Author : Pat Stanton,Ted Brack
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781845028473

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Pat Stanton's Hibernian Dream Team by Pat Stanton,Ted Brack Pdf

Pat Stanton is a Hibs legend. With his silky skills and natural leadership, Pat captained Hibs to three trophies and later went on to manage the team. Now he chooses his ultimate Hibernian dream team. In Pat Stanton's "Hibernian Dream Team" Pat devotes a chapter to each position and evaluates the many outstanding players who have worn the green and white during his lifetime. He looks at their strengths and weaknesses, reveals their character and tells personal anecdotes about many of the players he has known over the years. He also debates the merits of Hibs' post-war managers and chooses his top team boss. Written with humour, honesty and insight, Pat Stanton's "Hibernian Dream Team" will be one of the most talked about books on the club for many years.

Author : Duncan Shearer
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781845025984

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Shearer Wonderland by Duncan Shearer Pdf

Duncan Shearer's incredible rise from non-league football to the international stage was a football fairytale. Beneath this seeming fairytale, however, lies a heart-rending story of personal tragedy and a heartwarming tale of triumph in the face of adversity. Discover how the demon drink cost him his big break as a teenager; find out why he spurned advances from Sir Alex Ferguson in his 1980s Aberdeen glory days; and, read his own account of his unwitting involvement with the English hooliganism scene as a young Chelsea player. There's also the inside story of Duncan Shearer's time both at Huddersfield Town and at Swindon Town and how his goalscoring exploits and incredible scoring record made him a legend with fans at both clubs. As well as giving the inside track on his footballing youth, Shearer recalls his transition to coaching. He tells of his partnership with Steve Paterson which lead to their turbulent period in charge at Pittodrie. Candidly, Shearer looks back at his battle to save his manager's career amidst Paterson's well publicised personal problems.

Author : David Ross
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781470927103

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GAFFERS by David Ross Pdf

Author : Richard Gordon
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781845024710

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Glory in Gothenburg by Richard Gordon Pdf

On a rainy night in Gothenburg in May 1983 twelve young Scotsmen turned the footballing world on its head. Against all the odds, those players took on the might of Spanish giants Real Madrid, and beat them convincingly. Aberdeen were winners of the European Cup Winners Cup. The manager, Alex Ferguson, would go on to become one of the greats, his team Pittodrie legends. The tale of that season, the remarkable triumph in the Ullevi Stadium and of the men who made it possible has never fully been told - until now. "Glory In Gothenburg" goes behind the scenes, deep into the inner sanctum, and through a series of in-depth interviews with all the main characters reveals what made that side and those players so special and what drove them on to achieve unparalleled success. Thirty years later, the story remains one of the most astonishing in the history of Scottish football.

Author : Ian Kelly
Publisher : Paragon Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781907611100

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Hamilton Accies 25 Year Roller Coaster Ride by Ian Kelly Pdf

In association with Accies Trust. Foreward by Alison Walker In Accies 25 year rollercoaster, Ian Kelly has produced a season by season fan's diary through the 25 years of Accies, on and off the pitch, from 1985 to 2010. This encompasses the final nine seasons at Douglas Park, through the seven homeless years, and the contrasting first nine seasons at New Douglas Park. For fans and watchers of the game, the book offers valuable insights into how football in general has changed through this period in terms of television, internet and supporters trusts. Ian has been an Accies supporter since the mid 70s. He has seen Accies play games on 52 league grounds, in all four divisions of the Scottish League, as well as one awful day in Buckie! Ian, who is a qualified accountant, has been Treasurer of the Accies Trust since 2005, and is very much an Accies stats man. He is thankful for the Trust's support with this publication.

Author : Paul Smith
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781909178328

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Shadow of the Knight by Paul Smith Pdf

Certain things in life are inevitable. Petrol prices will rise, summer follows spring and Sir Alex Ferguson will retire.Eventually. Where next for Manchester United once the club's legendary manager retires? Shadow Of The Knight, prepared ready for Ferguson's retirement, will look to the past for answers about the future. By studying the legacy left at Aberdeen and the fate of those who have worked alongside him at United, the book paints a picture of what lies ahead for a club entering an era without its most iconic figurehead and celebrates the most successful club management career in the history of British football.Key features- A fresh take on the life and times of the game's greatestever manager presented in a new and unique way- For the first time in print, expert analysis of what the future holds for Manchester United and football as Sir Alex approaches retirement- A glimpse into the past through interviews with those whose lives have been touched by the man - and some who were left behind on the great journey to the top- Featuring previously untold stories and rare insights into the formative years in management that marked Sir Alex out for greatness- Rare pictures from those early days and iconic images from the glorious Old Trafford era

Author : Alex Ferguson
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781444709100

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Managing My Life: My Autobiography by Alex Ferguson Pdf

This book is about the beginning of Sir Alex's football career, until the year 2000. 1999 was an outstanding year for Alex Ferguson - not only did he lead Manchester United, the most glamorous club in the world, to a unique and outstanding treble triumph, but he was awarded the highest honour for his sporting achievements; a Knighthood from the Queen. Universally respected for his tough, but caring managerial style, Ferguson is an unusually intelligent man with a fascinating life story. Covering his tough Govan upbringing through to his playing days and onto his shift into management, Managing My Life is told with the fine balance of biting controversy and human sensitivity which made it such an unprecedented success in hardback. Alex Ferguson is a legend in his lifetime.

Author : Tom Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0586200053

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The Glory and the Dream by Tom Campbell Pdf

Author : John Burridge
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781857826654

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Budgie by John Burridge Pdf

A fascinating and funny tell-all autobiography from a man with an astonishing football career John "Budgie" Burridge is a true journeyman pro and a hero to football fans. In a unique career spanning 30 years, Budgie played 771 league games for 29 teams, including Crystal Palace and QPR (under Terry Venables at both clubs), Southampton (alongside a young Alan Shearer), Manchester City, Aston Villa (where he would play against Barcelona in the European Super Cup), Wolves, and in Scotland with Hibernian where he was a hero in their League Cup win of 1991. That happy sojourn to Edinburgh would end in acrimony, however, as he ended up in a dressing-room fight with the manager. Highly respected as a goalkeeper, but denounced by many as an "oddball" (he admitted that he often slept wearing only his goalkeeper's gloves), Budgie was famous for his madcap antics and his pre-match stretching routines. The Burridge story was far from over when he retired in 1997 at the age of 47. He spent months in a clinic struggling with depression. He became player-manager at non-league Blyth Spartans, only to late be convicted for dealing in counterfeit leisurewear. Together with his wife of more than 30 years, Budgie moved to Oman in the Middle East to take up a coaching post with the national team. He sustained serious injuries when he was knocked down by a car in 1999, but is back in health, and ready to tell his true story.

Author : Leo Moynihan
Publisher : Random House
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448133178

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Gordon Strachan by Leo Moynihan Pdf

Gordon Strachan has probably become best known among football fans for his realistic and often witty assessments of his teams' performances and football matters in general. It is easy to forget that Strachan forged a career as a player where his abilities made him the only player ever to win the Football Writers' Player of the Year Award both north and south of the border. Now managing Celtic, this fully updated biography of one of Scotland's most charismatic exports is published 40 years after the club became the first British team to win the European Cup. In this comprehensive and fascinating biography, Leo Moynihan looks at the tenacity of Strachan as a player, determined to prove his old mentor wrong when Ferguson sold him to Leeds Utd, on the basis of him being past his best, and the true relationship that exists between them, as well as the honesty of a man who has often left followers of the beautiful game scratching their heads, but always full of admiration.

Author : Ally Begg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0956276040

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Begg to Differ by Ally Begg Pdf

Author : Tom Miller
Publisher : Black & White Publishing Ltd
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781785301063

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Sandy by Tom Miller Pdf

William Pullar Sandy Jardine is an Ibrox icon. Respected and revered throughout the football world and beyond, he will forever be a club legend. Sandy was the consummate professional. His silky skills, speed and ability to read the game were combined with a sense of fair play that made him truly world class. He was soon an integral part of the Rangers team and became a club legend when the Barcelona Bears won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1972. He also played in two dramatic World Cups and won 39 caps for Scotland. Later, Edinburgh-born Sandy fulfilled another personal dream when he signed for Hearts and his impact at Tynecastle was immense. Then, in 2012, the financial meltdown at Rangers brought Sandy back into the limelight. In those troubled times, nobody did more than Sandy Jardine to galvanise the club and its supporters, and he famously led 8,000 fans to Hampden to protest against sanctions imposed by the SFA. But in late 2012, Sandy announced that he was battling cancer, a fight he would bravely lose in April 2014. SANDY The Authorised Biography of Sandy Jardine is the definitive story of one of football s true legends and a fitting tribute to a man who was loved and respected by family, friends and football fans wherever he went.

Author : Jack Webster
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0091743737

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The Dons by Jack Webster Pdf

A text charting the history of the Aberdeen Football Club. First published in 1978, the author has now brought the book up-to-date, examining the recent dramas and successes. It includes the reign of Alex Ferguson, the most successful manager in the club's history and victory in the European Cup Winner's Final in 1983, as well as numerous domestic honours in the various cup and league competitions.