"I first read this book on a Ryanair flight from Luton to Alicante. I reached the end and cried. The bloke sat next to me was more tattoo than man. I almost said: "It's okay. It's about football.""
"Some fans hate Peace for this book. Okay, perhaps the booze is early and overplayed. But hang on! Can you name another gaffer who's had a critically acclaimed novelist write about them? No, you can't!"
"I've a mate who's a Leeds fan. Grudgingly, he admires BC . Maybe for what Leeds might've had? Anyway, Revie and Clough, those sons of Middlesbrough, are both given their due in this cracking read."
"Old Big 'Ead's favour was crucial to a lot of iconic players' careers. But there's iconic and there's Roy Keane. Clough only gets a bit part. But it's a pretty important bit part."
"Few writers are as passionately dedicated to Clough's memory as Pat Murphy. This biography is out of print and soon to be superceded, but nonetheless worth digging out."
