- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press; illustrated edition edition (16 Aug 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 059306108X
- ISBN-13: 978-0593061084
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 508,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The former Manchester United and Scotland football legend tells his story for the first time, from humble beginnings at Celtic, through glory days, to scandal and tragedy in his later life.
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Football has dominated Lou Macari's life in more ways than you could possibly mention. Taken on as an apprentice by Celtic in the wake of the 1967 European Cup triumph that saw them anointed the Lisbon Lions, Macari learnt his football the old-fashioned way alongside another future great, Kenny Dalglish. He quickly broke into the first team, winning Scottish league titles and Scottish Cups in both 1971 and 1972, but it was at Manchester United, following a shock transfer in January 1973, that the attacking midfielder's prowess turned him into a fans' favourite and a household name. Macari was the leading light in a free-flowing forward line as Tommy Docherty's side won promotion back into the First Division in 1975. Two years later, Lou scored the winning goal as United beat Liverpool to win the FA Cup - their one and only trophy in the Seventies - and he went on to score 97 goals in more than 400 appearances for the Red Devils. He also won 24 caps for Scotland, scoring five times, and represented his country in the infamous 1978 World Cup Finals in Argentina. After leaving United in 1984, Macari moved into management with Swindon Town, leading the Wiltshire club to back-to-back promotions. It was there, however, that Macari was implicated in a betting scandal which, although he was later fully exonerated, blighted his managerial career. Lou went on to battle the whims of tyrannical chairmen at West Ham, Birmingham, Stoke, in his dream job at Celtic, then finally at Huddersfield. Football had one final blow for this eternal fans' favourite though, when one of his three professional football-playing sons, Jonathan, committed suicide when a youngster at Nottingham Forest. The tragedy still tears his family apart. In his long-awaited autobiography, Lou Macari tells with typical candour of football then and of football now, of the glory days and the truth behind the scandals, and of the perils that threaten the beautiful game today. It is a story like no other.
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I purchased this book as a Swindon Town fan and wanted to know the truth behind the scandal that Swindon went through, when Lou Macari was manager of the club.
I also wanted to under stand why one of the best British football managers is not managing a high profile club.
The book covers Lou's time with Manchester United and Celtic and gives an insight to how they were managed and also how Lou learnt the trade.
I enjoyed the book, and in some daft way it has given me closer (using Katie price's word) to the Swindon Town affair. I believe the club were used as a warning to other clubs and paid a heavy price as did Lou Macari.
The book tells a sad or unfortunate life which should have been a riches tale of not only money but a management legacy that should be up there with the top British managers, why Scotland haven't come knocking beats me, I would have him installed as a Swindon manager any day of the week.
The book touches the part in Lou's life when he lost his son, It made my heart weep, I have a son of 5 who I love so much and to loose him would break me, and you can tell that it broke a very decent man in Lou Macari.
I thank Lou Macari for the good days he brought to Swindon and If any of the Scottish FA are reading this, give Lou the Job.
I also wanted to under stand why one of the best British football managers is not managing a high profile club.
The book covers Lou's time with Manchester United and Celtic and gives an insight to how they were managed and also how Lou learnt the trade.
I enjoyed the book, and in some daft way it has given me closer (using Katie price's word) to the Swindon Town affair. I believe the club were used as a warning to other clubs and paid a heavy price as did Lou Macari.
The book tells a sad or unfortunate life which should have been a riches tale of not only money but a management legacy that should be up there with the top British managers, why Scotland haven't come knocking beats me, I would have him installed as a Swindon manager any day of the week.
The book touches the part in Lou's life when he lost his son, It made my heart weep, I have a son of 5 who I love so much and to loose him would break me, and you can tell that it broke a very decent man in Lou Macari.
I thank Lou Macari for the good days he brought to Swindon and If any of the Scottish FA are reading this, give Lou the Job.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Lou Macari who played at the highest level of the game with Celtic and Manchester United as well as with Scotland at the 1978 World Cup has seen a lot in his life time so it's only fitting that he shares his stories with us and in a market that's dominated by bland autobiographies it's good to say that Lou shoots from the hip on all subjects.
Long before Roy Keane complained about Ireland's world cup preparations in 2002, Macari was doing the same in 1978 regarding Scotland's preparations and it's something that cost him his International career. Macari covers his early career at Celtic under the legendary Jock Stein and what it was like for a young footballer playing at the European champions. Macari also covers his transfer to Manchester United and how he nearly joined arch rivals Liverpool and why he has no regrets in choosing United instead. He shares his joy of the 1977 F.A Cup final and the heartbreak of the 1976 and 1979 cup finals. As well as the end of his playing career at Swindon Town.
The book get's real interesting during his managerial career including his up and down period at Swindon Town where he led the club to successive promotions, getting sacked before quickly being reinstated. His time at Swindon plays at big part in the book as of course he was taken to court by the inland revenue for making illegal payments to players. He also covers his case against Fergus McCann the Celtic owner who sacked him as he was boarding a plane for the 1994 World Cup in the U.S.A.
Lou Macari enjoyed many a magical Wembley moment as a manager of Stoke City and Birmingham City giving those fans success in smaller tournaments, all these are well covered in the book, as is his short spell at West Ham United and Huddersfield Town. It also covers his application for the Tranmere Rovers job.
No doubt the hardest thing Macari had to deal with when writing this book was revisiting the death of his son Jonathan at just 19 years of age and the massive hole it's left in his life since that nothing can fill. Macari also covers his other two son's Michael and Paul who were both at Stoke City with him.
Macari who always spoke his mind which made him a natural fit for TV and Radio so much that he now mainly appears on MUTV and Sky Sports News usually discussing his beloved Manchester United. Anybody who has an interest in football and wants a good read should pick up this book.
Long before Roy Keane complained about Ireland's world cup preparations in 2002, Macari was doing the same in 1978 regarding Scotland's preparations and it's something that cost him his International career. Macari covers his early career at Celtic under the legendary Jock Stein and what it was like for a young footballer playing at the European champions. Macari also covers his transfer to Manchester United and how he nearly joined arch rivals Liverpool and why he has no regrets in choosing United instead. He shares his joy of the 1977 F.A Cup final and the heartbreak of the 1976 and 1979 cup finals. As well as the end of his playing career at Swindon Town.
The book get's real interesting during his managerial career including his up and down period at Swindon Town where he led the club to successive promotions, getting sacked before quickly being reinstated. His time at Swindon plays at big part in the book as of course he was taken to court by the inland revenue for making illegal payments to players. He also covers his case against Fergus McCann the Celtic owner who sacked him as he was boarding a plane for the 1994 World Cup in the U.S.A.
Lou Macari enjoyed many a magical Wembley moment as a manager of Stoke City and Birmingham City giving those fans success in smaller tournaments, all these are well covered in the book, as is his short spell at West Ham United and Huddersfield Town. It also covers his application for the Tranmere Rovers job.
No doubt the hardest thing Macari had to deal with when writing this book was revisiting the death of his son Jonathan at just 19 years of age and the massive hole it's left in his life since that nothing can fill. Macari also covers his other two son's Michael and Paul who were both at Stoke City with him.
Macari who always spoke his mind which made him a natural fit for TV and Radio so much that he now mainly appears on MUTV and Sky Sports News usually discussing his beloved Manchester United. Anybody who has an interest in football and wants a good read should pick up this book.
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EVERY FOOTBALL FAN SHOULD READ THIS
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Lou Macari who played at the highest level of the game with Celtic and Manchester United as well as with Scotland at the 1978 World Cup has seen a lot in his life time so it's only fitting that he shares his stories with us and in a market that's dominated by bland autobiographies it's good to say that Lou shoots from the hip on all subjects.
Long before Roy Keane complained about Ireland's world cup preparations in 2002, Macari was doing the same in 1978 regarding Scotland's preparations and it's something that cost him his International career. Macari covers his early career at Celtic under the legendary Jock Stein and what it was like for a young footballer playing at the European champions. Macari also covers his transfer to Manchester United and how he nearly joined arch rivals Liverpool and why he has no regrets in choosing United instead. He shares his joy of the 1977 F.A Cup final and the heartbreak of the 1976 and 1979 cup finals. As well as the end of his playing career at Swindon Town.
The book get's real interesting during his managerial career including his up and down period at Swindon Town where he led the club to successive promotions, getting sacked before quickly being reinstated. His time at Swindon plays at big part in the book as of course he was taken to court by the inland revenue for making illegal payments to players. He also covers his case against Fergus McCann the Celtic owner who sacked him as he was boarding a plane for the 1994 World Cup in the U.S.A.
Lou Macari enjoyed many a magical Wembley moment as a manager of Stoke City and Birmingham City giving those fans success in smaller tournaments, all these are well covered in the book, as is his short spell at West Ham United and Huddersfield Town. It also covers his application for the Tranmere Rovers job.
No doubt the hardest thing Macari had to deal with when writing this book was revisiting the death of his son Jonathan at just 19 years of age and the massive hole it's left in his life since that nothing can fill. Macari also covers his other two son's Michael and Paul who were both at Stoke City with him.
Macari who always spoke his mind which made him a natural fit for TV and Radio so much that he now mainly appears on MUTV and Sky Sports News usually discussing his beloved Manchester United. Anybody who has an interest in football and wants a good read should pick up this book.
Long before Roy Keane complained about Ireland's world cup preparations in 2002, Macari was doing the same in 1978 regarding Scotland's preparations and it's something that cost him his International career. Macari covers his early career at Celtic under the legendary Jock Stein and what it was like for a young footballer playing at the European champions. Macari also covers his transfer to Manchester United and how he nearly joined arch rivals Liverpool and why he has no regrets in choosing United instead. He shares his joy of the 1977 F.A Cup final and the heartbreak of the 1976 and 1979 cup finals. As well as the end of his playing career at Swindon Town.
The book get's real interesting during his managerial career including his up and down period at Swindon Town where he led the club to successive promotions, getting sacked before quickly being reinstated. His time at Swindon plays at big part in the book as of course he was taken to court by the inland revenue for making illegal payments to players. He also covers his case against Fergus McCann the Celtic owner who sacked him as he was boarding a plane for the 1994 World Cup in the U.S.A.
Lou Macari enjoyed many a magical Wembley moment as a manager of Stoke City and Birmingham City giving those fans success in smaller tournaments, all these are well covered in the book, as is his short spell at West Ham United and Huddersfield Town. It also covers his application for the Tranmere Rovers job.
No doubt the hardest thing Macari had to deal with when writing this book was revisiting the death of his son Jonathan at just 19 years of age and the massive hole it's left in his life since that nothing can fill. Macari also covers his other two son's Michael and Paul who were both at Stoke City with him.
Macari who always spoke his mind which made him a natural fit for TV and Radio so much that he now mainly appears on MUTV and Sky Sports News usually discussing his beloved Manchester United. Anybody who has an interest in football and wants a good read should pick up this book.
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