Since 1888, Rangers and Celtic football clubs have been locked into an intense and frequently explosive rivalry: Rangers the product of West Scotland's Protestant establishment, Celtic the team founded to raise money for the Catholic underclass of Glasgow. On 2 January 2010 the two teams met in the Old Firm's New Year Derby, a fixture that had been banned for ten years because of the trouble it brought with it. Richard Wilson puts that game at the centre of a book which delves into the history and widens out to the cultural resonance of the fixture within Scotland. Starting as the fans begin to arrive in Glasgow, and ending as the long night following the match stretches out ahead, Wilson talks to the fans, the players, the backroom staff, the referee, the ferry staff, the stewards and the paramedics to create a panoramic view of a cultural institution. It addresses the role football plays in working-class life, the social aspects of the game and why it is part of its surroundings in a way that no other sport is. Inside the Divide is more than just another football book. A rich mix of close-up observation and big-picture thinking, it has the insight, understanding and depth to make it a modern classic.
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* It is an intensity that has frequently scarred Old Firm collisions with the violent and the reprehensible. But the Rangers-Celtic rivalry is so deep in the bones of so many Scots that - amid a football culture transformed beyond recognition by the wholesale importation of foreign players - it effortlessly remains a focus of mass emotion. -- Hugh McIlvanney * There were times when we might as well have played the first 20 minutes without a ball. The match would commence and the fans would hardly notice. -- Sir Alex Ferguson, Former Rangers Player * I'd heard a lot about the Old Firm game over the years and of the rivalry that exists between the Celtic and Rangers supporters, but it's only when you live in the city and see it up close that the true extent of the bigotry and hatred hits home. The fans were frothing at the mouth and at each other's throats right through the warm-up. When we marched out to kick off, it REALLY got intense. -- Tony Cascarino, Former Celtic Player * Richard Wilson, more than anyone in recent years, has told us why Celtic and Rangers matter and why their adherents have little of which to be ashamed and much of which to be proud. I salute him. Observer * Wilson is a writer of uncommon ability and he deploys his skills to produce a balanced book that engages critically with the topic in a sophisticated manner so often absent from much media commentary Scottish Review
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Richard Wilson was born in Glasgow and spent almost 10 years at the Sunday Times Scotland, as deputy sports editor, then staff sports writer. In 2002, he won the Jim Rodger Memorial Award for best young sports writer. In 2003, at the Scottish Press Awards, he was named Sports Writer of the Year. He has regularly been nominated in the Sports Feature Writer of the Year category. He has written extensively about football, boxing and golf, as well as covering most other sports.
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I really enjoyed this book-a fabulous read and very interesting. I liked how it gave the perspective of a wide range of people about what the Old firm meant to them. I would recommend
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My mum who's in her mid 60s is originally from Glasgow and a Rangers fan. All I can say is she loved it and couldn't put it down! She said it brought back so many memories and typified the culture at that time.
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Bought this as a little gift for my Rangers supporter hubby. Informative but in a light hearted way. Easy read too!
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Not Bad ....
Not too much depth here, very descriptive at times, probably a better read if you're coming to the Old Firm from the 'outside'. Worth reading nonetheless. I enjoyed it.
Published 5 months ago by vinny
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Superb Read
I am not a fan of either of the Old Firm but I am intrigued by them which is why I bought this book. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Sam M
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THE Derby
Superbly written and insightful, this book is a genuine first, a well balanced account of the history of Rangers and Celtic, and the Old Firm match in particular, from the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Craig Wilson
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A different insight into the Old Firm
This isn't like any other football book that I have ever read before and I've read a lot! I would say it appeals to Celtic and Rangers fans, as well as general football fans. Read more
Published 15 months ago by ringo
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Like the Daily Record........
I read the review of this in the Observer and thought that sounds interesting, be warned its like reading an old daily record sports article............ Read more
Published 15 months ago by blair
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