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Jock Stein: The Definitive Biography (Paperback)

by Archie Macpherson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Highdown; New Ed edition (18 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1905156375
  • ISBN-13: 978-1905156375
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 197,077 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Quite simply, this book is brilliant... a gem" The Herald. "A definitive testimony of Stein's remarkable life" Sunday Mail"

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This definitive football book is being re-published to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Celtic's legendary victory in the 1967 European Cup final in Lisbon. Archie Macpherson's critically acclaimed and bestselling biography reappraises Jock Stein's career and looks closely at the personality of the man whose shrewdness and cunning stamped him eventually with greatness. In examining the strengths and weaknesses of this major figure, Macpherson's compelling narrative will nevertheless lead no-one to doubt the sincerity of Bill Shankly's ultimate accolade to Stein in 1967: 'John, you are immortal now.'

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5.0 out of 5 stars Immortal now., 20 Oct 2006
This wasn't the sycophantic elergy to Jock Stein that I feared it may have been but was a really well balanced account of the football career of one of the most influential managers the game has ever seen.
The obvious points are all there - Lisbon In '67, San Siro in '70, the complete overhaul of Celtic but there's also much more.
You don't need to be a Celtic fan to enjoy this - just a football fan.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars PORTRAIT OF A GREAT SCOTSMAN, 19 Aug 2008
By J. Scott (SCOTLAND) - See all my reviews
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Few Scots achieved world renown in the twentieth century; more achieved it in sport than any other field.

Jock Stein was certainly one of these and a proper biography of him has been needed.

Ken Gallacher's work barely scratched the surface of Stein's complex character and, while Bob Crampsey's was much better, it was clearly written from a distance.

Archie MacPherson's is far better.

He is particularly good on two areas that have been neglected; Stein's Protestant upbringing in Burnbank and his spell as full-time manger of Scotland.
Archie MacPherson shows that after he left Celtic, Stein was a shadow of the formidable presence of a few years before.



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4.0 out of 5 stars Warts and all account of a legend....., 29 May 2009
By JUDE (IRELAND) - See all my reviews
This brilliant biography covers all areas of the great man`s life, there are numerous anecdotes, some of them very personal from the writer`s experiences with Stein. I was most interested in reading about the years from 1966 up to the sad demise of Jock and was a little wary of reading about stuff that happened well before I was born, but I needn`t have worried. Archie does a tremendous job in recreating the life of the first manager to bring the European Cup back to Britain. The behind the scenes rows, successes AND failures are all covered. I can not recommend this book too highly.
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