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Pacey, humorous and intelligent. A great insight into the one-way relationship between a fan and the object of his obsession. --Jim White, Daily Telegraph
Passionate, witty and smart, Tidey neatly sums up the fans-eye view of Ferguson's time at Old Trafford. For that, it is well worth the read. --United Rant
Enter a new breath of fresh air in Manchester United
literature...You'll empathise with every word written, a fantastically recommended read.
--Football United Fanzine
Passionate, witty and smart, Tidey neatly sums up the fans-eye view of Ferguson's time at Old Trafford. For that, it is well worth the read. --United Rant
Enter a new breath of fresh air in Manchester United
literature...You'll empathise with every word written, a fantastically recommended read.
--Football United Fanzine
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This is the story of one of the most successful football clubs in history under one of the greatest football managers of our time. But it is also a book about what it has meant to be a Manchester United supporter during the remarkable 25-year reign of Sir Alex Ferguson. The book begins in the winter of 1986 - when Sir Alex found himself in charge of a demoralised club facing relegation - and describes the creation of his first great side, including Schmeichel, Bruce, Pallister, Keane, Ince, Giggs, Hughes and Cantona. It goes on to introduce Fergie's Fledglings - the generation of David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Gary and Phil Neville - who were thrown straight into Ferguson's side as teenagers, won the double in 1996 and went on to seal the treble in Barcelona in 1999. It then describes how, after Beckham left for Real Madrid in 2003, United were knocked off their perch first by Arsenal, then by cash-rich Chelsea. Ferguson needed a response to Jose Mourinho's spectacular revolution ...And in Rooney and Ronaldo, playing alongside Rio Ferdinand, Scholes, Giggs, Tevez and Vidic, he found one. As much an homage to a great man as it is a passionate account of one fan's lifelong devotion to his team, Life with Sir Alex is a the perfect read for football fans all over the world.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Tidey's book benefits and suffers from all chronicles of supporter experiences. Tidey's prose draws readers into the action as if not solely recalling the experience but reliving it. The book is, after all, Tidey's personal experiences of supporting the club since childhood.
These are emotions - the highs and lows of supporterdom - with which all Manchester United fans can identify. The preface to `My Life' is a case in point, describing the explosion of passion and joy as Ole Gunnar-Solskjaer's flicked winner lit the fires of joy at Camp Nou in 1999. It was the seminal moment of Sir Alex Ferguson's time in charge of United.
But Tidey's work is also recollection of events over the course of 25 years of Ferguson's tenure at Old Trafford, and in strict chronilogical order at that. There is much to enjoy in the many victories; plenty to rue in the defeats. Each has made Ferguson's time at Old Trafford so memorable.
Tidey's work is also a remembrance of the minutiae, as well as the improbably glorious. There are moments that the reader will simply
have forgotten, or placed in the deep recesses of memory at least. There is joy in that too.
And yet for all that there is nothing particularly revelatory here. Why should there be? Tidey's work, almost a personal diary over a quarter of a century, was never intended to be. Passionate, witty and smart, Tidey neatly sums up the fans-eye view of Ferguson's time at Old Trafford. For that, it is well worth the read.
These are emotions - the highs and lows of supporterdom - with which all Manchester United fans can identify. The preface to `My Life' is a case in point, describing the explosion of passion and joy as Ole Gunnar-Solskjaer's flicked winner lit the fires of joy at Camp Nou in 1999. It was the seminal moment of Sir Alex Ferguson's time in charge of United.
But Tidey's work is also recollection of events over the course of 25 years of Ferguson's tenure at Old Trafford, and in strict chronilogical order at that. There is much to enjoy in the many victories; plenty to rue in the defeats. Each has made Ferguson's time at Old Trafford so memorable.
Tidey's work is also a remembrance of the minutiae, as well as the improbably glorious. There are moments that the reader will simply
have forgotten, or placed in the deep recesses of memory at least. There is joy in that too.
And yet for all that there is nothing particularly revelatory here. Why should there be? Tidey's work, almost a personal diary over a quarter of a century, was never intended to be. Passionate, witty and smart, Tidey neatly sums up the fans-eye view of Ferguson's time at Old Trafford. For that, it is well worth the read.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a must for Man Utd fans and it's sentiment will resonate with all fans who have a lifelong affiliation to a football club. It is different from most sports biographies in that it is written from the perspective of a fan and Tidey skillfully combines the necessary factual elements with witty anecdotes from his own personal experience of life outside football.
He expertly tracks Fergusons progression as a manager; identifying four distinct teams constructed by the maestro in his 25 year reign.
It is an absorbing,endearing and often emotional account of how one fan has sometimes suffered but, more frequently, gloried in his team's fortunes.
I particularly enjoyed his account of his trip to the 1999 European Cup Final in Barcelona which potential disaster, on and off the pitch,eventually turned into a lifelong memory.
There are incisive analyses of individual players and characters who have helped to shape this glorious period in United's history and Tidey cannot be accused of pulling punches as he frequently dissects his heroes and shows many of them as having flaws which, perhaps,could be said to have tempered their greatness.
Sports biographies can be a bit stodgy but this book is difficult to put down.
A great read!
He expertly tracks Fergusons progression as a manager; identifying four distinct teams constructed by the maestro in his 25 year reign.
It is an absorbing,endearing and often emotional account of how one fan has sometimes suffered but, more frequently, gloried in his team's fortunes.
I particularly enjoyed his account of his trip to the 1999 European Cup Final in Barcelona which potential disaster, on and off the pitch,eventually turned into a lifelong memory.
There are incisive analyses of individual players and characters who have helped to shape this glorious period in United's history and Tidey cannot be accused of pulling punches as he frequently dissects his heroes and shows many of them as having flaws which, perhaps,could be said to have tempered their greatness.
Sports biographies can be a bit stodgy but this book is difficult to put down.
A great read!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this book; it's funny, warm, chatty and brings back some forgotten memories of games, and situations over the years. It's amazing how you forget some of the most extraordinary things; Beckham coming back after getting sent off at the World Cup and having a "Roy of the Rovers" season, Yorke and Cole terrorizing Europe, Cantona just...being...BRILLIANT...and kicking the hooligan...also BRILLIANT... So many characterful players, it makes the game today seem dull. Well written, fun to read, and actually something that feels new and different to the usual biographies - there are personal stories of support and life and how it ties in with the games that are well written, funny and interesting, and I felt myself really rooting for the author, and his Dad as I read through. Recommended for any United supporter!
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