- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Pennant Books Ltd (13 July 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906015651
- ISBN-13: 978-1906015657
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 497,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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ONE CITY. TWO FOOTBALL CLUBS. ONE MUTUALLY SHARED HATRED . . . Football rivalry is a common factor anywhere in the world where the sport is played. But some take it far more seriously than others. In Sheffield, the traditional capital of Britain's steel manufacturing industry, there is no greater tribal divide than that between fans of Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday. The two clubs' supporters berate each other with a venomous passion, their long-running feud intense enough to divide families and workplaces from 1889 to the present day. But why? How does a natural rivalry that, in the 1960s, saw supporters from both clubs going to Hillsborough Stadium (Wednesday's ground) one week then Bramell Lane (home to United) the next turn to such enmity? In Steel City Derby, authors Cowens (a United supporter) and Cronshaw (Wednesday) leaven their insider knowledge and fan anecdotes with a dark humour and bitter fascination with football violence. For the struggle for supremacy, between red (United) and blue (Wednesday), 'blade' versus 'owl', is absolute. To the people of Sheffield, Britain's fourth largest city, it's never just a game.
About the Author
Steve Cowens is the bestselling author of Blades Business Crew 1 & 2; he was also heavily featured in the Bravo TV series Real Football Factories, hosted by Danny Dyer. Anthony Cronshaw is the author of Wednesday Rucks & Rock 'n' Roll; he has a chapter devoted to him in the bestseller Terrace Legends by Cass Pennant, and is an authority on football fan culture.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
cracking Book,
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This review is from: Steel City Derby - Sheffield v Sheffield (Paperback)
Bought this book for a friend at Xmas, a die hard wednesday fan..this is a great hoolie book from a great city..stands out way above the rest..a real insight into both sides of the steel city derby..i must say tho...only buy if your a blade or an owl! superb read
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A tale of one city,
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This review is from: Steel City Derby - Sheffield v Sheffield (Paperback)
At first it looks like just another hoolie book but this is far more than that. This is a book that charts the rivalry of two clubs who have both had more than their fair share of ups and downs. Both the United and Wednesday supporters have their own 'one-eyed' view opf their rivalries just as all football fans do. I like the fact that even in print the teams had to be apart, with the reader able to start the book at either end, it really is a book of two halves.
4.0 out of 5 stars
not a bad read !!!,
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This review is from: Steel City Derby - Sheffield v Sheffield (Paperback)
I gave this a 4 star just for the easy read, and i liked the way both stories are back to back on the pages. This is mainly like most other hooli books i have read but i couldn't understand why both teams said that when they were at home, the away team never seemed to bring a firm which puzzled me as this is supposed to be a big "local derby".Good read for United and Wednesday fans only.
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