Daily Telegraph, 24 November 2005
Fabulously useful for settling saloon-bar arguments wherever United fans gather.
The Independent, Book of the Week, 2nd January 2006
Doherty's book is jammed with cool observation... (he) informs and gives authority to his analysis without a hint of angst.
Product Description
Containing John Doherty's subjective views on each of the 339 men who have played for the club at senior level since 1945, The Insider's Guide To Manchester United is the definitive Manchester United players' guide. Doherty (an original Busby Babe and chairman of the United Old Boys committee) candidly reveals the strengths, weaknesses and his personal memories of United's stars.
From the Author
THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO MANCHESTER UNITED provides an in-depth look at both the significant and fleeting careers that have graced Manchester United. Alongside Ivan Ponting's comprehensive statistical analysis for each player, the entries will appear in debut order, offering an alternative chronology of the club while Doherty's comments will offer a former professional's view of the players involved.
About the Author
JOHN DOHERTY has studied United intently all his life, and there is nobody on the scene who matches him for his acute and pithy judgements on Red Devils past and present. Indeed, he is the only surviving Old Trafford insider who has scrutinised every United player for the last half-century.
IVAN PONTING is an experienced journalist who has written more than two dozen books on football, including Manchester United Player By Player, The Essential History of Manchester United, and Red And Raw, a post-war history of United v Liverpool confrontations. For four years he supplied the match reports and player profiles for the Manchester United Yearbook; he has contributed hundreds of features and interviews to the club's matchday programme, and writes for Legends, the magazine of the Former Players Association, he is also The Independent newspaper's chief football obituary writer.
