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‘Written with considerable style. The most important question is whether it could be read by enthusiasts who are not Leeds fans...emphatically, yes.’ (Richard Whitehead The Times )
'Excellent' (The Sunday Times )
'Well-researched and thought-provoking' (When Saturday Comes )
'Excellent' (The Sunday Times )
'Well-researched and thought-provoking' (When Saturday Comes )
Harry Pearson, When Saturday Comes, December 2002
[A] well-researched and thought-provoking 'revisionist' history... Well argued and backed by telling statistics.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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This is a good book on the history of Leeds when they were power to behold in the late 60's and 70's. Full of details of how Don Revie got his team up and running. There are also interesting bits on the teams they played, the players attitudes and on how the Board viewed things at Leeds.
For anyone who has an interest in Leeds and wants to take a trip down memory lane, this is a book to have. There are some nice photographs also and generally I found the pace of the book to be just right.
Definitely one for any Leeds Fan to have in their collection
30 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Although the book owes a debt of acknowledgement to the fabulous Leeds United-The Glory Years video and makes two errors (find out for yourselves...oh, o.k then, the blessed Don Revie died on May 26th 1989, not March), the book is a wonderful mouthwatering read, written with just enough reverence to satsify even the most boneheaded Leeds fans but at the same time acknowledging that some of the Elland Road 'black arts' need addressing.
A book of this sort has been overdue for some time and those of us fortunate to grow up with the team in the 1960's and 1970's will remember that the Leeds United team of the time were a thing of beauty, a fact which has now been belatedly acknowledged (at least Elsie Revie can be comforted by that fact).
I think that now the authors should sit down and address themselves to what went wrong in the immediate post Don Revie period, through to 1983 or so.
For those of you who need further evidence, get a copy of the Glory Years video, a worthy companion to The Unforgiven.
A book of this sort has been overdue for some time and those of us fortunate to grow up with the team in the 1960's and 1970's will remember that the Leeds United team of the time were a thing of beauty, a fact which has now been belatedly acknowledged (at least Elsie Revie can be comforted by that fact).
I think that now the authors should sit down and address themselves to what went wrong in the immediate post Don Revie period, through to 1983 or so.
For those of you who need further evidence, get a copy of the Glory Years video, a worthy companion to The Unforgiven.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I started at Leeds in 1979, so I missed all this.
In addition, I have had an aversion to certain players of the Revie era, to be honest. All I ever heard was them criticising the Leeds teams I watched on Radio Leeds. Fair enough, the teams I watched (containing my favourites, including Ian Baird and Kevin Hird) weren't a patch on the Revie era, but all the same...
So my knowledge of this era has been from scraps of conversations in pubs like The Precinct and The White Swan (Leeds 1980s).
Anyway, this book filled me in. It is a great read. I found out a lot.
In addition, I have had an aversion to certain players of the Revie era, to be honest. All I ever heard was them criticising the Leeds teams I watched on Radio Leeds. Fair enough, the teams I watched (containing my favourites, including Ian Baird and Kevin Hird) weren't a patch on the Revie era, but all the same...
So my knowledge of this era has been from scraps of conversations in pubs like The Precinct and The White Swan (Leeds 1980s).
Anyway, this book filled me in. It is a great read. I found out a lot.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Cracking read
Ive been a lifelong Leeds fan and found this book a very interesting read.
There was so much i dident know about Leeds United until i read this book.
There was so much i dident know about Leeds United until i read this book.
Published 3 months ago by M. A. Smith
SO THAT`S WHAT HAPPENED ..............
one of the best books on football i have ever read. detailed, informative, and most important, ... continuously interesting and entertaining. Read more
Published 9 months ago by DAVID B
The Leeds Machine
Excellent account of the creation of one of football's great sides. Leeds may be, as the title suggests, 'unforgiven' for their style of play but this book reminds people just what... Read more
Published 12 months ago by CorkRebel67
Spoilt - for a Ha'porth o'Tar
Revie's Leeds were part and parcel of my childhood and left an indelible impression on my life. I found this book a compelling read but not necessarily an enjoyable one. Read more
Published 15 months ago by johnny t99
great read for all fans of a certain age not just leeds ones
although not a Leeds fan i have always felt that the 11 men consisting of Harvey, Madeley, Reaney, Charlton,Lorimer, Bremner, Giles, E Gray, Jones and Clarke was the best 11 ive... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. D. R. Holding
Essential reading
Excellent book on the Revie era, with many fascinating insights. I genuinely couldn't put it down.
Published on 20 Mar 2010 by Frids
A wonderful walk down memory lane
As a Leeds fan who went to his first game in 1967, this was a wonderful walk down memory lane. Each chapter takes us through the highs and lows of another season. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2010 by Boss Man
One of the best
i read this book years ago and found it intriguing, well written, informative and entertaining, even though I couldn't agree with all the points raised by the authors. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by J. Endeacott
For Leeds Fans only
As a thirtysomething football fan I have long held a fascination with Revie's Leeds. This book is a worthwhile effort. Read more
Published on 11 May 2009 by Steelydang
A missed opportunity - a book for Leeds fans only
The authors are Leeds fans and childhood friends, and lack any sense of detachment or objectivity. The writing overflows with superlatives and is hard work. Read more
Published on 1 May 2009 by John Baird
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