In its first 20 years the Premier League has moved football from a state of unprecedented crisis against a backdrop of recession, strikes and hooliganism to a global sport of unimaginable riches. To mark this anniversary Ian Ridley takes stock of a phenomenon that has changed English football and English society forever. Taking in the game at all levels and across the country, There's A Golden Sky is a full picture of the game today with all its glitz and glamour, rags and riches. From Hackney Marshes, clinging on in the shadow of the Olympic park, to the vastness of Old Trafford; from Doncaster Belles women's team to the rebirth of Cornish football in Truro; through to the modern game's relationship with Sky and the big bucks of Abramovich, Ridley takes us on a journey through the English game from grassroots to the topflight. Ian Ridley took a long hard look at the game back in the early 1990s when it was beset by problems both on and off the pitch and seen as the epitome of all that was wrong with our society. There's a Golden Sky examines just how far the game has come since those dark days, sucking in players and money from around the globe and providing fame, fortune and hours of pleasure in return. Examining the changes that have occurred over the last 20 years, Ridley seeks to discover if the soul of the game still exists. Through interviews with larger-than-life characters from around the game managers, referees, administrators, players and fans he has woven together a rich and fascinating story of football's metamorphosis from social outcast to favourite child.
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A witty and engaging survey of the way the footballing landscape has changed in the last two decades. When Saturday Comes
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By P. Harris
Format:Paperback
First off, this is one for football fans only. Ian Ridley is a good writer and he sets out, through 22 largely unconnected essays, to survey the impact that the Premier League has had on British football, both good and bad.
Ridley is a skilled journalist and there is much to enjoy here, both in the stories he tells and the way he tells them.
My one point of criticism is that the book is ultimately less than the sum of its parts. It needs a more cohesive glue to hold it together. I think the reason for this is that, with an eye firmly on his day job, Ridley is too keen not to put any big Premier League noses out of joint when a dose of polemicising would have made it more interesting
Ridley is a skilled journalist and there is much to enjoy here, both in the stories he tells and the way he tells them.
My one point of criticism is that the book is ultimately less than the sum of its parts. It needs a more cohesive glue to hold it together. I think the reason for this is that, with an eye firmly on his day job, Ridley is too keen not to put any big Premier League noses out of joint when a dose of polemicising would have made it more interesting
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By Covram
Format:Paperback
This is one of those books that you find hard to put down & also hard to understand how we managed to lose control of our game and our clubs. Although the chapters are about teams we may not support, we can empathise with their supporters and what they have been through over the years. Always interesting and with a real feeling for the game and what it means to support your club through 'thin & thin' Ian Ridley has managed to capture all that is good about the game (the fans) & maybe those things that we really do need to look at in more detail.... can't wait for the follow up book.... when there's 15 top flight clubs left in business !!
By E. Moore
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Really insightful and well researched book on the formative years of the EPL. Ian Ridley writes in a fluent and entertaining style and is one of the best sports journalists covering football today.
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