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'An excellent and affectionate portrayal of Ferguson' (The Independent )
‘One of the all-time Manchester United classics’ (Michael Crick )
'Taylor offers a fine account of this fascinating period in (Ferguson's) career' (The Observer )
‘Invaluable and engrossing’ (FourFourTwo )
‘For anybody who wants to know more about the enigma that is Fergie, they should read this book’ (The Daily Star )
‘One of the all-time Manchester United classics’ (Michael Crick )
'Taylor offers a fine account of this fascinating period in (Ferguson's) career' (The Observer )
‘Invaluable and engrossing’ (FourFourTwo )
‘For anybody who wants to know more about the enigma that is Fergie, they should read this book’ (The Daily Star )
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When This Is The One was first published in 2007 it was hailed by Michael Crick as 'one of the all-time Manchester United classics' and featured by The Times in their quest to find the 'Best Ever 50 Sports Books'. Written over the course of two eventful and controversial seasons, This Is The One, offers a unique portrait of Sir Alex Ferguson from Daniel Taylor’s position behind the scenes as a football writer covering the club for The Guardian. Taylor sees Ferguson at one of the lowest ebbs of his quarter of a century in charge during the 2005-06 season, with a failing team, explosive fallouts with Roy Keane and Ruud van Nistelrooy, a disenchanted fan-base and speculation that he might be forced out of the job. The season that followed demonstrated why Ferguson is still the greatest manager in the game, deposing Chelsea as Premier League champions and eventually seeing off Jose Mourinho. Ferguson would later call it the 'greatest achievement' of his time at England’s biggest football club. This Is The One is the close-up, warts-and-all account of what happened during those two helterskelter seasons – the excruciating lows and the exhilarating highs – and the many different sides of Ferguson, from his infamous 'hairdryer' treatment to the softer, more humane side of the most successful manager in the business. (20111104)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A great insight into how Ferguson operates his regime of alternating fear and fun.Daniel Taylor provides a unique dairy with Sir Alex at Manchester United press conferences; a world completely new to an ordinary punter like me who simply helps to fund the Maseratis of the star players. A good read at a good price from Amazon.
A book which you can pick up at spare moments, enjoy, have a belly laugh and return to later in the day.
A book which you can pick up at spare moments, enjoy, have a belly laugh and return to later in the day.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
This is the one: Sir Alex Ferguson- the uncut story of a football genius by Daniel Taylor
17 Sep 2007
Format:Hardcover
I never expected a book related to football to be so amusing, but "This is the one" really is. It's not just entertaining but intensely informative, with the engaging additional fact that it written from the football journalist's point of view, which I found fascinating. Daniel Taylor certainly knows his stuff, but so much more importantly than that, he knows how to deliver it to his readers. By the end of the book I almost felt as if I knew Sir Alex Ferguson, moreover, although Daniel Taylor does not shirk from describing him "warts and all", his portrayal of the man shows a genuine affection for him which inspires affection in the reader too.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A great insight into what makes Sir Alex tick.
Treat them mean and keep them kean appears to work for Sir Alex but no one else. Want to know why? read the book.
Up there with the best.
Treat them mean and keep them kean appears to work for Sir Alex but no one else. Want to know why? read the book.
Up there with the best.
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United classic
A must read book for any red, it's amazing how two seasons so recent, can seem so distant. It's easy to forget just how bleak United and Fergie's plight seemed as we entered the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Denk
Uncut, right enough.
This book is not about Ferguson's life, or even his time at Manchester United. The book covers two seasons - 2005-06 and 2006-07 - at Old Trafford. Read more
Published 18 months ago by bibliobiblio
the man amazes me
one thing and one thing only to say this man nose his stuff and his name sir alex ferguson
Published 18 months ago by tom best
Getting to Know Fergie
This book is written over two seasons 2005/06, a non-event in the history of Man Utd and 2006/07, where they take the Premiership back to Old Trafford. Read more
Published on 1 July 2009 by Paul A. Kirwan
A BOOK OF TWO HALVES
Its amazing to look back now and see what a bad season the 2005-06 was for Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson, yet it was in that season that the foundations were set for the... Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2009 by nin/ja77
Unique view of Fergie
Yes, I'm a United supporter, so get that negative vote in if that floats your boat.
This is a view of Fergie over two seasons from the viewpoint of a press pack journalist. Read more
This is a view of Fergie over two seasons from the viewpoint of a press pack journalist. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2008 by N. Brett
It's more interesting when United lose
A thoroughly enjoyable and engrossing account of one of football's great managers and enigmas. This is a fascinating insight in to the fall and rise of United over a period of... Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2008 by S. Luckhurst
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