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34 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A big book for a big club., 2 Aug 2001
By A Customer
Read this book and see why we've got Curly Watts as a celebrity fan. Trace your way through the massive archives of city's history and discover all about our continental laser blue kappa kit, how we had the widest pitch, the tallest floodlights, the future England captain (till his cruciate went), how we managed a massive transfer coup by signing Spencer Prior on deadline day, how we took a quarter of a million to Ewood Park, those electric European away nights at Cardiff and Wrexham, the unforgettable Shamrock Trophy victory in '92, the heartbreak of being turned down by Geoff Thomas, the installation of the first ever undersoil heating to run on Econony-seven, that huge dance by David Pleat on our massive pitch, how Steve Lomas time-wasted to ensure relegation, our 17 managers in 20 years, the derby match with Macclesfield, our best ever player who went on to even bigger things warming the bench at Ajax, how despite a gypsy curse the Kippax came to serve the best pint of bitter in the League, etc., etc. And if you delve into the very distant past of over 25 years ago you'll see pictures of our famous '3 Gold Stars' - Lee, Bell, and Summerbee - who began the process of turning Manchester into Milan all those decades ago and are now remembered by the 3 Gold Stars on the new club badge (Juventus only have 2 Gold Stars - massive). I could go on and on, in fact I'm sure there's a song in there somewhere. But for now I'll just recommend all city fans to get this hugely impressive book so they'll have something to read on the way back from Rotherham on a wet Tuesday night.
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