Ipswich Town Uncovered Neal Manning, Dave Allard

A football book with a difference, it takes you behind the glory and the cameras and, with only a few holds barred to protect the slightly less than innocent, they reveal the best of their stories from the last 50 years, many of which have never been told before. It would be impossible to produce a book like this of the modern game. The relationship between managers, players and journalists is nothing like it used to be. Press conferences are regimented, permission is sought to speak to players and even questions sometimes have to be seen in advance by the club’s Press office! Today, clubs go to great lengths to keep journalists at arms’ length and in many cases only tolerate them because they have to. It’s all a far cry from authors’ Dave and Neal’s experience back in the day, when players and journalists regularly socialised – having a game of golf or going out for a meal and a beer or three. A lot of what was said remained ‘in-house’. Players and managers used to tell journalists stories that were ‘off the record’, meaning they must not be published. Breaking this trust meant any relationship would come to an abrupt end, and this was a code clearly understood by all concerned. But that said, don’t imagine for one moment, that nothing controversial was ever reported. A lot of it was, but the relationship between managers, players and journalists was such that some incidents never saw the light of day on the front or back pages. Until Now! Yes, now two of our greatest authorities on the post Sir Alf era reveal a treasure chest of stories which never made the papers and, purely for legal reasons, some of them – shame I hear you cry! – have to be told without naming names. Everything herein though, the boys swear most solemnly on Sir Alf’s and Sir Bobby’s statues, is absolutely true. From the late, great ‘Wor’ Jackie Milburn right through to Roy Keane and featuring in particular the 13-year reign of the late, great Sir Bobby Robson, this book offers a fascinating insight into the personalities of the various managers at Portman Road over the past 50 years. Packed full of stories and surprises, you’re going to love reading about an Ipswich Town you haven’t read too much about before. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Ipswich Town Uncovered (Neal Manning, Dave Allard)