Give us tomorrow now : Alan Durban's mission impossible
Snowdon, David (Academic tutor)2018
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Entertaining and powerful story of a manager attempting to satisfy the fans and the board room. Author of }Writing The Prizefight: Pierce Egan's 'Boxiana' World{. Give Us Tomorrow Now offers an entertaining and powerful narrative of a manager striving to satisfy legions of fanatical supporters and an impatient boardroom. Success and stability had long proven elusive objectives for Sunderland managers attempting the task of "waking the sleeping giant." In the summer of 1981, a new dawn shimmered as Alan Durban was persuaded to relinquish his comfortable Stoke post and enter the white heat of North East football mania. This disciple of Brian Clough battled to lay enduring foundations and find an on-field blend amidst constant boardroom interference and an intense media spotlight. A restless hierarchy failed to back their manager's judgement, and the lack of a cup run heightened boardroom impatience to boiling point. The book explores Durban's long-term vision and strategyand how, heartbreakingly, his embryonic "tomorrow team" would never be granted the chance to reach maturity.
Main title:
Give us tomorrow now : Alan Durban's mission impossible / David Snowdon.
Author:
Snowdon, David (Academic tutor), author
Imprint:
Worthing, Sussex : Pitch, 2018.
Collation:
384 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 384).
ISBN:
9781785314483 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.334092
Language:
English
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BRN:
2248222
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