The Battle for Newcastle United
Kevin Keegan, Mike Ashley, and One Man's Search for Football Salvation
Seiten
2025
Pitch Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
9781836801603 (ISBN)
Pitch Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
9781836801603 (ISBN)
The Battle for Newcastle United charts a life spent following one of England's most chaotic football clubs. Starring the joy of Kevin Keegan's Entertainers and the pain of Mike Ashley's Magpies, this is a story about why we fall in love with football ... and what happens when that love is pushed to the very limit.
Funny and poignant coming-of-age story about a life spent following one of England's most brilliantly chaotic football clubs – Newcastle United.
Debut book by Andrew Nagy, journalist for GQ, Esquire and Men's Health.
Andrew was only 16 in 1992 and, as the UK stormed into its most hedonistic decade since the '60s, he was on a swashbuckling adventure of his own, supporting the new Premier League's most exciting football team.
A must-read for all Magpies fans, The Battle for Newcastle United includes:
A riveting dual timeline narrative – encompassing both the 1990s and modern day football – packed with warm nostalgia and current crisis points
Tales of fake sheikhs and foul-mouthed gaffers, superstar signings and downright shady dealings, gun-toting Colombians and mysterious Uruguayans, relegation and promotion
Various laugh-out-loud moments – not least the author's account of a dodgy B&B on semi-final weekend that gave rise to an elderly lady honeypot situation
A frank look at negligent ownership, state control and football obsession
Starring the unadulterated joy of Kevin Keegan's Entertainers and the soulless trudge of Mike Ashley's zombified Magpies, this book is about why we fall in love with football … and a warning about what can happen when that love is pushed to the very limit.
Funny and poignant coming-of-age story about a life spent following one of England's most brilliantly chaotic football clubs – Newcastle United.
Debut book by Andrew Nagy, journalist for GQ, Esquire and Men's Health.
Andrew was only 16 in 1992 and, as the UK stormed into its most hedonistic decade since the '60s, he was on a swashbuckling adventure of his own, supporting the new Premier League's most exciting football team.
A must-read for all Magpies fans, The Battle for Newcastle United includes:
A riveting dual timeline narrative – encompassing both the 1990s and modern day football – packed with warm nostalgia and current crisis points
Tales of fake sheikhs and foul-mouthed gaffers, superstar signings and downright shady dealings, gun-toting Colombians and mysterious Uruguayans, relegation and promotion
Various laugh-out-loud moments – not least the author's account of a dodgy B&B on semi-final weekend that gave rise to an elderly lady honeypot situation
A frank look at negligent ownership, state control and football obsession
Starring the unadulterated joy of Kevin Keegan's Entertainers and the soulless trudge of Mike Ashley's zombified Magpies, this book is about why we fall in love with football … and a warning about what can happen when that love is pushed to the very limit.
Andrew Nagy is a journalist who currently lives in Amsterdam, and has spent the last ten years working for GQ, Esquire and Men's Health. He was launch editor for the UK's first football business title in 2004, and has supported Newcastle United for more than 40 years, often wondering what he did to deserve it. The Battle for Newcastle United is his first book.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.07.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Hove |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 144 x 222 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball |
| ISBN-13 | 9781836801603 / 9781836801603 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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