Blue Moon : The Modern Football Classic of a Season Down Among the Dead Men EPUB
by Mark Hodkinson
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Blue Moon traces a season in the life of Manchester City. Not just any season, but 1998-99, when the once-proud club, with two League Championships and four FA Cup wins to its name - not to mention a phenomenal fan base - was forced to battle the likes of Macclesfield Town, Colchester United and Wigan Athletic in English football's third flight.
Mark Hodkinson was involved in every aspect of the club through a long, stirring season, one which culminated in the euphoria of promotion: mingling with players, ex-players, directors, office staff and fans, he was constantly on the look-out for the unusual, the offbeat, the hopeful and the heartbreaking. Through it all, he remained impartial, steadfastly resisting the temptation to become a mere pawn for the club's PR operation.
Originally commissioned as a series of weekly articles for The Times newspaper, Hodkinson's column soon acquired cult status among fans. Now, in Blue Moon, the author has brought these articles together and, along with a considerable number of further anecdotes, both comical and moving, provides an unprecedented insight into the passionate community that is Manchester City FC.
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- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Mainstream Publishing
- Publication Date:12/08/2011
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- ISBN:9781780572703
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Mainstream Publishing
- Publication Date:12/08/2011
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- ISBN:9781780572703