Stop Making Sense: Manchester City, Mother Russia and Me - Softcover

Brophy, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903158338 ISBN 13: 9781903158333

Publisher: Parrs Wood Press, 2002

Synopsis

Many football teams are unpredictable, but none can rival Manchester City for the tag of English football's soap opera club. In Stop Making Sense, long-time fan Peter Brophy traces the Blues' fortunes from the 1975-6 League Cup-winning season to the 2001-2 First Division championship success under Kevin Keegan, and finds that City's frequent ups and downs have mirrored the twists and turns of his own life.

This is especially true of his experiences during the several years he spent in Russia, where he lived through a superpower stand off, an abortive coup, political turmoil and economic meltdown, while the account also features an American gangster, eccentric French monks and assorted glamorous but invariably unsuitable women. His experience as a sports lawyer who has advised on transfers and player contracts at the highest level enables him to chart, in a way easily accessible to the non-specialist, off-field events at Maine Road and in the game at large with perception, yet he at all times remains aware of the comic potential of his subject matter.

Told with warmth, passion, honesty and humour, this is a unique story of a unique football club, and is probably the only book ever written to mention Frank Clark and Ivan the Terrible in the same sentence.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Brophy grew up in Manchester before obtaining a degree in French and Russian and then qualifying as a solicitor. As well as in his home city, he has studied and worked in Cambridge, Paris, Leeds, Brussels, St. Petersburg and Moscow. A lifelong Manchester City supporter, he has for over five years been a regular contributor to a number of fanzines and websites devoted to the club, and though this is his first book, he has in the past been extensively quoted in works by other authors. Now 33 years old, he is still a City season-ticket holder despite currently living in London, where he is a government advisory lawyer. Married with a teenage stepdaughter, he and his Russian wife like to spend time in St. Petersburg whenever City's fixture list allows.

Edition details

• Publisher: Parrs Wood Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903158338
• ISBN 13: 9781903158333
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224