Hold the Back Page: Football's Tabloid Tales - Hardcover

Harris, Harry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1905449917 ISBN 13: 9781905449910

Publisher: Know the Score Books, 2006

Synopsis

Rare Book

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Review:

Enchanting...richly recommended...we hereby direct you to purchase
Hold The Back Page -- Matthew Norman, The Independent

Harris's series on the Bung and Betting stories were examples of
popular sports journalism at its best. -- John Humphreys

I believe that he digs harder and more successfully than anyone
else. -- Patrick Collins

From the Publisher:

Key Features

Revelations of the Bung Culture endemic in football, with specific examples
at Bolton, Spurs, Nottingham Forest and other clubs.

The exclusive disclosure of the source of Harry's unveiling of the FA's
choice of England Head Coach - `Big Phil' Scolari - in succession to
Sven-Göran Eriksson.

A blow by blow account of his battles with high-profile figures such as
Terry Venables, Piers Morgan, Eric Hall and Ken Bates.

His divulgence of Fleet Street's trade secrets, such as how Tony Adams
became a `donkey', Graham Taylor a `turnip' and why.

Details of his relationships with some of the most important people in
British media including Sir Alan Sugar, Richard and Judy, Gary Lineker, Vic
Wakeling, Piers Morgan, Richard Desmond, Alan Green, Des Lynam, Gordon
Ramsay and Jimmy Hill.

And he exclusively reveals the whereabouts of his former boss at the
Mirror, Robert Maxwell.

Also featuring exclusive revelations about Ray Clemence, Dennis Bergkamp,
Johann Cruyff and Frank Sinatra.

About this edition

• Publisher: Know the Score Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1905449917
• ISBN 13: 9781905449910
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240