It's more interesting when United lose!
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Thoroughly enjoyable engrossing account of one of football's great managers, it is a fascinating insight as to the rise and fall of United over a period of transitional decline that eventually saw them usurp the billions of Roman Abramovich's Chelsea to be crowned English champions for the 16th time.
The book is laden with some hilarious anecdotes while Taylor's portrait of the tyrannical man he has to deal with weekly is commendably respectable, with no grudges held, thus making the book an unbiased account. A great journalistic viewpoint that complements the man in focus perfectly for one of the great and open football books.
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Govan-er
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A great insight into what makes Sir Alex tick.
Treat them mean and keep them kean appears to work for Sir Alex but no one else. Want to know why? read the book.
Up there with the best.
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Behind the Scenes
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A great insight into how Ferguson operates his regime of alternating fear and fun.Daniel Taylor provides a unique dairy with Sir Alex at Manchester United press conferences; a world completely new to an ordinary punter like me who simply helps to fund the Maseratis of the star players. A good read at a good price from Amazon.
A book which you can pick up at spare moments, enjoy, have a belly laugh and return to later in the day.
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This is the one: Sir Alex Ferguson- the uncut story of a football genius by Daniel Taylor
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I never expected a book related to football to be so amusing, but "This is the one" really is. It's not just entertaining but intensely informative, with the engaging additional fact that it written from the football journalist's point of view, which I found fascinating. Daniel Taylor certainly knows his stuff, but so much more importantly than that, he knows how to deliver it to his readers. By the end of the book I almost felt as if I knew Sir Alex Ferguson, moreover, although Daniel Taylor does not shirk from describing him "warts and all", his portrayal of the man shows a genuine affection for him which inspires affection in the reader too.
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