The Odd Man Out

The Fascinating Story of Ron Saunders' Reign at Aston Villa

Graham Denton

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785313332
• Year: 2017

A detailed account of Ron Saunders's Aston Villa reign, The Odd Man Out tells how, against a backdrop of board room and player disharmony, he guided them to a first league title in 71 years (and thus far their last), only to sensationally quit the following season and join arch rivals Birmingham City with Villa on the brink of European Cup glory.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Dedication
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Revolutions
• The Odd Man Out
• A Tale of Two Cities
• Christmas in June
• Jekyll-and-Hyde
• Third Time Lucky
• Like Winning the Pools!
• A Great New Dawning
• Dreamland
• From the Blue Half of Manchester to the Red
• The Entertainers
• The Not-So-Great Pretenders
• A Passport into Europe
• An Air of Uncertainty
• The Boy With the Golden Hair
• Broken Records
• The Egos Have Landed!
• The Musketeers
• The Last Piece of the Jigsaw
• Do You Want to Bet Against Us?
• The Transistor Champions
• The Architect
• A Beginning, Not the End
• An Office Boy
• A Nice Guy
• Boy, I’ve Got the Birmingham Blues!
• The Sergeant Major and Parish Priest!
• Bibliography
• Photographs