It's Mick, Not Mike

The Autobiography of Mick Duxbury

Wayne Harrison, Mick Duxbury, Wayne Harrison

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785311130
• Year: 2015

Mick Duxbury played more times for Manchester United than any other player during the 1980s, clocking up nearly 400 appearances in a key era for the club which was full of entertainment and controversy, sowing the seeds of unprecedented success. Brought to United by Tommy Docherty, Duxbury played under three further managers at Old Trafford as the Red Devils continued their rebuilding after promotion back to Division One, on the cusp of the era which saw them become the most widely supported club in the world. Mick played in two FA Cup final victories and suffered several near misses as the club sought to break Liverpool's dominance. Duxbury tells the compelling story of an era of changing identity at United, sharing frank and honest opinions on the club's achievements, why they fell short, and what he saw in Alex Ferguson that would ultimately bring the success he so badly craved.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword by Bryan Robson
• Natural Progression
• Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Work Hard
• ‘There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.’
• Big Changes
• ‘Whatever you are, be a good one.’
• Que Sera Sera
• Recollections
• From Bournemouth To Barcelona
• ‘Show me a person who doesn’t make mistakes and I’ll show you a person who doesn’t do anything.’
• False Dawns
• The Tough Winter
• ‘A man is judged by his deeds, not his words.’
• A Legacy Is Born
• ‘The best way to kill time is to work it to death.’
• Chasing Shadows
• ‘History never looks like history when you are living through it.’
• Pastures New
• Over The County Border
• Fragrant Harbour
• ‘In order to write about life – first you must live it.’
• Photographs