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Jimmy Adamson was a soccer enigma, revered by some, disliked by others—a supremely elegant player of the 1950s and early 1960s, a title winner, and a respected coach, but a manager whose spirit was ultimately shattered. In 1962, Adamson had the world at his feet: FA Cup finalist, Footballer of the Year and invited to become England manager, having been assistant at the World Cup in Chile. But Adamson said no. In 1970 he predicted that Burnley would become the "Team of the Seventies," but despotic chairman Bob Lord's selling policy saw the vision fade and die. Controversially sacked in 1976, Adamson moved to Sunderland and then endured two torrid years at Leeds United before turning his back on the game. This is a poignant story of broken dreams, failed ambitions, and personal tragedy, ending in estrangement from the club he loved. A story of what might have been.
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Yes, you can access Jimmy Adamson by Sir Bobby Charlton,Dave Thomas in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Publisher
Pitch Publishing LtdYear
2013eBook ISBN
9781909626065Edition
0Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword by Sir Bobby Charlton
- 1. Fetch my luggage
- 2. Send me a winger
- 3. Alan, Bob and Harry too
- 4. Through the 1950s
- 5. Peak season 1961/62 and a World Cup
- 6. From player to coach
- 7. 1970 takeover and a prediction
- 8. A time of struggle
- 9. Goodbye Ralphie and a test of endurance
- 10. 1973 triumph
- 11. Back at the top
- 12. Almost the ‘Team of the Seventies’
- 13. Horribilis, Blackpool, January 1976
- 14. Genius but not everyone’s cup of tea
- 15. Sunderland via Rotterdam
- 16. Leeds United
- 17. Goodbye football
- Finale
- References
- Photographs