David W. Potter est un écrivain sportif écossais spécialisé dans le football et le cricket. Ses œuvres explorent la riche histoire et la culture de ces sports en Écosse. Le style captivant et informatif de Potter offre aux lecteurs un aperçu approfondi du monde du sport écossais. Sa passion pour le sujet transparaît dans chaque phrase, lui valant l'admiration des fans comme des critiques.
Celtic FC On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's distinguished past, mixing in a maelstrom of anecdotes and characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Hoops history. From charitable Victorian roots to SPL domination via record runs and European highs, there's an entry for every day of the year.
The Celtic v Rangers clash in Glasgow is one of football's major events, attracting a huge TV audience worldwide. Author David Potter revels in the joy that a victory over the old rivals brings to the Celtic support, reliving some of the club's greatest ever derby-day triumphs from the 1890s right up to date.
David Potter recreates the atmosphere of Newcastle United's glory days of well over 100 years ago, when they were considered the best team in the world and had the silverware and international players to prove it. This book is a potent reminder to the current generation of Newcastle fans that 'it doesn't need to be like this'.
A timely and fascinating look at massive historical change across two millennia, from the Christianization of the Roman Empire to today's new economy. Disruption examines how fringe intellectual movements can change powerful institutions, and why those institutions are vulnerable to big changes.
Capturing the pivotal moment when Rome transformed from a republic to a world empire, spanning over three hundred action-packed years.
This is the story of Celtic's love affair with the Scottish Cup, a trophy that has formed part of the club's identity since 1889. Romance, drama and passion are all bound up in Celtic's annual quest for the cup, involving great players, from the Sandy McMahon era to the days of Scott Brown.
The book details how all the trophies were won from the point of view of a supporter who saw his first Celtic game in 1958 and has followed them ever since There are detailed analyses of wins over Rangers,(including one on Hogmanay), Aberdeen (who were a worthy second), trips to the Highlands and how the League was won at Tynecastle. This book is a must for every Celtic supporter to commemorate what was really a remarkable season and may yet be a springboard for even greater things"
David Potter transports us back to Sunderland's past glories, from the 1890s onwards. Learn about club legends such as Ned Doig, Hugh 'Lalty' Wilson, Charlie Buchan, Raich Carter, Bobby Gurney, Ian Porterfield and Jim Montgomery, and relive the moments that did so much to enrich the lives of those who packed out Newcastle Road and Roker Park.
The years 1951 to 1964 were years of undeniable prosperity and progress. They were the years in which Conservative Governments decided not to dismantle Labour's National Health Service and Welfare State, and for this they must be given a certain amount of credit. The four prime ministers concerned were all from an aristocratic background, but they had learned very quickly that times had changed and that they had to change with them. The result was that these years (and the periods of Labour rule before and after) saw possibly the best governance that Britain has ever experienced. This book, written from an uncompromising Socialist and working-class background, gives a great deal of credit to "the benign aristocrats", but does not minimise their failures, in particular the Suez affair of 1956.