Grandson Charlie attending a Championship game at Hillsborough prompts Richard Crooks to think about football and what it was really like in the 1970s. The game, and all that goes with it. In essence what following football was all about in the 1970s. Grandad, What Was Football Like in the 1970s? will rekindle those memories of a decade of change.
Wednesday v United presents a vivid account of the Steel City's most passionate of football rivalries. It describes each club's highs and lows over their near 130-year rivalry - the great derby games, players and managers. The author's first-hand account of the rivalry brings home the intensity that is the hallmark of the Sheffield divide.
What Was Football Like in the 1980s? provides a fascinating and insightful perspective on the game in a decade when football faced major challenges on and off the field. Richard Crooks explores the good, the bad and the ugly of '80s football, leaving no stone unturned.
Taking grandson Charlie to his first football game made me really think – what was football like for me at his age in the 1960s ? The clubs, the grounds, the crowds, the players, the managers, the wider football experience. Opening with an overview of Charlie’s first game at Reading – getting the tickets, going to the game, the modern stadium, the merchandising, the clubs, the players, the referee, the action and the reporting of the match. Focus of the book moves to the 1960s, how it was for a lad growing up in Sheffield who is very keen on football and all that goes with it, going to his first game at Hillsborough and the great changes over the decade. Key subject areas include - the grounds, the crowds and the growing spectre of hooliganism, the top clubs, the competitions, the players, managers, referees, reporting, and the World Cup – 1966 to the fore, and much more. In summary it is a book that will rekindle those memories of how football was in the 1960s. It will stimulate the reader’s thinking on changes that have taken place since that time and consider are those changes for the good?
What Was Football Like in the 1990s? captures the spirit of a decade that witnessed so many changes in the game. The advent of the Premier League, Sky TV, the impact of the Taylor Report and Bosman ruling, the increased focus on the business of football clubs, players, managers, referees, hooliganism and racism are all covered.