Stephen Lawther

Unthinkable

Raith Rovers' Improbable Journey from the Bottom to the Top of Scottish Football

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Produktbeschreibung

From managerless crisis club to qualifying for Europe, the behind-the-scenes stories of the underdogs who defied the odds to win their first national trophy At the start of 1986 Raith Rovers were a club in crisis. Languishing near the bottom of Scottish soccer, they were managerless and playing before crowds of just a few hundred. Yet less than a decade on the club would defy the odds to win their first ever national trophy, the Scottish League Cup, defeating Glasgow giants Celtic and qualifying for Europe in one of Scottish soccer's most dramatic cup finals. Unthinkable tells the inside story of that remarkable journey and thrilling final from the perspective of the management and players of the Kirkcaldy club. Drawing on illuminating interviews with all the main characters, it reveals exactly what the players were thinking each step of the way and what drove them on to achieve their unparalleled success. The true story of underdogs battling against the odds to take their place in the history of the Scottish game.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: PITCH PUB
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 137mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781909626645
• ISBN-10: 1909626643
• Artikelnr.: 41756686

Autorenporträt

PR company director Steven Lawther has written widely on soccer in magazines, fanzines, and the Raith Rovers program. A fan of the Kirkcaldy club for more than 35 years, he sits on the board of the Raith Supporters Trust, and has worked with several clubs and Supporters Direct Scotland to help research fans' opinions on key issues. Val McDermid is a Scottish crime writer best known for a series of mysteries starring Dr. Tony Hill.