The Last Champions by Dave Simpson - Book Launch

[Tedwood]

just a heads up !

The Last Champions - by Dave Simpson about the 92' championship winning squad. We are hosting the book launch in the store on Wednesday 9th may @ 7pm

It is a free event and all welcome, but you will need to book your place in advance either pop in book at the ground floor tills or ring us on 0113 2444588

Heres a bit about the book:

When the Leeds United players celebrated winning the championship in April 1992, they could not have had an inkling of how momentous the occasion was. Manchester United, losers at Liverpool that sunny Sunday afternoon, had now gone 25 years without winning the league. Howard Wilkinson's side, promoted just two seasons ago, could bring back the glory days to Leeds. But Wilkinson would prove to be the last English manager to win the league. In 1992, football changed beyond all recognition.

Twenty years on, "The Last Champions" looks back at the roots of that success and the amazing cast of characters who came together to fashion the triumph. As in his acclaimed book "The Fallen", Dave Simpson's quest to catch up with the protagonists of the era, from the visionary Sergeant Wilko, top scorer Lee Chapman and unsung heroes like Mike Whitlow and Carl Shutt (not forgetting Eric Cantona, of course), sees him unearth some extraordinary untold stories. And he finds that "The Last Champions" were also the last ordinary people to win the league, before the Premier League saw skyrocketing wages, billionaire foreign owners and the dictates of television taking the game away from the fans. It is the brilliantly told story of the end of an era.


Should be a really good talk and event.

And as pretty much the only Leeds fan at work I'm really looking forward to this, also I was 3 at the time we won the championship so it'd be nice to hear about the days when football wasn't just about who has the richest owner.

Cheers guys

Ted

[1964white]

We are still doing our music polls !

Haven't seen you on here lately Ted

[1964white]

just a heads up !

The Last Champions - by Dave Simpson about the 92' championship winning squad. We are hosting the book launch in the store on Wednesday 9th may @ 7pm

It is a free event and all welcome, but you will need to book your place in advance either pop in book at the ground floor tills or ring us on 0113 2444588

Heres a bit about the book:

When the Leeds United players celebrated winning the championship in April 1992, they could not have had an inkling of how momentous the occasion was. Scum, losers at Liverpool that sunny Sunday afternoon, had now gone 25 years without winning the league. Howard Wilkinson's side, promoted just two seasons ago, could bring back the glory days to Leeds. But Wilkinson would prove to be the last English manager to win the league. In 1992, football changed beyond all recognition.

Twenty years on, "The Last Champions" looks back at the roots of that success and the amazing cast of characters who came together to fashion the triumph. As in his acclaimed book "The Fallen", Dave Simpson's quest to catch up with the protagonists of the era, from the visionary Sergeant Wilko, top scorer Lee Chapman and unsung heroes like Mike Whitlow and Carl Shutt (not forgetting Eric Cantona, of course), sees him unearth some extraordinary untold stories. And he finds that "The Last Champions" were also the last ordinary people to win the league, before the Premier League saw skyrocketing wages, billionaire foreign owners and the dictates of television taking the game away from the fans. It is the brilliantly told story of the end of an era.


Should be a really good talk and event.

And as pretty much the only Leeds fan at work I'm really looking forward to this, also I was 3 at the time we won the championship so it'd be nice to hear about the days when football wasn't just about who has the richest owner.

Cheers guys

Ted

Should be a good event Ted

Says it all about the folk in our glorious city, you are the only Leeds fan at the store where you are employed. No doubt your colleagues have more interest in Scum, Scouse, Chelski books

[Gino 1959]

Some salient points in the post by Ted - it would be great if football was played by 'ordinary people' for 'ordinary people' and not just another plaything of the indolent rich.

[becchio bear]

Which store is it?

[Martyn]

Sounds like a birthday present sorted.

[Twiggster]

Which store is it?

Waterstones in Leeds