West Ham United last won a major trophy in 1980, but
the roller-coaster ride of the past three decades has
produced enough twists and turns, heroes and villains
and contrasting emotions to grace the script of the most
thrilling TV soap opera. Since Trevor Brooking headed
home the FA Cup final winner against Arsenal, the
Hammers have experienced delight and despair in not so
equal measure, with a cast of controversial characters -
either adored or abhorred - playing the key roles in a
tale of fact rather than fiction. The saving of the club
by David Sullivan and David Gold, as West Ham stared
into the financial abyss following the ill-fated
Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson reign, is the latest chapter in a
saga that includes numerous promotions and relegations,
great escapes, contentious changes of ownership and
management, internal feuds, bust-ups and power
struggles, the Carlos Tevez affair and the passing of
legends Ron Greenwood, John Lyall and Bobby Moore, as
well as several false dawns in the endless quest for
success.Including exclusive interviews with key
protoganists, ''Bring Me the Head of Trevor Brooking''
tells - for the very first time - the inside story
behind 60 of the most significant developments at Upton
Park in the modern era. Whether examining the
contributions of Paolo Di Canio, Harry Redknapp and
Frank McAvennie or Gianfranco Zola, Marco Boogers and
Iain Dowie, the book celebrates the good, the bad and
the ugly of West Ham United. |
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