The Club – How the Premier League Became the Richest, Most Disruptive Business in Sport

The Club – How the Premier League Became the Richest, Most Disruptive Business in SportDrawing on dozens of exclusive and revelatory interviews, this book tells the definitive bust to boom story of how the Premier League has grown to become a vast and hugely profitable commercial empire over the course of the past 25 years, selling footage of games to almost every country around the world. This success has not come without cost as local fans find themselves priced out of the game and the clubs' local identities are fading. This edition

Bairstow tells his moving story of triumph over adversity after his late father

The tale of the East Midlands Derby between Nottingham Forest and Derby County

Includes detailed examinations of the formations played by some of the most famous teams from both domestic and international football

a period seen by many as the club's lowest ebb after The Owls suffered relegation from Division Two and needed a final-day victory to avoid relegation to Division Four

Amateur Cup in 1894 and winners in 1936

Rangers were the dominant force under David Murray's chairmanship but their extravagant spending led to financial catastrophe

recounts the ups and downs of 45 years following the club from his first visit to Somerset Park in 1967 through to the end of the 2011/12 season

Size: 143mm x 222mm – 254 pages

This division was much belittled by journalists of the era as being populated by unambitious and poverty-stricken clubs but this book tells the real story of the loyalty and dedication of fans and directors whose efforts kept their clubs alive as they struggled through difficult times

flop signings and plenty of fallouts with extraordinary on-field moments along the way

among other sports

An interesting history of the decline of the achievements of the sports clubs in England's biggest country since the 1980s