The Glory Game

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Much of the talk of great teams from Dynamo Moscow to Dynamo Kiev and Steaua Bucharest is repeated in Inverting the Pyramid, but it’s the people to whom Wilson speaks for this book that implore the reader to care about teams they may otherwise ignore. Each country, each club, is dealt with great tact.

And to celebrate the 50th anniversary since The Glory Game came out, Well Offside photographer Mark Leech delves into the Offside Sports Photography Archive to dig out the pictures taken for the book. In addition to these weighty topics, Davies also writes about the lighter side of the players' lives. He describes the camaraderie and banter that existed within the team, as well as their hobbies and interests outside of football. For example, he writes about how goalkeeper Pat Jennings was an accomplished painter, and how forward Martin Chivers was a keen fisherman.I moved away from London a year ago and beside friends, Hampstead is what I miss the most, on any day, with rain or sun it was bringing me joy, calm and excitement. Sorry if this review is so far mainly about me and my time in Hampstead but it was impossible not to mention this before reviewing the book. Hunter Davies’ The Glory Game is a classic football book that provides an in-depth look at the inner workings of a football club during a season. Originally published in 1972, the book is still considered one of the best books written about football, and its popularity remains undiminished even today.

Edward Hunter Davies OBE (born 7 January 1936) is a British author, journalist and broadcaster. His books include the only authorised biography of the Beatles. Tottenham Hotspur is a football club that has always been synonymous with success and glory. The club has been home to some of the greatest players in the history of the game, including legends such as Jimmy Greaves, Glenn Hoddle, and Gareth Bale. However, it was during the late 1970s that the club really made its mark on the world of football, and it was during this time that author Hunter Davies followed the team closely for a season, chronicling their ups and downs in his book, The Glory Game. I was hoping for a bit more on his time with the Beatles and the 1960s more generally. Hunter touches on these areas but as he has written so many books, and newspaper columns, and done many other interesting things, he doesn't dwell on anything for long. The only subject that gets extensively covered is his life with Margaret.

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Davies has also written a biography of the fell walker Alfred Wainwright, and many works about the topography and history of the Lake District. Whitehead, Richard (10 November 2003). "Writes of passage". The Times. London . Retrieved 4 May 2010. (subscription required) The book is not just a chronicle of the team's on-field exploits but also a portrait of the people who make up the club. Davies delves into the personalities and motivations of the players, coaches, and staff, revealing the complex dynamics of a football team and the challenges that come with managing egos and personalities.

There is no way that a writer these days could possibly do what I did in The Glory Game,” explains Hunter Davies. “He or she wouldn’t be able to get past the minefield of agents, lawyers and officials.”London is a fantastic place, stimulating and exciting, but it can also get too much: the noise is constant. After three days on the Clerkenwell Design Days with customers (and switching from French to English to Dutch constantly) I felt emotionally drained and overexposed. And so I decided to look for peace and silence and nature, but in London, and preferably easily reachable by the Tube. Pure nostalgia it may be, but this book has aged well. Seldom has the beautiful game’s essence been better captured. Andy Murray The second part of the book, "The Matches," provides a game-by-game account of Tottenham's season. Davies is a talented writer, and his descriptions of the matches are both vivid and engrossing. He captures the tension, drama, and excitement of each game, providing readers with a real sense of what it was like to be there. This book was insufferable. I wanted to hurl it across the room. Shame on the publishers who let this go to the printing press. Seriously, I am amazed this got released. Davies was married to the writer Margaret Forster from 1960 [14] until her death in 2016. Their daughter Caitlin Davies is also an author. From 1963, the family lived in the north London district of Dartmouth Park. [15] [16]