Description
| Product ID: | 9781785317712 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | IN |
| Series: | How I Fell in Love with Chelsea |
| Title: | A Deeper Shade of Blue |
| Subtitle: | Eddie Mccreadie's Blue and White Army and a False Dawn |
| Authors: | Author: Neil Fitzsimon |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Sports teams and clubs, Sports teams & clubs, Association football (Soccer), Football (Soccer, Association football), London, Greater London |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A Deeper Shade of Blue recounts how Chelsea Football Club went from being the cup kings of London to a struggling mid-table Second Division side. It tells of the fall, the rise and then the fall of Eddie McCreadie's Blue and White Army - a golden opportunity that was spurned by the club's owners. A Deeper Shade of Blue charts the tumultuous years of Chelsea Football Club between 1972 and 1977 when the glittering cup-winning side of the early 70s was broken up, and stars such as Peter Osgood and Alan Hudson departed, along with manager Dave Sexton. It was an era that saw Chelsea relegated to the Second Division while massive debts pushed them to the brink of extinction. But the Blues bounced back with the birth of Eddie McCreadie''s brash, young and exciting side, led by the precociously talented Ray ''Butch'' Wilkins. McCreadie guided the club back to the First Division only to leave acrimoniously in bizarre circumstances - a golden opportunity spurned by the club''s owners. A Deeper Shade of Blue is the eagerly awaited sequel to Neil Fitzsimon''s Rhapsody in Blue. It reveals how the author made the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood as a Chelsea supporter during those turbulent times. We discover how the innocence of youth was replaced by the harsh experience of growing up in 1970s England. |
| Imprint Name: | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-05-10 |
