The Glory Game: The New Edition of the British Football Classic (Mainstream Sport)

WhenthefirsteditionofTheGloryGamewaspublishedin1972,itwasinstantlyhailedasthemostinsightfulbookaboutthelifeofafootballclubeverpublished.HunterDavieswas,andstillis,theonlyauthorevertobeallowedintotheinnersanctumofatop-levelfootballteam(TottenhamHotspur)andhispensparednothingandnoone.'Hisaccuracyissufficientlyuncannytobeembarrassing,'wroteBobWilsonintheNewStatesman.'Brilliant,vicious,unmerciful,'wroteTheSun.Daviesspentawholeseasonwiththeteam,trainingwiththem,visitingtheplayers'homesandwitnessingthedressing-roomconfrontations.Inthemoderneraofpainstakingmediamanagementandtightsecurity,nosportswriterwilleveragainbegrantedsuchunprecedentedaccess.Whilesomefeaturesofthegamehavechangedbeyondallrecognition-notablytheall-consumingrolethatmoneynowplays-insideeveryclubthedramasandtensionsrevealedbyDaviesremain,makingthebookatimelessclassicandsecuringitspositionasoneofthebestbooksaboutfootballeverwritten.