Voices of the Old Firm (Mainstream Sport)

ThisrevisedandupdatededitionofIVoicesoftheOldFirm/ItellsthestoryofRangersandCelticinthewordsofthosewhocansay'Iwasthere'.Byinterviewingplayers,managersbutaboveallsupportersofthetwogreatclubs,StephenWalshhasbuiltupauniqueportraitofsixtyyearsoffootballinthecity.Fullofevocativesocialandhistoricaldetail,thebooksurveysallthegreatmomentssincethewar-theupsanddowns,thetriumphsanddisasters.WhatwasitliketobeinLisbonforCeltic'sepic1967EuropeanCupvictory,orinBarcelonaforRangers'Europeantriumphof1972?Thedifferent'voices'whichdescribetheseandmanyotherkeyeventsincludesomeofthegreatestplayersevertopullonagreenorabluejerseyandtheyhavevividtalestotellofencountersonthefield.Butthebookalsohearsthevoicesofthosewhohavespenttheirtimestandingontheterracesorsittinginthestandscheeringontheirheroes.Ordinarysupporterstelloftheiradventuresathomeandabroadwhilefollowingtheirclubswithsometimesridiculouslevelsofdevotion.Intheirownwords,theytellofgreatgamesoffootball,buttheyalsodescribethefabricofthefan'slife-thebuses,thesongs,thedrink,theclothes,thebigotryandthepassionateemotionwhichmarksGlasgowoutfromalmostallotherfootballingcities.ThisclassicoralhistoryhasbeenbroughtfullyuptodatewiththeadditionofnewmaterialreflectingthewaytheteamshavecometodominatetheScottishfootballsceneinthelasttenyears.HighlightsincludeCeltic'spilgrimagetoSevillefortheUEFACupfinalandRangers'unforgettablechampionshipwinof2005.