The Real Mackay: The Dave Mackay Story (Mainstream Sport)
- 作者
- 出版社 Mainstream Publishing
- 出版时间 2005年11月
- ISBN 9781845960438
- 定价 106.40
内容简介
ITheRealMackay/Itellsthelifestoryofoneoffootball'sgenuinelegends,amanwhosepresenceinanyteamspurredthemontochampionship-winningform:DaveMackay.Itistherefreshing,honestandaction-packedautobiographyofamanwhowasatthecentreofmanyofthebiggeststoriesofBritishfootballforalmostthreedecades.MackaydebutedforHeartsin1953,bywhichtimehehadalreadymadehismarkatjuniorlevel.AtthetimehesignedfortheEdinburghclub,theyhadnotwonamajorhonourforalmostfiftyyears;butoverthenextsixseasons,HeartswentontowintheScottishCupandLeague,aswellastwicewinningtheScottishLeagueCup.ItisnocoincidencethatMackay'sarrivalatTynecastlemarkedthebeginningofwhatisnowviewedastheclub'sgoldenage.In1959,DavewastransferredsouthtojoinTottenhamHotspur,whowereatthattimelanguishingnearthefootoftheEnglishFirstDivision.Duringthe1960-61season,SpursbecamethefirstsideinthetwentiethcenturytowintheDoubleandwentontowintheFACuptwicemore,alongwiththeEuropeanCup-Winners'Cup.In1968,MackayjoinedDerbyCounty,whowerelowlyplacedintheEnglishSecondDivision.Ascaptain,heledtheteamupthetableandtheyfinishedaschampions.MackaywasawardedthecovetedFootballWriters'AssociationFootballeroftheYeartrophy-afittingendtoaremarkableplayingcareer.Inthisabsorbingautobiography,Mackayrevisitshisgloriousplayingdaysandreflectsonhissubsequentmanagerialcareer.HerevealsdetailsofhistimeasasuccessfulmanagerinthedevelopingMiddleEastgameandrecountsthatonhisreturntomanagementinEnglandhediscoveredthatfootballhadchangedradically.ITheRealMackay/Iisasuncompromising,determinedandcontroversialastheplayerhimself.
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