The Damned Utd Av David (Author) Peace

<p><b>The hugely acclaimed novel of ''70s football and the turmoil of the game''s most charismatic and controversial manager, from the bestselling author of <i>GB84</i> and <i>Red or Dead</i>.</b><br><br><b>One of Mike Atherton''s ''Top Ten Best Sports Books'' in <i>The Times</i><br></b><br>In 1974 the brilliant and controversial Brian Clough made perhaps his most eccentric decision: he accepted the position of Leeds United manager. A successor to Don Revie, his bitter adversary, Clough was to last just 44 days.<br><br>In one of the most acclaimed British novels of recent years - subsequently made into a film starring Michael Sheen - David Peace takes us into the mind and thoughts of Ol'' Big ''Ead himself, and brings vividly to life one of football''s most complex and fascinating characters.</p>