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Fast & Free Delivery30 Day ReturnseBay Premium ServiceThe Last Champions: Leeds United and the Year that Football Changed Forever    DescriptionReview “In just three and a half seasons, following almost a decade in thewilderness, Wilkinson transformed a relegation-threatened second-level sideinto League winners. The sheer size of the achievement has finally been giventhe recognition it deserves in The Last Champions. To put it into context,imagine Southampton winning the Premier League title in 2013-14. That is whatWilkinson and his players achieved and it is what makes this story so specialand worthy of Simpson’s insightful homage.” (Simon Creasey When SaturdayComes)”I really enjoyed the book… it’s a great read” (Lee “Chappy” Chapman,Leeds United centre forward, League Championship winner, 1991-92)”Unbearablypoignant. Simpson neatly captures football’s key appeal, the way it canrestore the simple certainties of childhood. These men are now postmen,pensioners, disabled, successful, travel agents and the seemingly lost. Butthey talk with equal wonder about their greatest season” (The Last Word)”Awelcome reclamation of Wilkinson’s success… breaks the mould in exploringteam-building. As Simpson so wistfully explains, we shall probably never seetheir like again… Clearly written by a fan.” (Juliet Jacques NewStatesman)”Excellent book” (Yorkshire Post) About the Author Dave Simpson is aGuardian journalist who writes mainly on music. His first book, The Fallen,was a monumental quest to track down everyone who had ever played in Mark ESmith’s legendary band. Living in Yorkshire, he has supported Leeds since theearly 1970s, which has brought about a small amount of pleasure and a greatamount of pain. He also wrote for the LeedsLeedsLeeds magazine whichdocumented United’s rise and mostly fall from 1998 to 2011.
DeliveryReturnsPaymentHandlingFeedbackDeliveryReturnsPaymentHandlingFeedback Free Delivery on all itemsDelivery typically via Royal Mail, third parties are also usedThird party express delivery option is available for a small additional chargePlease see delivery tab for further information 30 Day Returns policyBuyer is responsible for return shipping costs unless goods are faultyPlease see returns policy below for further information Payment via Paypal only We aim to process all orders within 1 business day of payment.Items are dispatched either from us or directly from one of our suppliers. We take our reputation seriously, we buy and sell online, so we understand the value of trust. If you are unsatisfied with your order, please contact us and we will work with you to resolve it to your satisfaction. Please always contact us through eBay rather than our email address.Additional Photos $Click here to see description Fast & Free Delivery30 Day ReturnseBay Premium ServiceThe Last Champions: Leeds United and the Year that Football Changed Forever    DescriptionReview “In just three and a half seasons, following almost a decade in thewilderness, Wilkinson transformed a relegation-threatened second-level sideinto League winners. The sheer size of the achievement has finally been giventhe recognition it deserves in The Last Champions. To put it into context,imagine Southampton winning the Premier League title in 2013-14. That is whatWilkinson and his players achieved and it is what makes this story so specialand worthy of Simpson’s insightful homage.” (Simon Creasey When SaturdayComes)”I really enjoyed the book… it’s a great read” (Lee “Chappy” Chapman,Leeds United centre forward, League Championship winner, 1991-92)”Unbearablypoignant. Simpson neatly captures football’s key appeal, the way it canrestore the simple certainties of childhood. These men are now postmen,pensioners, disabled, successful, travel agents and the seemingly lost. Butthey talk with equal wonder about their greatest season” (The Last Word)”Awelcome reclamation of Wilkinson’s success… breaks the mould in exploringteam-building. As Simpson so wistfully explains, we shall probably never seetheir like again… Clearly written by a fan.” (Juliet Jacques NewStatesman)”Excellent book” (Yorkshire Post) About the Author Dave Simpson is aGuardian journalist who writes mainly on music. His first book, The Fallen,was a monumental quest to track down everyone who had ever played in Mark ESmith’s legendary band. Living in Yorkshire, he has supported Leeds since theearly 1970s, which has brought about a small amount of pleasure and a greatamount of pain. He also wrote for the LeedsLeedsLeeds magazine whichdocumented United’s rise and mostly fall from 1998 to 2011.

Paperback: 400 pagesPublisher: Bantam (20 Jun. 2013)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0857501011ISBN-13: 11Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 3 x 20.3 cm#201 in Football References#24 in Leeds United Delivery Free Delivery on all itemsDelivery typically via Royal Mail, third parties are also usedThird party express delivery option is available for a small additional chargePlease see delivery tab for further informationReturns 30 Day Returns policyBuyer is responsible for return shipping costs unless goods are faultyPlease see returns policy below for further informationPayment Payment via Paypal onlyHandling We aim to process all orders within 1 business day of payment.Items are dispatched either from us or directly from one of our suppliers.Feedback We take our reputation seriously, we buy and sell online, so we understand the value of trust. If you are unsatisfied with your order, please contact us and we will work with you to resolve it to your satisfaction. Please always contact us through eBay rather than our email address. Additional Photos

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