Leading sportswriter Hamilton comes up with new perspectives on the world of football in those days. Central is Alf Ramsey - reserved, difficult, intensely private - who commanded his players' intense loyalty but never the full recognition he deserved. Highlighting the differences between todays and yesterday’s underpaid stars - mowing the grass, going to church rather than writing-off expensive cars - he goes wider than football and paints a portrait of a different nation. I watched the Final on TV and have read yards on it since but this account gave me new insights.
(Tony Pratt - bwl 110 Autumn 2023 ) |
