Research Catalog

Title

Quiet genius : Bob Paisley, British footballs greatest manager / Ian Herbert.

Author

Herbert, Ian (Sportswriter)

Publication

• London, UK ; New York : Bloomsbury Sport, 2018.
• ©2017

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Details

Description

xiv, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour); 20 cm

Summary

The full story of the man who brought unprecedented and since unmatched success to Liverpool FC Bob Paisley was the quiet man in the flat cap who swept all domestic and European opposition aside and produced arguably the greatest club team that Britain has ever known. The man whose Liverpool team won trophies at a rate-per-season that dwarfs Sir Alex Ferguson's achievements at Manchester United and who remains the only Briton to lead a team to three European Cups. From Wembley to Rome, Manchester to Madrid, Paisley's team was the one no one could touch. Working in a city which was on its knees, in deep post-industrial decline, still tainted by the 1981 Toxteth riots and in a state of open warfare with Margaret Thatcher, he delivered a golden era never re-attained since which made the city of Liverpool synonymous with success and won them supporters the world over. Yet, thirty years since Paisley died, the life and times of this shrewd, intelligent, visionary, modest football man have still never been fully explored and explained. Based on in-depth interviews with Paisley's family and many of the players whom he led to an extraordinary haul of honours between 1974 and 1983, Quiet Genius is the first biography to examine in depth the secrets of Paisley's success. It inspects his man-management strategies, his extraordinary eye for a good player, his uncanny ability to diagnose injuries in his own players and the opposition, and the wicked sense of humour which endeared him to so many. It explores the North-East mining community roots which he cherished, and considers his visionary outlook on the way the game would develop. Quiet Genius is the story of how one modest man accomplished more than any other football manager, found his attributes largely unrecorded and undervalued and, in keeping with the gentler ways of his generation, did not seem to mind. It reveals an individual who seemed out of keeping with the brash, celebrity sport football was becoming, and who succeeded on his own terms. Three decades on from his death, it is a football story that demands to be told.

Subject

• Paisley, Bob
• Liverpool Football Club > History > 20th century
• Liverpool Football Club
• 1900-1999
• Soccer managers > Great Britain > Biography
• Soccer managers
• Great Britain

Genre/Form

• Biography.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFD 19-3522

ISBN

• 1472937333
• 9781472937339
• 9781472937315
• 1472937317

OCLC

1001860328

Author

Herbert, Ian (Sportswriter), author.

Title

Quiet genius : Bob Paisley, British footballs greatest manager / Ian Herbert.

Publisher

London, UK ; New York : Bloomsbury Sport, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2017

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Research Call Number

JFD 19-3522