Get 10% off all year round! Join Thryft Club
Get 10% off all year round and $10 off your next order! Join Thryft Club
Buy 3 Get Another Free On All Under S$10

Your cart

Your cart is empty

Check out these collections!

Bestselling Fiction
Bestselling Nonfiction
Bestselling Books for Children
Vintage and Rare Books
Vinyl Records
Women's Clothing
Men's Clothing

An Epic Swindle: 44 Months With a Pair of Cowboys

by Brian Reade
$9.90
An Epic Swindle: 44 Months With a Pair of Cowboys
An Epic Swindle: 44 Months With a Pair of Cowboys

Liverpool FC's near-collapse under American ownership.

If you're into football, especially the history and tumultuous times faced by clubs, "An Epic Swindle" is a read you shouldn't miss. Brian Reade takes you on a journey through Liverpool FC's darkest times, where tradition and passion are overshadowed by greed and conflict. More than just a story about a football club, it's a deep dive into the world of sports business and the fans' power. It's a tale that resonates beyond sports, a cautionary tale of modern greed that will keep you hooked until the last page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

An Epic Swindle: 44 Months With a Pair of Cowboys

by Brian Reade
$9.90
ISBN: 9780857386007
Authors: Brian Reade
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Date of Publication: 2012-01-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sports, Business, History
Related Topics: Communication, Management, Soccer, Entrepreneurship, History, Leadership, Football, Social Justice
Goodreads rating: 3.98
(rated by 548 readers)

Special Offer

Buy 3 Preloved Items Below S$10 and Get Another Free

Discount applied automatically when you add them to your cart!

Description

The inside story of how Liverpool FC came within hours of being repossessed by the banks after the shambolic 44-month reign of American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. This is a tale of debts, lies, cowboys, and a civil war that dragged Britain's most successful football club to its knees, through the High Court, and almost into administration. Players Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher tell of their anger at the broken promises, as well as their pain at watching loyal fans in open revolt. The manager, the chief executive, board members, leading fans, and journalists reveal the turmoil at a revered sporting institution run by two men at war with each other, and who trampled the notion of The Liverpool Way into the gutter. No story sums up the naked greed at the heart of modern football quite like Hicks' and Gillett's attempt to turn a quick buck at Liverpool, and no one has had as much access to the truth, or tells it with as much passion, wit, and insight as Brian Reade.
Condition guide

Book Condition Guide

Books in Like New Condition

This book may contain very minor cosmetic defects, but it is in pristine condition. There should be no yellowing, no foxing, no water damage, and no annotations of any kind on the cover and the pages. For paperbacks, there should not be any crease marks on the spine. This book is good as new — lucky you!

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Very Good Condition

This book has been used, but it is still in a clean condition. There should be no foxing or annotations of any kind on the inner pages, but a sparse amount may be present on the cover, title pages, or outside edges of the book. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be light crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Good Condition

We do our best to ensure the quality of our books, but there is no escaping the wear and tear that comes with time. Slight foxing and some annotations may be present on the pages and the cover. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be several crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Well Read Condition

This is a well-read book, which means that the previous owner probably really enjoyed it! The cover and pages may include moderate foxing and annotations, but the text is not obscured and still readable. Moderate cosmetic defects and minor water damage may be present on the edges of the book. For paperbacks, there may be multiple crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

 

Find out more about our process here.

 

Similar Reads

Liverpool FC's near-collapse under American ownership.

If you're into football, especially the history and tumultuous times faced by clubs, "An Epic Swindle" is a read you shouldn't miss. Brian Reade takes you on a journey through Liverpool FC's darkest times, where tradition and passion are overshadowed by greed and conflict. More than just a story about a football club, it's a deep dive into the world of sports business and the fans' power. It's a tale that resonates beyond sports, a cautionary tale of modern greed that will keep you hooked until the last page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.