Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football - Tom Bower

Broken Dreams is one of the hardest hitting books ever written about the football business. As a football fan myself I am not really shocked at the majority of Mr Bowers findings but what I do find depressing is that nearly seven years after it was first published the game has not been cleansed. Broken Dreams exposes the rotten core at the heart of the national game. Bower tells his story through a series of portraits of the football great and food. His targets are not obscure Norwegian agents, they are all members of footballs hierarchy. Brian Clough - Arguably the greatest manager in the game ever. Bower outlines Cloughys approach to ...  Read the complete review

Non fiction book about the bung culture and corruption in English Football. Now 4 years old but the points raised are probably as valid now as they were then. The author has brought together many articles over the years which together with his own extensive research ensures a very enjoyable read. He does an absolute number on Terry Venables and Ken Bates as well as numerous agents and the background, history and details of their dealings over the years are eye opening. The fact the content was passed by the publishers lawyers and everything verified made me wonder why I had not seen even a small percentage of what he says in the papers at some point. There ...  Read the complete review