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  • ISBN: 1587990083
  • Category: Money & Business
  • Author: Mihir Bose
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  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Texere; 1 edition (November 17, 2000)
  • Pages: 322 pages
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  • Rating: 4.5
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This book tells the story of Manchester United, one of the most famous soccer clubs in the world. The second section of the book is devoted to the history of the club, and, when applicable, English soccer history (. the Heysel Disaster, Tottenham's flotation on the open market, et.

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Manchester Unlimited: The Money, Egos and Infighting Behind the World’s Richest Soccer Club. Mihir Bose is fantastically well informed on world cricket and has great insight into the game. Manchester Unlimited: The Rise and Rise of the World’s Premier Football Club. Behind Closed Doors: Dreams and Nightmares at Spurs. -Moeen Ali The Nine. The most entertaining and comprehensive book on cricket in this country to be published yet, it tells the story of the nine great waves that have rolled through the history of Indian cricket, from India’s international debut in 1932 to the incredible achievements of Virat Kohli’s team today.

The Money, Egos and Infighting Behind the World's Richest Soccer Club. Published November 17, 2000 by Texere.

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Manchester United, Britain's best supported club, and possibly the world's most famous football club, is now also one of the world's most profitable sporting organizations. Turnover for 1997 was million, out of which merchandizing represented million. The original intention of the stock market flotation of 1991 was to raise the million required to build a new spectator stand.

Mihir Bose is an award winning journalist and author. He writes regularly for History Today and has contributed to various books including British Greats and Histories of Nations, and he co-authored the story of William Hill. His histories and biographies include the only narrative history of Bollywood, biographies of Michael Grade and the Indian revolutionary Subhas Bose (no relation), a history of the Muslim community of Memons and a study of the Aga Khans.

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Today Manchester United is one of the world's richest and most successful sporting organizations, with an aura of invincibility surrounding it. No club in the history of English soccer has ever reached such a position. Yet exactly ten years ago Manchester United was up for sale to a man, who was described as an 'educationalist', for a mere L20 million, and even as late as 1993, United's income was less than that of Tottenham, a club which in the last ten years has seen two changes of ownership, horrendous Boardroom problems leading to court battles, and seven different managers. This is a unique behind-the-scenes look at the modern Manchester United - the circumstances, people, events and controversies that have made Manchester United plc what it is today.
Reviews about Manchester Unlimited: The Money, Egos and Infighting Behind the World's Richest Soccer Club (7):
Damand
This book seriously undermines the exciting, exhilarating, thrill one receives from watching a United game. While it tells the reader of United's rise to the top from an economic point of view, it does so in a banal way. After a few pages the reader is highly tempted to put the book down. The tale never takes off and Bose throws so many names at you, that the reader no longer can tell who is on the executive board at Manchester United, or who is the former CEO of BSkyB. If you truly want to learn about Manchester United, save the money you plan to spend on this book, and put it towards a plane ticket to Manchster, England, and a ticket to Old Trafford.
greed style
This book tells the story of Manchester United, one of the most famous soccer clubs in the world. Much of the book is focused on the last couple years focusing on the BskyB bid to buy Man United and the tries at a "Super League" (especially the Media Partners proposal). The second section of the book is devoted to the history of the club, and, when applicable, English soccer history (e.g., the Heysel Disaster, Tottenham's flotation on the open market, etc.).
I'm not sure this book would be very interesting for, 1) someone who knows a great deal about Man United, or 2) someone who knows nothing about Man United. It was perfect for me since I knew BskyB had bid to buy Man United and that a European "Super League" had been rumored. I think someone familiar with English soccer would know most of this book, and someone completely unfamiliar might struggle with names and such.
Bose does attempt to give an unbiased opinion of Martin Edwards, in case anyone cares.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. Not a literary masterpiece, but filled with information I was curious about and probably would have been hard pressed to find in the U.S.
Steelcaster
I found this book to be very well written - the author is very thorough and has clearly spoken to all the major parties to this story. As a long time fan of Manchester United, it was great to get a book that focuses on how soccer has become such big business, and how this affects how the game is run.
The book is unique for its treatment of Martin Edwards, the chief executive of Manchester. His actions and motives are spelled out in lots of detail.
This book fills an hole in my personal library.
Fog
I chose to read this book because I love soccer, but it ended up dissapointing me. Never have I read a book where there are meetings and arguments in every page. The excess amount of meetings that Bose describes made me feel like I too was sitting in the meeting trying to stay awake. The greed that this club had to become the best helped them do so. Their were key moves by club officials that lead to this story of success. The only thing exciting about this book were the arguments thinking that at any time some club officials would literally fight each other in the meetings. If your interested in business and strategy you would probably enjoy it, if you play soccer and try to read this book after practice I guarantee you will have trouble trying to stay awake.
Vudojar
Mihir Bose does an excellent job of describing Manchester United's amazing turnaround. It's amazing that the book provides all the details and facts about the Club's history. If you are a Manchester United fan or even just a soccer fan, you'll love this book.
Phalaken
"Manchester Unlimited" has controversial issues that deal with businesses with the soccer club. Also the rise and fame the of the club. Not only did one man change the team but others also. Martin Edwards, the chief executive of the soccer club may not be a popular guy in England, but he made what Manchester United is today. I recomend this book to people who are into business and sports, because it's not a book about soccer, it's a book of business dealing with the soccer club.
Dorintrius
As a fan of Manchester Unlimited, I found this book to be very fascinated. I am a big sports fan and I think Mihir Bose did an excellent job of making, what could otherwise be a boring, factual report, into a more fast-paced story; it is cutting edge and filled with interesting characters that played the various managers and leaders from Sky TV. This book does a great job overviewing the political, economic, and sport strength of the Manchester United club.
A great read!
The book is very well written, with exciting econpomic moves by the executives from Manchester United.It shows how big soccer is in the world and how much power Manchester really has. I am a soccer fan but not really into economics and because of that i wasn't very thrilled with this book. I recommend it to people that like soccer, are familiar with Manchester United and are interested in the economics and business behind the world's richest soccer club.

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