Leeds United: Trials and Tribulations
by Phil Rostron
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Author: Phil RostronEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-08-01
ISBN: 184018888X
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
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Book Review: Heartbreaking and Compulsive
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the true story of a once proud Football club going from the semi finals of the European Champions League, to the verge of bankruptcy and relegation in four short years.
If you are a fan of Leeds United as I am, reading this tale of mismanagement and foolhardy actions is like sticking red hot pins into your eyeballs. At the same time it is facinating to see how a few stupid people could nearly eradicate a soccer club that has been in existence for around a century.
If you are a football supporter but not a Leeds fan it is the ultimate illustration of how not to run a football club. Even if you hate soccer it is a great case study of business miss management, with all the classic elements such as poor financial controls, ego before thought and poor people management.
As a fan I can only thank Trevor Birch and despise David O'Leary and Peter Risdale. The sins were no doubt unintentional but they were negligent and if you have the stewardship of anything as important as a Football Club negligence is inexcusable.
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