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Book Synopsis''SPORTING HISTORY AT ITS BEST'' Daily Telegraph
''A TERRIFIC READ AND A WORTHY TRIBUTE'' FourFourTwo
''VERY WELL WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED'' Nostalgic Gooner
From Herbert Chapman to Arsène Wenger, this is the definitive history of Arsenal''s time at the famous Highbury stadium.
After several years of sitting in Highbury''s local pubs and cafés with a dictaphone, Jon Spurling has pooled hours of exclusive interviews with fans, programme sellers, local publicans and even those who dug the foundations of the Laundry End (and later cleared rubbish from its terraces) to meticulously construct the biography of the ground and chart the ups and downs of one of England''s greatest league clubs.
Spurling has also spoken to numerous players, the late greats of yesteryear including Ted Drake, George Male and Reg Lewis, legends of a more recent vintage from Bob Wilson, Charlie George and Malcolm MacDonald to An
Trade Review
Spurling is a diligent researcher and this is local sporting history at its best * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
The second of at least three homages to Highbury, but the others will do well to match this one, not just for the depth of research, but for its wit and vibrancy... A terrific read and a worthy tribute. * FOUR FOUR TWO *
Some would argue that a building cannot have a soul: I'd beg to differ and would suggest that Spurling has found it. * ARSENAL WORLD *
'Spurling is a diligent researcher and this is local sporting history at its best.¿ -- Andrew Baker * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
The second of at least three homages to Highbury, but the others will do well to match this one, not just for the depth of research, but for its wit and vibrancy... A terrific read and a worthy tribute. * FOUR FOUR TWO *
Some would argue that a building cannot have a soul: I'd beg to differ and would suggest that Spurling has found it. * ARSENAL WORLD *
