HOLDEN,JIM:: STAN CULLIS: THE IRON MANAGER - A BIOGRAPHY

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HOLDEN,JIM: : STAN CULLIS: THE IRON MANAGER - A BIOGRAPHY

UK.DERBY.BREEDON BOOKS PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED,2000.

ISBN 9781859832113.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj,but inner flaps of dw/dj have inexplicably been pasted to front+rear pastedowns and remain so,in situ.It also appears that both front+rear feps were at some stage,also and in turn,stuck to the pasted dw/dj's inner flaps but are now free with slight,light and superficial evidence to both and some miniscule damage to rear free endpaper particularly.Bright,crisp, clean,contemporary sepia photographic illustrated dw/dj with gold+b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. A light,superficial scored/ indentation mark to front panel - bds beneath unaffected.Top edges lightly dust-soiled but generally bright and clean,fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.As far as can be ascetained (dw/dj pasted inner flaps apart) bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white eps. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8-190pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters, 16pp contemporary b/w photographs in one block,between pp96/7,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table with acknowledgements to recto of title-page,dedication,and 2pp blanks at rear. Few men have made a greater impact on football than Stan Cullis.The dramatic claim that his Wolves team were 'champions of the world' after beating Honved in 1954 sparked the creation of the European Cup tournament.That,in itself,would guarantee his place in soccer history. There is much more,however,to the story of Stan Cullis.He emerged from a bleak chidhood to be appointed captain of Wolves in the week of his 20th birthday,and at the age of 22 he became the youngest skipper of the England national side. Cullis was a great player; Ferenc Puskas,the great Hungarian, described him as 'the most classical centre-half of his time'.Cullis became an even greater manager, winning three Football League championships and two FA Cups for the Wolves thanks to 'long-ball' tactics that provoked endless controversy. His reputation was worldwide.When Wolves brutally sacked him in 1964 the first offer of a new job came from Italian club Juventus.He turned it down - and few football bosses can say that.Stan Cullis fully merited the unique title he loved to live up to: he was the Iron Manager.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.

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