BUILD A BONFIRE: HOW FOOTBALL FANS UNITED TO SAVE BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels, with white+orange lettering to front and spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,6-230pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,foreword by Liam Brady (football player and manager,1993-95), author's preface,an introduction by Paul Hayward,8 chapters/sections,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp96/7 and pp128/9 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book.
How would you feel if your football club was bought by a businessman who saw your ground as real estate? And what if your ground was demolished leaving you with nowhere to play next season?
Many fans believe that when Bill Archer,a Blackburn-based entrepreneur,bought Brighton and Hove Albion,he had no passion for the club or the game but rather saw an opportunity to make a profit.If so,he made the fatal mistake of misjudging football fans. In July 1995 Brighton's local daily paper led its front page with the headline 'Seagulls Migrate',announcing that the Goldstone Ground was to be sold to a property developer for £7.4 million and that 'home' games were to be played at Portsmouth.All this without one word of consultation with the fans. What followed was the biggest campaign in the history of football to save a club. Drawing on dozens of interviews with people directly involved - the fans,the FA,the players and the management - 'Build a Bonfire' dramatically traces the progress of the two-year fight with the board: two years of despair,absurdity and solidarity. In so doing,the book not only explores implications for other clubs,in a world where the battle lines between football and money are being drawn ever tighter,but also creates a picture of that strange and wonderful thing: the football fan. And having lived through the crisis and listened to the fans,the authors can offer their Ten Essential Steps to Depose your Club Chairman,should the need arise . . . Stephen North is an actor and broadcaster.He is best known for playing the part of fire-fighter Colin Parrish in the ITV drama series 'London's Burning'.He also starred in the stage adaptation of Nick Hornby's book 'Fever Pitch', appearing in the premiere and touring with the play around the country.
Paul Hodson is a playwright and theatre director.Among his many productions is the long-running West End success Fever Pitch. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden'blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, ishipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
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