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Tommy Doc The Controversial and Colourful Life of One of Football David Tossell

Tommy Doc The Controversial and Colourful Life of One of Football By David Tossell

Tommy Doc The Controversial and Colourful Life of One of Football by David Tossell


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Tommy 'The Doc' Docherty was a combative Scotland international wing-half who became a brilliant but erratic manager. His 1960s Chelsea team was a glorious reflection of his colourful personality, and a decade later he reinvented his relegated Manchester United side as attacking force. This title reveals personal heartaches behind the laughter.

Tommy Doc The Controversial and Colourful Life of One of Football Summary

Tommy Doc The Controversial and Colourful Life of One of Football by David Tossell

Tommy 'The Doc' Docherty was a combative Scotland international wing-half who became a brilliant but erratic manager. His 1960s Chelsea team was a glorious reflection of his colourful personality, and a decade later he reinvented his relegated Manchester United side as a vibrant attacking force. He was also, however, a hostage to his own decision-making, costing Chelsea a shot at the First Division title when he banned eight players for breaking their curfew. Most famously, he was fired by United after FA Cup glory because he'd fallen in love with the physiotherapist's wife. He was a much-travelled manager, and 'I've had more clubs than Jack Nicklaus' was among the well-worn one-liners that created the image of 'The Doc' as football's stand-up comedian. But in Tommy Doc, David Tossell looks beyond the wisecracks, interviewing Docherty himself, as well as former players and colleagues, to examine a remarkable career and reveal the personal heartaches behind the laughter.

Tommy Doc The Controversial and Colourful Life of One of Football Reviews

Docherty is an equally interesting and complex character, and is well served, though hardly flattered, by Tossell's diligent research and even-handed approach. -- Simon Redfern The Independent

About David Tossell

David Tossell has been a sports journalist for three decades and is director of European public affairs for the NFL. He is the author of ten sports books, four of which have been shortlisted in the British Sports Book Awards.

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GOR008015757
9781780575841
178057584X
Tommy Doc The Controversial and Colourful Life of One of Football by David Tossell
Used - Like New
Hardback
Transworld Publishers Ltd
20131010
336
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