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Flawed Genius
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Flawed Genius—Scottish Football's Self-Destructive Mavericks
The talents who lit up Scottish football and then burned out too soon
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About the Ebook
As Rangers manager Walter Smith once put it, Scottish football supporters have always liked their footballing superstars to come complete with very human flaws. But what is it that makes the seriously flawed footballer so intriguing? From Hugh Gallacher, the Wembley Wizard who died of shame, to George Best, Hibernian's ageing lothario, to the Three Amigos - Celtic's trio of wayward overseas mercenaries - the great entertainers have always come with baggage. Never before have the individual stories of these mavericks of Scottish football's past been collated and told in one place.
Flawed Genius does just that. Through the words of the men themselves - allied to testimonies from friends and close colleagues - McGowan recounts the in-depth stories of Gascoigne and Goram, Best and Baxter, Charnley and Cadette and the equally wayward figures of Paolo Di Canio, Andy Ritchie, Pierre van Hooijdonk and Willie Hamilton. Here, together for the first time, the colourful contributions of each and every player in the Scottish game's rich tapestry of flawed geniuses are brought vividly back to life.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Meet the brilliant, troubled players who promised everything and delivered chaos
- Discover the stories behind Scottish football's most heartbreaking careers
- Explore why genius and self-destruction so often go hand in hand
- Read another celebrated title from Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher
About the Author
Stephen McGowan was born in Glasgow, educated in Fife and went on to complete an honours degree in Public Administration in Aberdeen. Realising that a job managing houses or hospitals wasn't for him, he entered journalism with Dundee's DC Thomson & Co. From there his journalistic career took him to Dubai and Bangkok before he returned to Glasgow, where he is a sports writer for the Daily Mail.Publication Details
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Publication Date: 04 October 2011
Print Length: 270 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857901514
Format: Ebook
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