Book description
AN EPIC SWINDLE is the inside story of how Liverpool FC came within
hours of being re-possessed by the banks after the shambolic 44-month
reign of American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. It is a tale of a
civil war that dragged Britain's most successful football club to its
knees, through the High Court and almost into administration. Players
Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher tell of their anger at the broken
promises, as well as their pain at watching loyal fans in open revolt.
Manager, chief executive, board members, leading fans and journalists
reveal the turmoil at a revered sporting institution run by two men at
war with each other, who trampled Liverpool s cherished traditions into
the gutter. No story sums up the naked greed at the heart of modern
football quite like Hicks' and Gillett's attempt to turn a buck at
Liverpool. No-one has had as much access to the truth, or tells it with
as much passion, wit and insight as Brian Reade. AN EPIC SWINDLE is the
riveting story of how close one of the great football clubs came to
financial implosion. AN EPIC SWINDLE is the inside story of how
Liverpool FC came within hours of being re-possessed by the banks after
the shambolic 44-month reign of American owners Tom Hicks and George
Gillett. It is a tale of a civil war that dragged Britain's most
successful football club to its knees, through the High Court and almost
into administration. Players Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher tell of
their anger at the broken promises, as well as their pain at watching
loyal fans in open revolt. Manager, chief executive, board members,
leading fans and journalists reveal the turmoil at a revered sporting
institution run by two men at war with each other, who trampled
Liverpool s cherished traditions into the gutter. No story sums up the
naked greed at the heart of modern football quite like Hicks' and
Gillett's attempt to turn a buck at Liverpool. No-one has had as much
access to the truth, or tells it with as much passion, wit and insight
as Brian Reade. AN EPIC SWINDLE is the riveting story of how close one
of the great football clubs came to financial implosion.
