|  News  |  Fixtures  |  Match Info  |  Match Reports  |  Stats  |  Players  |  Editorials  |

Three In A Row

by Paul Windridge & Linda Harvey

Three In A Row - The latest book from Red Kelly and Salford Lass (a.k.a. Paul Windridge and Linda Harvey)

If you enjoyed "A Seat in the Crowd", you will enjoy this. The story of the 2000-2001 season as told by the Red11 Match Reporters.

A season of triumph for United or one of frustrated ambition? The jury is still out on season 2000-01, if only because another championship was followed by a hasty Champions League exit and trouble between Alex Ferguson and the board.

When Sir Alex Ferguson became the first manager to win three championships in a row, it set the seal on another successful season at Old Trafford. From August to the start of the New Year, United were as irresistible as usual. But by Spring, despite an imminent championship, there were rumours that United's most successful manager of all time had fallen out with the board. Following United's exit from the Champions League, the grumbling at boardroom and terrace level grew to fever pitch. So much so that by the final fixture of the season rumour and theory had replaced sanity on the terraces, with most fans convinced 'the Wizard' was on his way out.

As ever there's rarely a dull moment at Old Trafford. From the debate over standing to the creeping (and not so creeping) commercialism within the club, to the threats made by Trafford Borough Council and the arrival of a new chairman, United supporters had more to worry about than mere football.

Linda Harvey and Paul Windridge, authors of last season's "A Seat in the Crowd", write passionately about the events that mattered to United fans last season. From the ecstasy of a 6-1 romp against championship rivals Arsenal to the agony of defeat in Munich via a brief return for hated rivals Manchester City. Experience the highs and lows of Sir Alex Ferguson's penultimate season in charge.

The book will be available from late November 21st from Sportspages, most good bookshops (Smiths, Ottakers, Waterstones etc), through the fanzines and online at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1901746240/qid%3D/202-6240178-8145459

And if you can't wait, you can pre-order direct from the publishers:
EMPIRE PUBLICATIONS - Publishers of books and magazines
1 Newton Street, Manchester M1 1HW
UK Tel: (+44)(0161) 273 7007
Fax: (+44)(0161) 273 5007
http://www.empire-uk.com