'GB United? British Olympic football and the end of the amateur dream' has received some good press coverage including the following reviews:
"A fine book!" --The Guardian
"Menary carefully explains how amateurism or 'shamateurism' gradually became unacceptable in this country, with everyone being declared just 'players' in 1974. He recounts not only the sad decline of Vivian Woodward, a superb centre-forward and a member of the British team in 1908 and 1912, but also the exploits of Pegasus, who galvanised the amateur game in the early 1950s. It is a valuable contribution to football literature." -- The Olympian
"Excellent!" --InBedWithMaradona.com
"A fascinating insight into the trials and tribulations into what was, for many years, a murky world of under the counter payments." --Bob Bevan, the Non League Paper
"Delightful chronicle... an excellent addition to Olympic lore." --Journal of Olympic History
"Menary does an outstanding job. GB United? is a historical tome telling a story that has been forgotten and overlooked elsewhere. This story is as much about a class struggle in twentieth century Britain as anything else, but in this case it was a struggle that the ruling class were always going to lose. Those that ran the game at the start of the twentieth century may well look at modern football and wonder what on earth it has become, but GB United? tells a part of the story that is seldom looked at elsewhere with a keen eye for historical detail, a dry sense of humour and a mixture of disdain and respect for those that ended up shaping many of the paths that modern football would end up taking." --Twohundredpercent
"Excellent!" --Keir Radnedge, sportsfeatures.com
"Inspiring tales of those who considered the Games to be the ultimate make this a worthy read." --Four Four Two magazine
"Steve Menary brings to life the world of the amateur and highlights in a very real way the characters that were dominating the British Olympic team from 1900-1972. If you are a football fan and have any history with the amateur game, this is well worth a read." --Graham Neale, son of the 1948 GB captain Graham
"Well informed and lively ... a quality work." --Soccer History
"Thorough and interesting work." --When Saturday Comes
"One will find no better account of the complicated business that has been Great Britain's involvement in Olympic football." --Groundtastic
"Exemplary research, grasp of his material and eye for a quirky fact keep up the interest." --Independent on Sunday
"A fine book!" --The Guardian
"Menary carefully explains how amateurism or 'shamateurism' gradually became unacceptable in this country, with everyone being declared just 'players' in 1974. He recounts not only the sad decline of Vivian Woodward, a superb centre-forward and a member of the British team in 1908 and 1912, but also the exploits of Pegasus, who galvanised the amateur game in the early 1950s. It is a valuable contribution to football literature." -- The Olympian
"Excellent!" --InBedWithMaradona.com
"A fascinating insight into the trials and tribulations into what was, for many years, a murky world of under the counter payments." --Bob Bevan, the Non League Paper
"Delightful chronicle... an excellent addition to Olympic lore." --Journal of Olympic History
"Menary does an outstanding job. GB United? is a historical tome telling a story that has been forgotten and overlooked elsewhere. This story is as much about a class struggle in twentieth century Britain as anything else, but in this case it was a struggle that the ruling class were always going to lose. Those that ran the game at the start of the twentieth century may well look at modern football and wonder what on earth it has become, but GB United? tells a part of the story that is seldom looked at elsewhere with a keen eye for historical detail, a dry sense of humour and a mixture of disdain and respect for those that ended up shaping many of the paths that modern football would end up taking." --Twohundredpercent
"Excellent!" --Keir Radnedge, sportsfeatures.com
"Inspiring tales of those who considered the Games to be the ultimate make this a worthy read." --Four Four Two magazine
"Steve Menary brings to life the world of the amateur and highlights in a very real way the characters that were dominating the British Olympic team from 1900-1972. If you are a football fan and have any history with the amateur game, this is well worth a read." --Graham Neale, son of the 1948 GB captain Graham
"Well informed and lively ... a quality work." --Soccer History
"Thorough and interesting work." --When Saturday Comes
"One will find no better account of the complicated business that has been Great Britain's involvement in Olympic football." --Groundtastic
"Exemplary research, grasp of his material and eye for a quirky fact keep up the interest." --Independent on Sunday
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