{"product_id":"jock-stein","title":"Jock Stein","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"\u003eArchie Macpherson’s compelling biography reappraises Jock Stein’s career and looks closely at the personality of the man whose shrewdness and cunning stamped him eventually with greatness. Stein hugely influenced the history of football between his debut as a professional player in Lanarkshire in 1942 and his death at the side of the pitch in 1985. He redesigned the landscape of the Scottish game as the great innovator and successfully exported his values outside the country when European football was in the grip of the ice-age of defensive football. In that time he generated unprecedented adulation, created bitter enemies, and inspired myths. He also took on the established canons of sectarianism by becoming Celtic’s first Protestant manager.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author worked his entire professional life as a contemporary of Stein and travelled the world with him on different ventures. He was present at nearly all of the great triumphs associated with the Celtic and Scotland manager. The trail Macpherson so engagingly follows is from Stein’s early days in the coal mines, and the hard grind of provincial football, to the grandeur of the Lisbon European Cup Final in 1967 and beyond. In examining the strengths and weaknesses of the major figure, this biography will nevertheless lead no one to doubt the sincerity of Bill Shankly’s ultimate accolade to Stein in Lisbon. ‘John, you are immortal now.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuite simply, this book is brilliant…a gem\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eTHE HERALD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA definitive testimony of Stein’s remarkable life. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY MAIL \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMacpherson’s evocation of the moments which forged Stein’s style is masterful... a fitting tribute. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOURFOURTWO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe real strength of Macpherson’s insight is the extended glimpses into Stein’s character.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHEN SATURDAY COMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/5573\/7238\/files\/ARCHIE_MACPHERSON.png?v=1719419869\" style=\"margin-right: 20px; float: left;\"\u003eARCHIE MACPHERSON is the best-known Scottish football commentator ever. Often referred to as ‘a national treasure’, the legendary broadcaster was the subject of the 4th episode in BBC Scotland’s \u003ci\u003eIcons of Scottish Football\u003c\/i\u003e first 6-part series in 2023. In 2005 he received a Scottish BAFTA for special contribution to Scottish broadcasting and was inducted into Scottish football’s Hall of Fame in 2017. He has commentated on 6 FIFA World Cups and 3 Olympic Games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe worked his entire professional life as a contemporary of Jock Stein and travelled the world with him on different ventures, and was present at nearly all of the great triumphs associated with the Celtic and Scotland manager.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Luath Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55695554249080,"sku":"9781804254080","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/5573\/7238\/files\/9781804254080.MAIN.jpg?v=1791550090","url":"https:\/\/luath.co.uk\/products\/jock-stein","provider":"Luath Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}