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Red or Dead by David Peace explores the life of Bill Shankly, the legendary football manager who transformed Liverpool Football Club in the 1960s and 1970s. The novel intricately details his profound commitment to the sport and his community. It delves into both his professional challenges and personal sacrifices, illustrating the lasting impact he had on the club and its supporters.
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Red or Dead

From the bestselling author of The Damned Utd comes the story of Bill Shankly, perhaps the first truly great football manager of the modern age.

From David Peace - the bestselling author of The Damned Utd - comes Red or Dead, the story of Bill Shankly, the first truly great football manager of the modern age.

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In 1959, Liverpool Football Club were in the Second Division. Liverpool Football Club had never won the FA Cup. Fifteen seasons later, Liverpool Football Club had won three League titles, two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup. Liverpool Football Club had become the most consistently successful team in England. And the most passionately supported club. Their manager was revered as a god. Destined for immortality.

Their manager was Bill Shankly. His job was his life. His life was football. His football a form of socialism. Bill Shankly inspired people. Bill Shankly transformed people. The players and the supporters. His legacy would reverberate through the ages.

In 1974, Liverpool Football Club and Bill Shankly stood on the verge of even greater success. In England and in Europe. But in 1974, Bill Shankly shocked Liverpool and football. Bill Shankly resigned. Bill Shankly retired.

Red or Dead is the story of the rise of Liverpool Football Club and Bill Shankly. And the story of the retirement of Bill Shankly. Of one man and his work. And of the man after that work. A man in two halves. Home and away. Red or dead.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571280667

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 554g

Pages: 736

About the Author

David Peace was born in Yorkshire. He is the author of the Red Riding Quartet (Nineteen Seventy Four, Nineteen Seventy Seven, Nineteen Eighty and Nineteen Eighty Three), which was adapted into a Channel 4 series; Tokyo Year Zero and Occupied City, the first two parts of his Tokyo Trilogy; GB84, which was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Award; The Damned Utd, made into a film starring Michael Sheen; and Red or Dead, a novel about Bill Shankly.

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