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On Fire with Fergie
Stuart Donald
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Late on a winter s night in 1976 at the age of 5, I lay awake in bed, absolutely petrified. Something was causing a man to shout, swear and bang in the lounge beneath my room. When I eventually went downstairs, I found my elated Dad sitting in front of the last couple of minutes of the football highlights on TV. He d watched his team, Aberdeen, reach the Scottish League Cup Final with a dramatic 5-1 victory over Rangers.
It was the first in a series of events that would forge an amazing relationship with my Dad as we followed Aberdeen at home and away, for the next ten years.
It was a time when the enormous fan base of the Old Firm rampaged through the streets and football grounds of Scotland. A time when we watched Alex Ferguson s Aberdeen rise to the top of Scottish and European football, and then fall all the way back down again...
Read MorePraise for On Fire with Fergie
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'Captures vividly a moment in history...will strike a chord for football fans everywhere' - Scotland on Sunday'The relationship between father and son, lovingly rendered, is one that will resonate with any male reader lucky enough to have had a dad cut from similar cloth...a magnificent read' - Sunday Herald'This is much more than a fitba' book - it's a well-written tale of familial relationships, adolescence, quiet rebellion and growing up' - Aberdeen Voice'This fascinating father-and-son fan dynamic interwoven with tales from Pittodrie under the Alex Ferguson brand is one of impossible dreams becoming reality' - Bryan Cooney'Often amusing and sometimes touching...much like FEVER PITCH it will strike a chord with all fans whose first taste of football was in the edgy '80s' - Four Four Two'It's detail and honesty shine a light into murky corners of late 20th century Scottish history' - When Saturday Comes
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