David Conn book - Richer Than God: Manchester City.....

[Ric]

There is a major error of massive proportions in this book. Its not as simple as an incorrect score. Its worse than that. When he's doing his usual City United comparison he talks about their parade they organised after the treble in 99 and how sunny the weather was. He then goes on to add that it rained on the one City had to celebrate promotion from the third tier of English football. Can someone confirm this was the case as I don't know anyone who went to it and my feeling is its another one of Conn's lies when comparing city to united. It goes without question that it pissed it down all day at wembley but even Royle said he would have been embarrassed having one.

You're right, and there are other errors.

But its still a fantastic book.

I would certainly stop short of describing it as "fantastic", but each to their own.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

There is a major error of massive proportions in this book. Its not as simple as an incorrect score. Its worse than that. When he's doing his usual City United comparison he talks about their parade they organised after the treble in 99 and how sunny the weather was. He then goes on to add that it rained on the one City had to celebrate promotion from the third tier of English football. Can someone confirm this was the case as I don't know anyone who went to it and my feeling is its another one of Conn's lies when comparing city to united. It goes without question that it pissed it down all day at wembley but even Royle said he would have been embarrassed having one.

You're right, and there are other errors.

But its still a fantastic book.

I would certainly stop short of describing it as "fantastic", but each to their own.

Each to their own indeed. I recommend this book very highly. I don't agree with a lot of his emotions, but found it the best written city book in a long time. It's a good mixture of nostalgia and insight, and stands up with 'down amongst the dead men' and 'mamchester the greatest city' as the best city books written.

It's a long time since I read a city book I couldn't put down.

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

I found the book to be very interesting indeed, and I couldn't actually put it down until I'd finished it. I'm a City fan of rather older vintage than david but it was good reading his reminiscences of times and events that I remember well. I'm not like some blues who see Conn as a traitor and deny that he could ever have been a City fan. I suppose most of us would still love it if we could have won the PL title with eleven young lads all born within 10 miles of Market Street, all discovered on local playing fields and all graduates of the Academy. But that belongs, of course, to a bygone age. Look at the ridicule Fergie was treated to for his absurd and untrue claims that this was still the United "way"! Even in the 70s Cloughie's Forest spent a fortune to win trophies. What I can't understand is that, after supporting City through the grim days of the 80s and the massively grimmer 90s, Conn found his attitude to the blues changing because of takeovers desigened to solve the chronic problem at City - lack of investment and effective management at all levels. It's almost like saying you don't support City because the manager is the wrong religion or because he votes for the wrong party. Support for City is a tribal loyalty - it's unchanging - economics is science, reason. They obey different rules.

 

[SJT]

This book, Is it by the guy who's voice hasn't broke on the OS?

 

[01282]

This book, Is it by the guy who's voice hasn't broke on the OS?

No that is David Clayton. He's written a few books himself and was the sole reason why the official magazine is no more.

 

[Vic]

I see he quotes the (now quite old) academic study that says support for United and City was evenly split in Manchester. In Manchester postcodes it was, but there were more City season ticket holders within the City of Manchester.

 

[SJT]

This book, Is it by the guy who's voice hasn't broke on the OS?

No that is David Clayton. He's written a few books himself and was the sole reason why the official magazine is no more.

You seem to know a lot about City mate, you written a few yourself?

 

[ndjsleftnipple]

Clearly not every blues' cup of tea and there are things in there I don't agree with but it's all about opinions.
I think Gary Neville's a turd and a crap commentator but lots of BlueMooners love him.

Good book, worth reading.