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It was reviewed in the matchday programme tonight by Daniel Morehead - and it's a very lovely review (pasted below). I'd hoped the editor would have used the front cover on the page, but heigh ho. If you want to read it, it's on page 56. :o)
Looks Like Scunny Next Season
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"I know this sounds terrible but I still didn't think that was enough. I didn't envisage what was going to happen after that. I thought the time was up." - Kevin Horlock.
It seems hard to believe that it is 15 years since the Blues met Gillingham at Wembley in what proved to be one of the most important games in the club's history, but in some ways, it could not seem further away. Comparisons have often been drawn between the dramatic Horlock and Dickov inspired comeback and the Dzeko and Aguero inspired title win in 2012, with players from the former game even commenting on the two in Looks Like Scunny Next Season.
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Play-Off final, author and Bluemoon podcast host David Mooney sought out every player of the promotion-winning side, producing a unique and thoroughly entertaining series of interviews.
Beginning with a foreword from former City manager Joe Royle, the book then features a match report of the final, before the interview begin with a familiar number 1, Nicky Weaver. Although the interviews are obviously focused on the '99 final, the players discuss their entire careers at the club, with revealing and entertaining anecdotes littered throughout the book.
Mooney makes no attempt to analyse as a neutral observer, and the book is somewhat stronger for it. This is a labour of love, written by a fan, for the fans. What soon becomes clear is that this team were not just City players, but City fans. After sharing such an experience together, how could they not be? Paul Dickov perhaps says it best: "People might say Aguero has stolen my thunder, but there was nobody more delighted than me when he scored that goal."
You can order Looks Like Scunny Next Season online at http://www.davemooney.co.uk
Looks Like Scunny Next Season
* * * * *
"I know this sounds terrible but I still didn't think that was enough. I didn't envisage what was going to happen after that. I thought the time was up." - Kevin Horlock.
It seems hard to believe that it is 15 years since the Blues met Gillingham at Wembley in what proved to be one of the most important games in the club's history, but in some ways, it could not seem further away. Comparisons have often been drawn between the dramatic Horlock and Dickov inspired comeback and the Dzeko and Aguero inspired title win in 2012, with players from the former game even commenting on the two in Looks Like Scunny Next Season.
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Play-Off final, author and Bluemoon podcast host David Mooney sought out every player of the promotion-winning side, producing a unique and thoroughly entertaining series of interviews.
Beginning with a foreword from former City manager Joe Royle, the book then features a match report of the final, before the interview begin with a familiar number 1, Nicky Weaver. Although the interviews are obviously focused on the '99 final, the players discuss their entire careers at the club, with revealing and entertaining anecdotes littered throughout the book.
Mooney makes no attempt to analyse as a neutral observer, and the book is somewhat stronger for it. This is a labour of love, written by a fan, for the fans. What soon becomes clear is that this team were not just City players, but City fans. After sharing such an experience together, how could they not be? Paul Dickov perhaps says it best: "People might say Aguero has stolen my thunder, but there was nobody more delighted than me when he scored that goal."
You can order Looks Like Scunny Next Season online at http://www.davemooney.co.uk
