On a Hiding to Nothing – 25 Years at Sunderland AFC

Description

From the mid-1980s and a first-ever season in the Third Division, to 2009 and relative security in the Premier League and everything in between, this book tells of how things can go right (and wrong) at a football club. Amongst the pages are players who were cult heroes for the club, playing for years. Others have rarely given their views on Sunderland but, despite not staying around for long, have plenty to say. This book documents the fortunes of Sunderland AFC through the eyes of the players who represented the club. From the mid-1980s and a first-ever season in the Third Division, to 2009 and relative security in the Premier League and everything in between, this book tells of how things can go right (and wrong) at a football club. The years following this book have arguably been the worst in Sunderland’s history, but 1984 to 2009 was a period that tested even the most hardened Mackem.