Fourteen Derby County legends come together to tell the stories behind their favourite ever games for the club
- enabling Rams
Derek Dougan was no ordinary footballer. A flamboyant Northern Irish goalscorer, his unwillingness to accept injustice & mismanagement won him as many enemies as friends.
Shortly after being asked to collaborate on a new autobiography, a project undone by Dougans sudden death, David Tossell set out to retrace his life through a series of over 70 interviews.
The result is a definitive account of a contradictory icon with a unique place in the evolution of modern British football. Dougan demanded a transfer on the eve of an FA Cup final, "ed Voltaire & fell out with various clubs.
As chairman of the PFA, he fought for freedom of contract; as a club executive, he introduced shirt sponsorship; & The Doog saved Wolves from extinction.
In Sunshine or In Shadow reveals the darkness & light of Derek Dougan, the drive & demons that kept him fighting to the very end.
Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781785314056
• Author: David Tossell
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 299
• Dimensions: 21.5 x 14 x 2cm