West Ham United last won a major trophy in 1980 but the roller-coaster ride of the past three decades has produced enough twists & turns heroes & villains & contrasting emotions to grace the script of the most thrilling TV soap opera. Since Trevor Brooking headed home the FA Cup final winner against Arsenal the Hammers have experienced delight & despair in not so equal measure with a cast of controversial characters
- either adored or abhorred
- playing the key roles in a tale of fact rather than fiction. The saving of the club by David Sullivan & David Gold as West Ham stared into the financial abyss following the ill-fated Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson reign is the latest chapter in a saga that
Includes:: numerous promotions & relegations great escapes contentious changes of ownership & management internal feuds bust-ups & power struggles the Carlos Tevez affair & the passing of legends Ron Greenwood John Lyall & Bobby Moore as well as several false dawns in the endless quest for success. Including exclusive interviews with key protoganists Bring Me the Head of Trevor Brooking" tells
- for the very first time
- the inside story behind 60 of the most significant developments at Upton Park in the modern era. Whether examining the contributions of Paolo Di Canio Harry Redknapp & Frank Mc Avennie or Gianfranco Zola Marco Boogers & Iain Dowie the book celebrates the good the bad & the ugly of West Ham United."