{"product_id":"9781785787324-city-in-europe-1","title":"City in Europe","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Allison to Guardiola: Manchester City’s quest for European glory\u003cbr\u003eAs one of the first English sides to taste glory in Europe, lifting the Cup Winners' Cup in 1970, City looked set for life among the continent's elite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A superb book and a must-read for any City fan.' - \u003cb\u003eDANIEL TAYLOR, senior writer, The Athletic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A thorough and delicious retelling of perhaps not the most successful of European journeys, but definitely the most interesting . Fantastic.' - \u003cb\u003eDAVID MOONEY, BBC Radio 5 Live\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A book that brilliantly explodes the myth that City have no history or pedigree in Europe.' - \u003cb\u003eSIMON MULLOCK, chief football writer, \u003ci\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE ESSENTIAL NEW HISTORY OF MANCHESTER CITY'S EUROPEAN TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEATURING A FOREWORD BY CITY LEGEND FRANCIS LEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs one of the first English sides to taste glory in Europe, lifting the Cup Winners' Cup in 1970, City looked set for life among the continent's elite. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut as their domestic fortunes went from bad to worse to absolute calamity, the wilderness returned.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvid City fan and respected journalist Simon Curtis dusts off the details of some truly intoxicating away days. Filled with tales of the club's travelling support and the evocative accounts of the journalists who saw the team of the Seventies, Curtis tells the story of a club steeped in history, defiantly refusing to bow to pomp and ceremony as it goes about lifting the ultimate prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a spectacular rebuild and having achieved all there is to achieve on the domestic stage, including a record-breaking 100-point season in 2017-18, City's deep-pocketed owners have their sights firmly set on European glory once more. Yet for all their recent success at home, they are anything but welcome guests at Europe's top table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40266812817505,"sku":"9781785787324","price":26.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36417379.jpg?v=1774286673","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781785787324-city-in-europe-1","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}