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Title: Jimmy McMenemy Celtic Legend 1902-1920
Author: David Potter
Published: 19 Mar 2012
Player Homepage: Jimmy McMenemy
Synopsis
Jimmy McMenemy was one of Celtic and Scotland’s truly great players.
He played for Celtic for almost twenty years at a time when Celtic were at the top of Scottish and world football, and he was the man that made it all happen for them, generally agreed to be the star of the team that won six League Championships in a row from 1905 until 1910.
He also played his part in quite a few triumphs for Scotland, notably against England in 1910 and 1914.
Arguably his contribution to the Celtic cause as a player was matched by his contribution in the late 1930s as the trainer of the great Celtic side who won the all-British Empire Exhibition Trophy of 1937.
He remains without doubt one of the great characters of early 20th century Scottish football, and his story deserves to be told.
Review
(by joebloggscity)
You have to hand it to David Potter. There are few writers in any area of sport who can match his quality and efforts.
In this book, he has taken on the life and career of the mercurial Jimmy McMenemy, one of the true greats of Celtic’s history. First half takes us through his majestic playing days, whilst the second half concentrates on his understated role in the Celtic backroom staff. Last chapter or so detail the his legacy and the success his sons also garnered as footballers.
David Potter has a great knack of being able to paint in words a perfect picture of a bygone Scottish footballing environment perfectly as if it had all just happened yesterday. This is a delight to read and will warm even the stoniest of hearts.
McMenemy was a gentle character so there is nothing salacious in here, and Potter never takes liberties against this. There are though still pages full of great anecdotes on him, the club and the support. You will feel as if you’re actually experiencing it live. David Potter even adds in notes on the songs being sung by the support in those days, and you would think that you were there on the terraces.
Unlike some aspects of his previous books, Potter is not iconoclastic but instead writes pleasingly about all aspects of McMenemy’s life be it for Celtic or Scotland and highlights the difficult world around which McMenemy played in and coached in (spanning before the first world war upto the second).
Possibly the best accolade that you can give David Potter is to say that for any player who wishes to be written about, then surely they would wish it was David Potter who would write their book.
Perceptive, intelligent and accessible, this is another excellent book by the man that this reviewer would nominate as the finest writer on anything Celtic related in any medium at present.
Product Details
- Format: Kindle Edition
- File Size: 1130 KB
- Publisher: JMD Media Ltd (19 Mar 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B007M9KW1E
- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Db Publishing (1 Oct 2012)
- ISBN-10: 178091153X
- ISBN-13: 978-1780911533
Book
- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Db Publishing (October 31, 2012)
- ISBN-10: 1780911556
- ISBN-13: 978-1780911557
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces