When the first edition of The Glory Game was published in 1972, it was instantly hailed as the most insightful book about the life of a football club ever published. Hunter Davies was, and still is, the only author ever to be allowed into the inner sanctum of a top-level football team (Tottenham Hotspur) and his pen spared nothing and no one. 'His accuracy is sufficiently uncanny to be embarrassing,' wrote Bob Wilson in the New Statesman. 'Brilliant, vicious, unmerciful,' wrote The Sun. Davies spent a whole season with the team, training with them, visiting the players' homes and witnessing the dressing-room confrontations. In the modern era of painstaking media management and tight security, no sportswriter will ever again be granted such unprecedented access. While some features of the game have changed beyond all recognition - notably the all-consuming role that money now plays - inside every club the dramas and tensions revealed by Davies remain, making the book a timeless classic and securing its position as one of the best books about football ever written.
Hunter Davies
Hunter Davies is a British author, journalist, and broadcaster known for his biographies and novels. He is best known for his authorized biography of The Beatles, which was published in 1968 and remains a definitive work on the iconic band. Davies' writing style is characterized by his attention to detail and thorough research, making his works both informative and engaging. His contributions to literature include several successful biographies, novels, and travel books that have cemented his reputation as a prolific and talented writer. Davies has had a significant impact on the genre of biography, setting the standard for in-depth and well-researched works that provide insight into the lives of notable figures.
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