Apart from the annoyance of the book starting with him running up 'The Kop End' at Roker Park, I struggled with the theme that Clough was basically a lucky drunk and Peter Taylor was the real one pulling the strings.
Don`t forget though it was written by A thick Batley lad so was never going to be pro Clough. Although in fairness Johnny Giles did him in court as well over his portrayal as the reason it went sour for CloughApart from the annoyance of the book starting with him running up 'The Kop End' at Roker Park, I struggled with the theme that Clough was basically a lucky drunk and Peter Taylor was the real one pulling the strings.
I like David Peace as an author and he tackles subjects that interest me but there's always at least one annoyance in each book that gets right on my tits.
Still interested in seeing the play.
About right for me.
I just looked at the passage at the start where he hurts his knee and it doesn't mention the Kop End just running into their penalty area. I thought the premise was more that him and Taylor were a team and needed each other to be at their best. The drinking problem does seem to be wrong and started later in his life.Apart from the annoyance of the book starting with him running up 'The Kop End' at Roker Park, I struggled with the theme that Clough was basically a lucky drunk and Peter Taylor was the real one pulling the strings.
I like David Peace as an author and he tackles subjects that interest me but there's always at least one annoyance in each book that gets right on my tits.
Still interested in seeing the play.
It's years since I read it but it definitely mentions him running up the Kop End at Roker Park as it jolted. Maybe not right at the beginning.
If it did mention Sunderland's Kop, I missed because it would have jolted with me. He kept writing about our white shirts and Hartlepool's, which did jolt with me but was right. He usually does excellent research for his books. I think you're right that he didn't talk to Clough's family but he still portrayed lots of good stuff about him.
Saw in Leeds playhouse , excellent
I must have skipped that when I read it, bit of a weird mistake to make.Logon or register to see this image
As you say, he does his research and I assume he got the 57 steps from somewhere but the mention of the Spion Kop really jolted with me when I read it.
You did have me doubting myself though.
Apart from the annoyance of the book starting with him running up 'The Kop End' at Roker Park, I struggled with the theme that Clough was basically a lucky drunk and Peter Taylor was the real one pulling the strings.
I like David Peace as an author and he tackles subjects that interest me but there's always at least one annoyance in each book that gets right on my tits.
Still interested in seeing the play.
I don't doubt that he was very important but the book put the balance of power firmly in Taylor's court which I think was unfair.
All main terraced ends have been called Spion Kops in the past though I think. It's to do with a battle in South Africa (Boer War iirc).
Yeah that's where the name comes from, I just thought it was the name for some terraced ends in some grounds. Do you mean it was used as a generic term for the home terraced end?
Yes, I think it has been in the past.
