{"product_id":"nobody-remembers-second-richard-sydenham-9781801507608","title":"Nobody Remembers Second: Aston Villa 1989-1993","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNobody Remembers Second: Aston Villa's Near Misses: 1989-1993\u003c\/i\u003e charts a fascinating period in Villa's history and features exclusive interviews with many of the central characters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were two League Cup wins in the 1990s, but apart from that the huge Midlands club failed to match its former glories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, in the 1989\/90 season, manager Graham Taylor and players such as Paul McGrath, Gordon Cowans and David Platt powered the side to the runners-up spot behind Liverpool, and for much of the season they were in title contention despite narrowly avoiding relegation the season before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree years later, new manager Ron Atkinson also led a title charge, with a vastly changed squad. That bid faltered at the finish, when Manchester United became the first champions of the newly formed English Premier League.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book delves into the 1989 to 1993 period in unprecedented detail and gets the views of Atkinson, then club secretary Steven Stride and a host of key players.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Sydenham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1801507600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781801507608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.51w x 0.94d","brand":"Richard Sydenham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47203040428287,"sku":"9781801507608","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2f15a20-cad0-4392-89ae-221cad0b38d7.jpg?v=1756834146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nobody-remembers-second-richard-sydenham-9781801507608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}