{"product_id":"what-if-rob-mason-9781801501873","title":"What If?: Turning Points in the History of Sunderland Afc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunderland AFC's official historian Rob Mason brings us a fascinating alternative history of the club as he ponders what could have been.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow would Sunderland have fared if they had appointed Brian Clough, who was turned down as manager? What might have happened if Jock Stein, who visited managerless Sunderland hoping for an opportunity before taking over at Celtic, had been given a chance? What if Bobby Robson hadn't changed his mind after agreeing to leave Ipswich?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiego Maradona, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Kevin Keegan, Jackie Milburn and Ruud van Nistelrooy would make some forward line. All of them were potential signings. Imagine that quintet in red and white stripes!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if Coventry City had kicked off on time against Bristol City in 1977 instead of delaying their kick-off and being able to relegate a youthful Sunderland side that had come back from the dead?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese and many other key moments are discussed by Mason as he considers what could have happened had these turning points taken a different direction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Mason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1801501874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781801501873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Rob Mason","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48519413629183,"sku":"9781801501873","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5fffeb5f-0b80-49ba-b913-3eece76ec910.jpg?v=1778737443","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-if-rob-mason-9781801501873","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}