Describing in detail how the audacious attempt by Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB television company to buy Manchester United was halted, this book draws on a variety of sources to track the events following the announcement of the bid. It examines the reaction of both the media and the football world to the astonishing outcome. After seven months of hard campaigning and a coalition of forces centred around the independent Manchester United Supporters Association, the British Government was forced to block the bid and save the club from becoming another of Murdoch's many conquests.
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Transworld Publishers Ltd
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8pp colour and b&w illustrations
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Höhe: 232 mm
Breite: 157 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-84018-261-3 (9781840182613)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The bid week rollercoaster; selling football's soul - from FC to PLC; tilting at Windmille - the campaign; parliament and the people's game; we're on our way - targeting the OFT; supporters united; the Monopolies and Mergers Commission; decision day; independence day?
