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The Miracle of Prague - The story of West Ham's Europa Conference League winning season
Published on 30. January 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-78590-852-1 (ISBN)
Description
Charting West Ham's tumultuous 2022-23 season and epic triumph in the Europa Conference League final, this is the story of how the Hammers defied the odds to win their first trophy in forty-three years and first European trophy in fifty-eight years.
After weathering misfiring signings, dissent among the fans and the near-sacking of David Moyes, the Irons eventually secured Premier League survival and found spectacular redemption in the Europa Conference League. They played fifteen games in Europe and were unbeaten. Captain Declan Rice ended his West Ham career by lifting a trophy, just like Bobby Moore and Billy Bonds before him. The outpouring of joy at the final whistle in Prague will never be forgotten by the club's fans, many of whom were too young to have seen their team win its last trophy.
Packed with hilarious anecdotes and whimsical musings, this is West Ham's extraordinary 2022-23 season as told by superfan Pete May, who lived (and occasionally suffered) through every nail-biting moment and crucial game. Experience the goals, games and glory all over again in this witty and impassioned book - essential reading for any Hammers fan.
After weathering misfiring signings, dissent among the fans and the near-sacking of David Moyes, the Irons eventually secured Premier League survival and found spectacular redemption in the Europa Conference League. They played fifteen games in Europe and were unbeaten. Captain Declan Rice ended his West Ham career by lifting a trophy, just like Bobby Moore and Billy Bonds before him. The outpouring of joy at the final whistle in Prague will never be forgotten by the club's fans, many of whom were too young to have seen their team win its last trophy.
Packed with hilarious anecdotes and whimsical musings, this is West Ham's extraordinary 2022-23 season as told by superfan Pete May, who lived (and occasionally suffered) through every nail-biting moment and crucial game. Experience the goals, games and glory all over again in this witty and impassioned book - essential reading for any Hammers fan.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
244 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78590-852-1 (9781785908521)
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Pete May's previous books on West Ham include Goodbye to Boleyn, Hammers in the Heart and West Ham: Irons in the Soul. His other books include The Joy of Essex, Summit for the Week?end, Man About Tarn, What Are Words Worth?, Whovian Dad, There's a Hippo in my Cistern and Sunday Muddy Sunday. As a journalist, he has written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent, New Statesman, Loaded, Time Out, Mid?week and many other publications. He is married with two daughters, a border terrier and a large collection of West Ham programmes in the attic. Once an Essex man, he now lives in north London.