num_pages: 259
description: After just a handful of matches in 2006 it seemed clear that Sunderland a town and a soccer club in Englands northeast was going down ready to drop into a lower-level league. Then with just ten games to go the board dismissed the manager and the stage was set for a miracle. Returning messiah Niall Quinn took over and appointed Roy Keane as under his stewardship Sunderland made an astonishing turnaround. Jonathan Wilson an acclaimed author and Sunderland native tells the tale of this meteoric rise with wit intelligence and insight. He received unrestricted behind the scenes access and offers the kind of in-depth analysis that only the very best sports reporters can do. It is a soccer story as dramatic as any in recent years.
language: English
title: Sunderland: A Club Transformed
publisher: Orion Pub Co