Swindon Town The Lou Macari Years

<p><b>The incredible story of Swindon Town’s rise over a frenetic five-year period under the management of Lou Macari, with exclusive insight and views from Macari himself.</b></p><p>Foreword by 1980s Swindon Town hero David Hockaday.</p><p>When former Manchester United midfielder and Scottish international Macari became the Robins’ player-manager in the summer of 1984, he joined a club in the doldrums. But his arrival changed everything. Under Macari, Football League and club records were set, promotion campaigns became almost routine and a feel-good factor gripped the whole town.</p><p>This compelling book:</p><ul><li>Charts a magical five years in Swindon Town’s history, highlighting the major matches and key milestones of a period of huge progress and success for the club</li><li>Tells of promotions, play-off excitement, cup semi-final disappointment and constant progression, as players started successful international careers, and local and national heroes were born</li><li>Examines Macari’s career before joining the club, with an appraisal of the position Swindon Town were in before his arrival</li><li>Reviews key players’ careers after the manager left in 1989, including a look at their international and club achievements</li><li>Includes a diary of events resulting from the Football League’s investigation into the financial dealings of Swindon Town over the course of the 1980s</li><li>Assesses the position Swindon Town find themselves in today, comparing 1984 with 2024</li></ul><br/><p><b>A must for all Swindon Town fans, this is a tale of unprecedented success and unfortunate consequences. Forty years after Macari arrived at the County Ground, his legacy at the club still burns brightly.</b></p>