THE author of a controversial account of Brian Clough's managerial reign at Leeds United has written a new novel about another footballing legend – Bill Shankly.
THE author of a controversial account of Brian Clough's managerial reign at Leeds United has written a new novel about another footballing legend – Bill Shankly.
KOP IDOL: Arguably the most famous figure in Liverpool football club's illustrious history, Bill Shankly is the subject of a new novel.
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Phil Miller Arts Correspondent
David Peace, whose The Damned United was made into a film by Les Miserables director Tom Hooper, will publish Red Or Dead in August.
Peace's book about Clough led to a successful legal action by Johnny Giles, a former Leeds player, and subsequent editions of the 2006 work had to be altered to remove references to Giles the player found offensive.
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