United We Fall: Boardroom Truths About the Beautiful Game
By Peter Ridsdale
Peter Ridsdale is integral to the story of the English Premier League since its inception. As chairman of Leeds United, Ridsdale oversaw the club challenge at the top of the Premiership, progress to the semi-final of the Champions League and spend big on players like Rio Ferdinand and Robbie Keane. As we now know, things went very wrong at Leeds and financial troubles led to two consecutive relegations. Reflecting on it all Ridsdale said he had "lived the dream".
United We Fall is great reading for anyone who is interested in the story of Leeds United under Ridsdale. How he helped bring the club to the highest levels of the game and then how it all turned so sour. This book is an excellent look into the boardroom, a place of great importance that so many of us fans hear and know so little about. United We Fall is like flicking through the confidential files of a Premiership chairman, learning about agents, transfer deals, scandals, how the club works, and the characters of the game. So much happened in Ridsdale's reign at Leeds United, and this is a fantastic read!
