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Money Can't Buy Us Love: Everton in the 1960s
When the wealthy Littlewoods corporation owner John Moores took control of Everton Football Club in 1960 it set in motion a chain of events that still affect the game in this country today. Although big clubs had spent money before, none had done so with such naked short-term ambition and a ruthlessness to succeed that sent shockwaves through the previously stagnant world of English football. Money Can't Buy Us Love tells the tale of how Moores and manager Harry Catterick took the so-called 'Mersey Millionaires' to the summit of English football, in the context of the major cultural changes of the time.
400 pages, Hardcover
Published August 8, 2019
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May 31, 2021
Money Can’t Buy Us Love is a comprehensive overview of Everton’s success in the 1960s that gives a lot of context for the culture of the club at the time and going forward.
It’s well-written, and particularly interesting in moments when Buckland describes the economic issues of the time period as well, culminating in an eery decline of the northern English economy and their football clubs.
A great read for Everton fans trying to get into the weeds about the history of their favorite club, and for anyone trying to understand some of the culture of England in the 1960s.
It’s well-written, and particularly interesting in moments when Buckland describes the economic issues of the time period as well, culminating in an eery decline of the northern English economy and their football clubs.
A great read for Everton fans trying to get into the weeds about the history of their favorite club, and for anyone trying to understand some of the culture of England in the 1960s.
November 5, 2020
An excellently informative and gripping read for any Evertonian and football fan of the 1960’s and early 70’s. a very balanced and considered appraisal of all aspects of Everton in this period and the wider domestic football world. An essential addition to my library which I thoroughly enjoyed
September 1, 2023
An excellent review of, and insight into, Everton and football in general during the 1960's. Gavin Buckland can be difficult to listen to in podcast format, but he's an engaging, well researched, and knowledgeable author.
May 14, 2020
100% recommended for every Evertonian, 120% recommended for every Blue born 1950-1960
October 22, 2021
Superbly researched and well written. For the dedicated for sure
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