Mucky Boots: Triumphs, Trials and Tragedies of a Football Club Owner

by Kevin McCabe, Peter Beeby

Overview

Mucky Boots is the warts-and-all story of Kevin McCabe's two decades as Sheffield United's owner-chairman. McCabe grew up yards from Bramall Lane, where he watched Sheffield United FC and Yorkshire County Cricket Club play. He left school aged 16 and worked on a building site, where a few words of encouragement set him on a path to creating a billion-pound global property empire. McCabe's Sheffield United takeover was driven by his quest to beat local rivals, Sheffield Wednesday, and establish the Blades in the Premier League. Along the way, he took on the football establishment and saw a star striker imprisoned for rape. With his hopes floundering in the midst of a rancorous dispute with then co-owner Prince Abdullah, a chance encounter led to McCabe's appointment of Chris Wilder as Blades manager in 2016. In an ironic twist, as the Blades headed back to the Premier League, McCabe and Wilder unwittingly contributed to each other's downfall and departure from the club they adored.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781801504256
Publisher:	Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	08/28/2023
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.45(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Kevin McCabe has teamed up with Peter Beeby to tell his story. Beeby is a social entrepreneur and writer. He acts as chair of an international health-tech company and adviser to a variety of SMEs and charitable organizations. Beeby previously served as a UK Government Adviser and Advisory Board member of the University of Sheffield Management School. He is a former chairman of Sheffield FC, the world's first and oldest football club.

Editorial Reviews

"McCabe’s perspective on the highs and lows and the bitter end makes for fascinating reading."

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