TRAILING CLOUDS OF GLORY
Nick Burnell (Y Lolfa)
As Welsh football fans, we’ve had our fair share of suffering over the years – boy, have we. Indeed, a lot of the loyal Welsh following would still hang Joe Jordan given the chance, but then there were the glorious heroics of Euro 2016 that galvanized a nation. Before all that are the forgotten heroes of Euro 1976, where we not only qualified for the tournament, but reached the quarter-finals – granted, the tournament was a lot smaller then. Author Nick Burnell has lovingly gathered together an overlooked part of Welsh football history in this fact-filled and very well-researched book. Using archive footage and interviews with the people who were there, discover how Mike Smith brought Welsh football into the 20th century and laid the foundations that would stand for years to come. CA
Price: £9.99. Info: www.ylolfa.com