{"product_id":"nobody-remembers-second","title":"Nobody Remembers Second","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNobody Remembers Second: Aston Villa''s Near Misses: 1989-1993\u003c\/i\u003e charts a fascinating period in Villa''s history and features exclusive interviews with many of the central characters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were two League Cup wins in the 1990s, but apart from that the huge Midlands club failed to match its former glories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, in the 1989\/90 season, manager Graham Taylor and players such as Paul McGrath, Gordon Cowans and David Platt powered the side to the runners-up spot behind Liverpool, and for much of the season they were in title contention despite narrowly avoiding relegation the season before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree years later, new manager Ron Atkinson also led a title charge, with a vastly changed squad. That bid faltered at the finish, when Manchester United became the first champions of the newly formed English Premier League.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book delves into the 1989 to 1993 period in unprecedented detail and gets the views of Atkinson, then club secretary Steven Stride and a host of key players.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57198645084542,"sku":"NW9781801507608","price":14.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781801507608.jpg?v=1778537477","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/nobody-remembers-second","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}