One got Knighted – Fergus McCann Versus David Murray

Fergus McCann Versus David Murray – How Celtic Turned the Tables on Their Glasgow Rivals – is the new hardback book by Stephen O’Donnell and it is scheduled to be published at the end of July.

O’Donnell charts the changing fortunes of Glasgow’s two great footballing rivals as shaped by two business moguls. Both men came to prominence in the 1990s when new methods of governance and finance were taking hold of football.

At the start of that decade, under Murray’s chairmanship, Rangers were the dominant force and the club went on to win a record-equalling nine consecutive league titles. Their success, however, was built on an extravagant spending strategy, which caused a financial catastrophe.

Celtic, by contrast, were struggling in the early 1990s, thanks to a complacent and nepotistic board of directors. But McCann took charge of the club in 1994 and turned things around.The new owner left Parkhead having won the league, rebuilt the stadium and left his shares in the hands of supporters.

It was Murray, however, who was lauded in the media throughout his tenure at Ibrox, while McCann was chastised. Ultimately, though, their legacies would be utterly different from those misleading media portrayals.

Stephen O’Donnell’s new book celebrates the success and resurgence of Celtic FC – a ‘must’for every Hoops fan – and provides a new insight into Scotland’s age-old football rivalry at a time of momentous change in British football.

This is a forensically researched and detailed account of Fergus McCann’s takeover and turnaround of Celtic and takes a critical look at the increasing power and influence of the media in the modern game. The author offers a thought-provoking exploration of the reasons for the apparent decline in the standards of Scottish football.

Financial expert David Low, who assisted McCann with his takeover in 94, has written a foreword which gives his views on the fluctuating financial fortunes of the two clubs in the last 25 years and it has been read and fact checked by Celtic historian David Potter, of this parish.

Fergus McCann Versus David Murray – How Celtic Turned the Tables on Their Glasgow Rivals by Stephen O’Donnell is out in July on Pitch Publishing. The book is 352 pages and is a hardback.

Very happy David Low has written a foreword for my new book Fergus McCann Versus David Murray – How Celtic Turned The Tables on Their Glasgow Rivals. The book will be out soon, more info inc how to preorder here 🍀 https://t.co/e6j1CD0Wtc @CelticFamily67 @CelticGossip @videocelts

— Stephen O’Donnell (@StephenODauthor) April 14, 2020

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