Steve CawleyForever & Ever: A Lifetime Supporting Manchester United

Read it in 3 days on holiday recently but it will appeal to any real United fan

Whilst this book is a little light on content it does contain some really nice personal memories. If you are a an old United fan looking for a quick trip down memory lane then this is for you. Some nice images within too.

You don't have to be a Manchester United supporter to enjoy this personal and engaging account of how the author became a fan of 'the Red Devils' in childhood. Steve Cawley's vivid description of the halcyon era of Best, Law and Charlton makes his latest book a fascinating and entertaining read for anyone with an interest in football. Tony Linnett

For my husband who has been a fan fir 50 years. Brilliant read !

An excellent read,well researched and very entertaining to read,I did not want this book to end at any costs. 😊😊

I was delighted to receive a copy of Steve Cawley's latest book for Christmas. I have read his previous books on Manchester United, including his history of United in the FA Cup and his history of the Manchester derbies 'The Pride of Manchester' which were very well researched and informative. 'Forever and Ever' is a different style to his previous books and is an entertaining read in which he pays homage to many of the stars of United in the days before Alex Ferguson came along and cemented the whole wide profile of the club. The author has a clear appreciation of what makes a good footballer and his essays on George Best, Steve Coppell and Martin Buchan shows he understands the importance of all types of footballers in a successful team. If you are a United fan and want to know what it was like to be a fan in the glory days before 6th November 1986 then this is for you.

I loved this book and the way the author brings the reader into the personal world of a devoted, long-serving Manchester United fan. The key players and memorable games that resonate with fans of a certain vintage underpin the narrative, whilst the description of what it means to be a spectator at these important moments shines through vividly. Little things like the memory of the man who settled back into his seat for the second half,contentedly, with a pint of beer, which was then dispensed upwards and outwards when an early goal was scored, captures the often humorous world of your average soccer fan. Sharing a lift with Tommy Docherty was another lovely, offbeat snippet. Highlighting the glorious United Trinity of Best, Law and Charlton and other hugely significant figures, makes you feel that you are being told key sections of the Manchester United story by someone passionately committed to the cause. You sense that the writer will do his part in keeping the red flag flying high and who will love his team forever and ever. A super Man United read that I very much enjoyed and which I strongly recommend.

To support a football club is to experience the full gamut of life’s joys and tribulations. (I should know as my team – Bury FC – won promotion from the fourth tier playing some of the best football seen at Gigg Lane in many a year only to never play in the third tier courtesy of one financially foolish chairman, one perverse and evil chairman and a totally incompetent EFL.)Steve reflects on being a United supporter in the pre-Fergie years with all the ups and downs it brought. He identifies themes from the period which have found themselves repeated in the post-Fergie era such as who could replace a legend ? I particularly enjoyed his reflection on the 1979 cup final and the dilemma of ‘how best to lose a final’ after the late fightback brought ‘hope’ which was quickly replaced by the ‘depths of despair’. Who would be a football supporter ?!