After Extra Time: Dirty Leeds Uncut

by Robert Endeacott

Jimmy O'Rourke is a lad growing up in the grimy, industrial city of Leeds in the early 1960s. He's football mad even though his favourite team, Leeds United, are languishing near the bottom of the Second Division. But all of that will change as a certain Mr Don Revie takes charge of team affairs. A meteoric rise begins, bringing years of both glory and anguish, while soccer starlet Jimmy aspires to be an integral part of that rise. After Extra Time contains nearly 50,000 more words than the first version, expanding on various tales and myths featured in the original story, such as Don Revie's superstitiousness, how 'dirty Leeds' came about, plus an insight into the allegations and accusations aimed at the club. This version features a more detailed and intimate look at Jimmy O'Rourke's life.

447 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 17, 2012

About the author

Robert Endeacott is a Beeston, south Leeds writer and novelist, and ‘pretend artist’, born in 1965. For anyone who thinks it’s relevant, his birth sign is Aries and he is a pukka April Fool, too.

Reviews

[Brian Haining · Rating 4 out of 5]

Growing up in the 60's and being mad keen on football you couldn't avoid knowing the Leeds United side and manager, of the 60's to mid 70's. They were a very good side but universally unpopular as they had an unnecessary undercurrent of nastiness about them

Robert Endeacott's book covers this period reporting the teams genuine progress through the eyes of fictional supporter Jimmy O'Rouke. It's cleverly done and goes into much detail (which I love) about the team that was created by manager Don Revie and maintained over the following 12 years or so.

Very enjoyable and I will seek out another if his books detailing Revie's disastrous period as manager of the England side