{"product_id":"get-ready-for-this-the-remarkable-rumbelows-league-cup-era-hardcover","title":"Get Ready for This: The Remarkable Rumbelows League Cup Era - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStuart Steelyard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGet Ready For This: The Remarkable Rumbelows League Cup Era\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of one of English football's most bizarre chapters, through fresh stories and conversations with those who lived it. Between Italia '90 and the birth of the Premier League, the game was in transition. Optimism was back after years of decline, yet the glossy era of Sky and all-seater stadiums was still to come. In that short window, the League Cup - sponsored by high-street electronics chain Rumbelows - became a stage for chaos and spectacle. There were sprint races between players, television giveaways and the most infamous cup draw of all time, conducted live from Trump Tower. Through conversations with players, former ITV broadcasters and representatives of both the Football League and Rumbelows, this book reveals how a domestic cup briefly became the wildest show in English football. Brimming with eccentric tales, giant-killings and record goals, this is football at its most entertaining and unpredictable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStuart Steelyard is a retro-football writer and creator of Stu's Football Flashbacks, a popular nostalgic account on X with more than 50,000 followers. He also runs a blog of the same name and has written numerous articles for the football magazine \u003ci\u003eLate Tackle\u003c\/i\u003e, bringing the game's quirks, characters and forgotten stories back to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48596984004857,"sku":"9781836802747","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/rP2vVmYAiM9781836802747.webp?v=1782512788","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/get-ready-for-this-the-remarkable-rumbelows-league-cup-era-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}