{"product_id":"billy-mackay-miracle-man","title":"Billy MacKay: Miracle Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBilly Mackay lived both the dream and the nightmare after signing for Rangers in 1976. Blessed with blistering pace and a natural eye for goal, he was the most sought-after young winger in Britain. Mackay chose Rangers, where Jock Wallace hailed him as ‘the new George Best’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe made his debut at just 16 and spent eight years at Ibrox during one of the club’s most turbulent eras. His career briefly shone but was littered with sliding-doors moments. There were big European nights and a League Cup medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMackay also played in the ‘shame game’ against Chesterfield in the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1980. Then disaster struck. A catastrophic knee injury forced him into retirement at age 23, leaving him barely able to function.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet, after a year of rest, Mackay made a stunning comeback, joining double-chasing Hearts in February 1986. The papers dubbed him ‘the miracle man’ as he found himself at the heart of one of the most dramatic climaxes to a Scottish football season in living memory. This is his incredible story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraeme Strachan is The Courier’s senior features writer. He heads up the Dundee publisher's online and print Past Times content. His first book, The Bird and The Feather: Caniggia and Ravanelli’s Dundee Adventures, was published in 2019. His second, Brawls, Bribes and Broken Dreams: How Dundee Almost Won the European Cup, became an Amazon best-seller and was chosen as one of The Scotsman’s 12 Books of Christmas. He lives in Dundee with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePitch Publishing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e24 x 16 cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHardback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003eAugust 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e9781836802990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Graeme Strachan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58684201828733,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/5149\/9341\/files\/2026-09-1407.31.24.jpg?v=1789421529","url":"https:\/\/stanchionbooks.com\/products\/billy-mackay-miracle-man","provider":"Stanchion Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}