When Leeds United celebrated winning the championship in 1992, they couldn't have had an inkling of how momentous the occasion was. Howard Wilkinson would prove to be the last English manager to win the league. 20 years on, Dave Simpson looks back in joy at the roots of that success, but also in anger at what has happened since.

The Fall is one of the world's most iconic groups, led for the last 30 years by the inimitable and enigmatic Mark E. Smith. They have released nearly 30 studio albums, with in excess of 50 musicians passing through their ranks. They are the Fallen; this is their story. Dave Simpson has spent two years of his life tracking down everyone who has ever played in the Fall. The resultant book is full of hilarious and shocking anecdotes about life in one of the most intense and insane bands. It is also a biography in reflection of Mark E. Smith, a man who runs his group like a sports team, for whom...