He followed "GB84" with another fact-based fictional piece, "The Damned Utd" (2006), which is based on Brian Clough's fateful 44-day spell in 1974 as manager of Leeds United Football Club. Entering the mind of the man who many regard as a football genius, Peace tells the story of a man characterised by a fear of failure and a hunger for success. Peace has described it as an "occult history of Leeds United". Former footballer and manager Johnny Giles threatened to sue Peace for "The Damned Utd" as to what he perceived were gross untruths in the book. As part of an out of court settlement, the publisher of "The Damned Utd", Faber and Faber, agreed to remove from any future editions the references perceived by Giles as damaging and untrue.