The Far Corner - A Mazy Dribble Through North-East Football (Paperback, Revised)

Since the cash-cow that was Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch, there have been any number of literate soccer books, most of them not worth a place on the sub's bench at Runcorn. This is a rare exception. The book is shot through with football folklore, and with football people: the local shopkeeper's obsession with Len Shackleton, the Seaham fan with the unparalleled mastery of the soccer cliche, the Sunderland Skinhead, and Hughie Gallagher all make memorable appearances. A word of warning though - a mastery of soccer trivia is a help. If the boozy world of Alan Foggon is a mystery to you, some parts of this may need translation. (Kirkus UK)

A book in which Wilf Mannion rubs shoulders with The Sunderland Skinhead: recollections of Len Shakleton blight the lives of village shoppers: and the appointment of Kevin Keegan as manager of Newcastle is celebrated by a man in a leather stetson, crooning 'For The Good Times' to the accompaniment of a midi organ, THE FAR CORNER is a tale of heroism and human frailty, passion and the perils of eating an egg mayonnaise stottie without staining your trousers.
 

General

Imprint:	Abacus
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1995
First published:	August 1995
Authors:	Harry Pearson
Dimensions:	199 x 165 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	256
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-349-10837-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Football (Soccer, Association football) > General
LSN:	0-349-10837-4
Barcode:	9780349108377

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