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I've Got Mail - The Soccer Saturday Letters (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 990
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I've Got Mail - The Soccer Saturday Letters (Paperback)
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Loot Price R399
Discovery Miles 3 990
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I've Got Mail is the brand new book from Jeff Stelling, the Sunday
Times bestselling author and host of Sky Sports' iconic football
show Soccer Saturday. Reproducing a selection of correspondence he
has received down the years, Stelling tells some intriguing stories
around his experiences in broadcasting and football. This charming
book is by turns warm and funny, moving and poignant, and
invariably underpinned by a deeply rooted love of football and
people. "It arrived while I was playing football. I remember my mum
running towards me, dressed in pinny and slippers, waving a piece
of flesh coloured paper, gripped in her hand, the print all in
slightly faded block capitals. But the message from my new employer
was clear and urgent. BERNARD GENT UNWELL. GO TO LEEDS IMMEDIATELY.
COVER LEEDS UNITED V MIDDLESBROUGH It was the first and last
telegram I ever received. It was a message that probably changed
the course of my life. It was the first of many pieces of
correspondence during my life which have made me laugh, cry or
perhaps influenced my pathway in a more significant way. Receiving
letters by post or via e-mail has always been important to me. Even
now I feel slightly disappointed if the postman passes the door
without anything for me, even though I know the chances are it will
be a bill, a parking fine, a bank statement or a catalogue offering
me clothing or garden furniture. The same applies when my inbox is
empty save for someone offering a deal on a used car or urging me
to change my energy provider. These days my mail is often from
total strangers, usually with a simple birthday or autograph
request. But at times the correspondence is emotional, and
sometimes it is angry. Occasionally I'm entrusted with personal
issues that the correspondents probably would not tell their
closest friends. The only thing they all have in common is they
start 'Dear Jeff'. Or almost all do..."
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