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‘A very funny book that tackles some serious football issues.’
Gary Lineker 'Witty and wise.' Clare Balding ‘Brilliant. Blows
the lid off football. Hilarious, detailed and insightful.’ Alan
Davies --- Ever dream of setting up your own football club? Join
the team behind The Price of Football podcast as they set up a
(fictional) football club and discover what’s really going on
behind the scenes of the beautiful game. Buying a football club
will set you back a few quid, but you’ve also got to pass the
FA’s ‘fit and proper persons test’. That all seems like a bit
of a faff to the team behind the award-winning podcast The Price of
Football, so acclaimed comedy writer Kevin Day, football finance
expert Kieran Maguire and producer Guy Kilty start an imaginary
club instead. In Unfit and Improper Persons they take West Park
Rovers* on a hilarious journey from the lowest level of the FA
pyramid right up to the English Football League, the Premier League
and, if fortune favours the fictional, into the heart of Europe. At
least that’s the plan, but inevitably they face a few challenges
along the way. Where to find a shirt sponsor? What should the
mascot be – is a dog called Rover too obvious? Can they pay the
women’s team the same as the men’s team? (Spoiler alert: no-one
else does.) What’s the best way to avoid money laundering
charges? And how can they get Messi to the Kleanwell Stadium next
season, like they promised the fans? Roofing over the toilets,
paying the electric on the floodlights, salary caps, parachute
payments and avoiding bankruptcy, never mind relegation – owning
a football club isn’t all about stuffing prawn sarnies and
quaffing champagne in the directors’ box. With contributions from
those in the know and celeb fans, including Gary Lineker, Clare
Balding, Ainsley Harriott and Jo Brand, Unfit and Improper Persons
lays bare the labyrinthine world of football finance, and discover
what’s really going on behind the scenes of the beautiful game.
*Merch available
"Excellent" –The Times "Kevin's immense knowledge shines on every
page." – Gary Lineker "A football book by a fan for the fans. A
treasure trove." – Alan Davies "An entertaining romp through the
back alleys and glamour parks of English football." – FourFourTwo
Partly autobiographical, partly polemical, but mostly funny, Who
Are Ya? is a snapshot of modern football, exploring the history of
all 92 English Football League clubs . During his time as a
broadcaster, comedian and former Match of the Day presenter Kevin
Day has spoken to thousands of football players, managers and most
importantly fans from across the generations. He spent thousands of
hours crossing the country on trains, planes, automobiles, coaches
– and once a donkey called Lightning – watching football at all
levels. This book is the result of that: a tale of being chased
down a railway line at Cardiff, a story of meeting George Best, an
account of a lady getting her first Hull City tattoo at the age of
80! Crisply funny and with a host of celebrity football fan
contributors – including Stephen Fry, Jo Brand, Alfie Boe, Eddie
Izzard, Gabby Logan, and Romesh Ranganathan – Who Are Ya?
celebrates the joys and miseries of being a football supporter.
Subtitled 'From Brawls to Bribery, the Ugly Side of the Beautiful
Game', The Worst of Football is one of the best-selling titles in
Pitch's popular 'Worst of Sport' series. The book takes a humorous
look at the whole catalogue of malevolence, misadventure and
madness associated with the sport - corruption, violence,
drunkenness, incompetence - on and off the pitch. The Worst of
Football gets right under the skin of game: from the superstars to
the lowliest fan, the book reveals the true nature of the contest
and those who live for it. Presented in loving detail, here are all
the very worst elements of football. From the worst imaginable
gamesmanship to the worst thrashings and injuries; from the worst
missed penalty to the worst instances of cheating, brawling and
attempting to set fire to the manager's wife, the book will
simultaneously delight and appal any player, supporter or
aficionado of the game.
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