The Book of Football Quotations - Softcover

Shaw, Phil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091959675 ISBN 13: 9780091959678

Publisher: Ebury Press, 2014

Synopsis

The greatest quotable reference the game has ever had.
     Now in it's eighth edition, this compilation includes quotes from everyone -- Shakespeare to Shankly, Camus to Cantona, Busby to Beckham -- who has made an apt, pithy or comical comment about football. And not just footballers and managers either -- fans, pundits, groundsmen, directors and wives all get to have their say too. Every subject is covered -- from tactical debates to changing lifestyles -- to produce a sometimes hilarious and always thought-provoking commentary on the game. Anyone who thought 'sick as a parrot' and 'over the moon' was as profound as it got, will be pleasantly surprised by the elegance and insight on display. 
     Contributions include gems from all the old masters: Cloughie, Tommy Docherty, Jimmy Greaves, George Best and the best of the very latest wit and wisdom to be caught in print or on tape.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Now in its seventh edition, this is the best quotable reference book English football has ever had, providing a hilarious and thought-provoking commentary on the game of soccer.

About the Author:

PHIL SHAW is a sports writer for the Independent. He has previously written for the Guardian, Observer and Time Out. Along with eight editions of The Book of Football Quotations, originally in collaboration with Peter Ball, he has written Whose Game Is It Anyway? a book about football fanzines. A Leeds United fan and veteran reporter of three European Championships and four World Cups, Phil lives in Staffordshire with his wife and children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0091959675
• ISBN 13: 9780091959678
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576