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Synopsis
On Sunday mornings Jim White has the following choice: visit the supermarket, buy trellising at B'n'Q, or stand on the sidelines of a muddy municipal football pitch, his trouser cuffs wetter than a weekend in Llandudno, shoulder-to-shoulder with a motley crew of mums, dads, step-parents and same-sex life partners all screaming at their beleaguered offspring. You'll find Jim in the same place every week, failing to organise a bunch of lads into something resembling a team while on the far side of the park his opposite number, a wannabe Mourinho in brashly monogrammed tracksuit, struts the sidelines, shouting - always shouting.
This is the hilarious story of Jim White's time as manager of his son's football team: the highs, the lows, and the dog turd in the centre circle. At this level, winning spirit is not so much about passion, pride and belief as praying that your star centre forward has remembered his boots. Most importantly, it's about the enduring relationship between fathers, sons and football. This is the story no one who has ever watched his or her child play sport will want to miss.
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About the Author
Jim White is an award-winning sports journalist and long-time columnist first for the GUARDIAN and now the DAILY TELEGRAPH. He has also worked extensively for BBC Radio 4 and 5 and has written and presented several television documentaries.
Review
It's a fizzingly funny, sad, thoughtful book, and should win White a hatful of awards. He done well, the lad, as they say―SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
White's loving book evokes all the obsessional doubts and hopes involved in running an Under -14 side... A pleasure to read―INDEPENDENT
Touching, involving and really quite enthralling... White proves that you can win everything with kids―DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Fever Pitch of the junior league―SUNDAY TIMES
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- PublisherAbacus
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0349119880
- ISBN 13 9780349119885
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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