Summary
I enjoyed Fever Pitch, but seldom has a good book spawned so many bad ones. It also helped establish the archetype of the tousle-haired, lovable footie fan so beloved of beer advertisement directors. He's an exasperating fellow, you know; well-meaning, but once he's in front of the big match with a couple of tinnies, everything else goes out of the window. He's so besotted with the game that, of course, he's going to forget his girlfriend's birthday every now and again.
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Beautiful Game? Absolute Pain
Football, we read, is in crisis. Premier League attendances are down, and many factors are being mentioned: rip-off ticket prices; the complacency and boredom generated by blanket television coverage; the stranglehold of Chelsea and thei...
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