The 12th Man
A journey into the mind of a die-hard football fan
Published on 15. February 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-1-913567-58-3 (ISBN)
Description
`Offering a painfully honest insight into the male psyche, 'The 12th Man' is a fascinating account of how there can be far more to a die-hard football fan than meets the eye.
Most fans don't choose their football club. In fact, the majority of them don't even choose football itself. Becoming a Leeds United fan was a rite of passage for Steven Dawson, and even had he known the scale of the drama that would unfold after he became a fan, he would never have supported another club.
Most fans don't choose their football club. In fact, the majority of them don't even choose football itself. Becoming a Leeds United fan was a rite of passage for Steven Dawson, and even had he known the scale of the drama that would unfold after he became a fan, he would never have supported another club.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Canterbury
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-913567-58-3 (9781913567583)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Steven Dawson was born in Leeds in 1986. He has lived in the city on andoff for his whole life, and credits his experiences in his hometown as a key motivator behind his decision to become a writer. He recently bought a house close to his childhood home in Headingley, where he intends to live for the foreseeable future.
Content
Preface
The First Half
1 - Nature, nurture and Leeds United
2 - Ego and England
3 - Self-esteem and Alan Smith
4 - Sensitivity and the Ryder Cup
5 - A chase to Zidane
6 - A bedroom sanctuary and a European adventure
7 - Obsession: A flick of a switch
8 - Hope to belief in 300 days
9 - Alcohol, a summit, and a cliff edge
10 - Wildest dreams to wildest nightmares
11 - The Rugby World Cup and sporting glory?
12 - The footballing extremes
13 - Ashes 2005
14 - One night in Sydney
15 - One priority
The Second Half
16 - A personal cliff-edge
17 - Alcohol and football
18 - Beyond the bottom
19 - Against the world
20 - The self-destruct button
21 - All roads lead
22 - The wrong crowd
23 - Anti-socialism
24 - Positive self-destruction
25 - No high without a low
26 - 3rd January 2010
27 - Clinging to another cliff-edge
28 - A final cry for help
29 - The light
Extra Time
30 - 'Aguero' moments
31 - A summer of love
32 - Bleeding out
33 - The rebound
34 - The football facade
35 - The process
36 - The elements
37 - Back where it all started
38 - The golden goal (part one)
39 - The golden goal (part two)
40 - The golden goal (part three)
41 - The destination
42 - A man behind a sports fan
43 - Marching on together
The First Half
1 - Nature, nurture and Leeds United
2 - Ego and England
3 - Self-esteem and Alan Smith
4 - Sensitivity and the Ryder Cup
5 - A chase to Zidane
6 - A bedroom sanctuary and a European adventure
7 - Obsession: A flick of a switch
8 - Hope to belief in 300 days
9 - Alcohol, a summit, and a cliff edge
10 - Wildest dreams to wildest nightmares
11 - The Rugby World Cup and sporting glory?
12 - The footballing extremes
13 - Ashes 2005
14 - One night in Sydney
15 - One priority
The Second Half
16 - A personal cliff-edge
17 - Alcohol and football
18 - Beyond the bottom
19 - Against the world
20 - The self-destruct button
21 - All roads lead
22 - The wrong crowd
23 - Anti-socialism
24 - Positive self-destruction
25 - No high without a low
26 - 3rd January 2010
27 - Clinging to another cliff-edge
28 - A final cry for help
29 - The light
Extra Time
30 - 'Aguero' moments
31 - A summer of love
32 - Bleeding out
33 - The rebound
34 - The football facade
35 - The process
36 - The elements
37 - Back where it all started
38 - The golden goal (part one)
39 - The golden goal (part two)
40 - The golden goal (part three)
41 - The destination
42 - A man behind a sports fan
43 - Marching on together