Who Are Ya?
92 Football Clubs - and Why You Shouldn't Support Them
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2020
320 pages
978-1-4729-8062-5 (ISBN)
Description
"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.
"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.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-8062-5 (9781472980625)
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Book
10/2020
Bloomsbury Sport
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Persons
Kevin Day is an acclaimed stand-up comedian and one of the country's leading comedy writers. He writes for Have I Got News for You and A League of Their Own, regularly appears on TalkSport and BBC 5 Live, and is known to football fans for his supporter-focused reporting on Match of the Day 2. Kevin also presents a podcast called The Price of Football with football finance expert and academic Kieran Maguire. A Crystal Palace supporter, Kevin even held his wedding reception at Selhurst Park.
Content
Foreword by Gary Lineker
Introduction
All 92 Football Clubs
Absent Friends
Post-match Analysis
Acknowledgments
Introduction
All 92 Football Clubs
Absent Friends
Post-match Analysis
Acknowledgments
