Going to the Match (The passion for football). Written by Duncan Hamilton.
Published in 2018 by Hodder and Staughton
I noticed this book on the shelves leaving a local library. It took me a while getting into the book and I nearly gave up but persistence was rewarded with an insight into the authors football journey. Duncan Hamilton explains where the game came from, where it sits today and where it is going. Each chapter explores a different topic through football matches and experiences.
The book covers a wide spectrum of information and ideas of how fans act and relate to clubs, themselves, the money in the game, the governance and more.
The writing about past players, managers and games not only related to the game but the Social History of life.
The book also gave me some ideas of future clubs and venues I would like to visit and facts and observations I may use myself.
The sub title (The Passion for Football) certainly seeps through the book.
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