REAL FOOTBALL REAL FANS A Journey To The Heart Of Football Written by William Barr
Published by Morrow & Co 2008
Sometimes you read a book that appeals to your own ideas and values and keeps you interested until the end, this, is such a book.
William Bar a Norwich fan, takes you on a journey through the 2007/08 season by visiting as many League Two clubs he can fit in and ends up at his beloved and home town team of Norwich City in the Championship.
William Barr makes an effort to contact and engage with supporters groups and understand where they fit in their clubs efforts to survive and give feedback and advice on fan matters.
The book points out the vast difference in financial might of Premier League clubs and their League Two cousins. He also mentions the disparity within the lower reaches themselves. William’s observations are as relevant today as they were when he made his journeys.
Humour is added to each chapter as he reviews the pies on offer and eludes to International officials and regulations that dictate pie scores. He also gives details of state of the art electronic pie score boards, really.
Great read that I found in an Oxfam Book Shop. Thank you William.
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