You’ll Win Nothing With Kids – Fathers Sons and Football
Written by Jim White
Published by Little Brown 2007
This book jumped out at me because my son manages his sons football team, starting last season as under 8’s. It’s been fascinating and sometimes funny listening to how he was going to set the team up and how they played and initially lost. However with a friend they have enjoyed every moment of it and enabled a group of lads to not only enjoy the games but build friendships and get a good grounding in life. It’s a good lesson to understand the highs and the lows.
It also appealed to me because I was there at the start of the 1995/96 season when Villa overwhelmed Manchester United 3.1 and Alan Hansen said on Match of the Day
‘You can’t win anything with kids’. Little did I know I was witnessing the birth of a team that would transform English and European Football. It also heralded one of the most successful managerial reigns in football history.
Because of Jim’s job, he is able to ask different sports professionals and managers, for tips and ideas. Did they work?, you’ll have to read the book to find out.
The journey is fascinating and a good read.
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