FC FARCE, Written by Darryl Barkwill
Independently Published on 31st January 2025.
Available on Amazon as a download or for £8.99 as a paperback.
When Darryl asked if I would consider reading his first ever book, called FC FARCE, I thought, really! I wandered which of our hundreds of football clubs the book would be about considering the antics and mess of many over the years. I was wrong, the book is a story about Henlon Wanderers, a fictitious team who due to manipulative outsiders have to change their name to the Surname of the Chairman, Farce.
The hero is their reluctant Chairman, often the villains, who does every thing he can to keep the club alive despite many missiles and self inflicted problems. The book has a good mix of personalities who want to see the club survive and those who have motives to see it fold.
The whole story makes you smile and laugh although you can emphasise with the Manager and Chairman as they dig deep to keep themselves going yet alone the team and club.
This 150 page book would be great for a long journey or a few days away as it will keep you enthralled and engaged to the end, and you will want to reach the end. Too much information here would ruin a book I could recomend to anyone.
A great first book from Darryl and as a Plymouth Argyle supporter I could not have thought of anyone better to write about such ups and downs.
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