Football's Better with Fans

Devotion and Emotion, Cheers and Beers

Football's Better with Fans
Tony Rickson
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Paperback
h216 x 138mm - 256pg
6 Sep 2021 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781801500005
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Football stadiums are supposed to be packed with cheering fans. It was that way for more than 100 years until the coronavirus pandemic changed all our lives. Football managed to struggle on at some levels but without crowds - just cardboard cut-outs and fake noise instead. There was even a half measure for a while with a couple of thousand spectators allowed in. A banner at Old Trafford read, ' Football is nothing without fans' , but what we discovered is that it isn' t nothing, it' s just better with fans there. Filled with fascinating stories, anecdotes, opinions and social media comments, Football' s Better with Fans explores what it means to be a supporter. It' s a light-hearted and highly dippable look at the lives of loyal fans, the fun and games they' ve enjoyed, their songs, banter, commitment, tattoos and traditions. The book doesn' t shy away from tragedies, hooliganism or racism, but mainly it' s a joyful celebration of football fandom and how we all survived when we couldn' t go to games.
Tony Rickson has spent a lifetime in local and regional newspapers, in roles varying from editor of several titles to group sports editor in charge of 21 different papers. A passionate fan, he has written about football at every level from international matches down to the non-league, and has seen thousands of games at hundreds of different grounds. His previous book, Gooaal! The Joy of Football Celebrations, was another Pitch Publishing release.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781801500005
Published: 6 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pitch Publishing
Publisher: Pitch Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 256

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