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The Football Fan's Handbook: A Manifesto for the Modern Football Supporter

The Football Fan's Handbook: A Manifesto for the Modern Football Supporter

Day, Kevin

Hardcover

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Publisher Price: $22.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date January 19, 2027

ISBN10: 1399426230
ISBN13: 9781399426237
Publisher: Bloomsbury Sport
Published: Jan 19 2027
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.08 Depth: 7.79
Language: English

A MANIFESTO FOR THE MODERN FOOTBALL SUPPORTER

'Kevin loves his football, he's a passionate supporter of his club and the game' - GARY LINEKER

What does being a football fan entail? Can you be a good one or a bad one? And just how much passion, knowledge, sensitivity and schadenfreude do you need to pass as a 'proper' fan?

With the help of top players, legendary managers and celebrity supporters, comedy writer Kevin Day dissects what it is that makes a real fan. He discusses the instinct to support a club, how we pick our team - family tradition, local club, glory hunting or 'I live in Surrey so it just had to be Man U' - and, heart-searchingly, whether we saddle our children with the hopes, despair and occasional exhilaration that has marked our own lives.

Kevin doesn't shy away from the serious issues either. He suggests what fans can do about the brazen exploitation by the clubs they love, the spectre of hooliganism, and the racism, sexism and homophobia which are still all-too evident in the stands and terraces.

Being a football fan isn't easy. Like any religion, it has its cherished, long-established customs, outdated practices and troublesome elements. The Football Fan's Handbook is your guide through this minefield: an in-depth, analytical if sketchily-drawn road map to becoming a 'real' fan.

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