May 3, 2021 | The Main Blog
When the Super League proposals came to light recently, a lot of the information seemed familiar. Then, I remembered why and re-read a book that I’d previously enjoyed. The Billionaires Club by James Montague examines the changes in football club ownership and the...
Apr 22, 2021 | The Main Blog
It’s been quite a week for fans of European football, thanks to the Super League fiasco. I can’t work out whether the fact that I’d already planned to review a book about the business of football before that story broke was prescient or predictable… The Super League...
Apr 18, 2021 | The Main Blog
For some fans, watching football just isn’t enough; there has to be an element of adventure to it, perhaps even some minor peril. This, I guess, partly explains the popularity of ‘the Road to Wembley’, a challenge where a football fan selects a tie in the...
Apr 7, 2021 | The Main Blog
I’ve always been fascinated by books covering one or both of the politics of football or the business side of the game. Maybe it’s because I’ve volunteered for non-League clubs since I was 10, or maybe it’s because I worked for a County FA for five years. Whatever the...
Mar 10, 2021 | The Main Blog
Since Christmas, I’ve been reading the various football books I was given as gifts, then reviewing them. This week, I’m casting my eye over Who Are Ya?: 92 Football Clubs and Why You Shouldn’t Support Them by Kevin Day. This is a bit of a change of pace for me; so far...
Mar 3, 2021 | The Main Blog
Because I’ve not finished the book I’m reading at the moment (of which more next week), this episode of Reading the Game goes back in time, to the book which was right at the top of my Christmas List. The Farther Corner by Harry Pearson was the one title I was...
