May 23, 2021 | The Main Blog
Over the last six months, I’ve reviewed 13 football books and read others which I haven’t covered here. I’ve read a fair bit about other subjects too, so I suppose if I can take anything positive from the most recent restrictions, it’s that I’m reading in a way I...
May 15, 2021 | The Main Blog
After last week’s review of The Billionaires Club, I was in need of a change. Having read that, Wings of Change and Champagne Football in quick succession, I was getting a little jaded. All three books are excellent, but a little depressing for football romantics, or...
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...
