You'll Win Nothing With Kids
Fathers, Sons and Football
$34.03
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2008
Summary
On Sunday mornings, Jim White has the following choice: visit the supermarket, buy trellising at B’n’Q, or stand on the sidelines of a muddy municipal football pitch, his trouser cuffs wetter than a weekend in Llandudno, shoulder-to-shoulder with a motley crew of mums, dads, step-parents, and same-sex life partners, all screaming at their beleaguered offspring. You’ll find Jim in the same place every week, failing to organise a bunch of lads into something resembling a team, while on the far …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349119885 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349119880 |
| Author: | Jim White |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 133mm x 201mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
White’s loving book evokes all the obsessional doubts and hopes involved in running an Under -14 side… A pleasure to read
The Fever Pitch of the junior league - SUNDAY TIMES
It’s a fizzingly funny, sad, thoughtful book, and should win White a hatful of awards. He done well, the lad, as they say - SUNDAY TELEGRAPHTouching, involving and really quite enthralling… White proves that you can win everything with kids - DAILY TELEGRAPHWhite’s loving book evokes all the obsessional doubts and hopes involved in running an Under -14 side… A pleasure to read - INDEPENDENTAbout The Author
Jim White
Jim White is an award-winning sports journalist and long-time columnist first for the GUARDIAN and now the DAILY TELEGRAPH. He has also worked extensively for BBC Radio 4 and 5 and has written and presented several television documentaries.
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