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‘A must-have’ – The Telegraph
‘Book of the Week’ – The Independent
‘Hilarious’ – Sport Magazine
From the host of the Football Clichés podcast comes the hilarious and ever-relevant debut book.
In what other context do football fans use the words ‘aplomb’ or ‘derisory’? Why don’t we use ‘rifle’ as a verb on the other six days of the week? Why do aggrieved midfielders feel the instinctive need to make a giant ball-shaped gesture with both hands after a mistimed tackle is punished?
The more football Adam Hurrey watched, the more he began to spot the recurring mannerisms, behaviours, opinions and iconography that were mindlessly repeated in the football media.
Some clichés are ridiculous, some are quaintly outdated, some have survived through their sheer indisputability. Here, featuring gloriously pseudo-scientific diagrams and the inimitable writing style that made footballcliches.com a smash hit, they are covered in all their glory.
And if you love this, Adam Hurrey’s new follow-up book, Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom, is out this September.
Publisher : Headline
Publication date : 11 Aug. 2016
Edition : UK ed.
Language : English
Print length : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 1472241347
ISBN-13 : 978-1472241344
Item weight : 1.05 kg
Dimensions : 12.9 x 1.32 x 19.81 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 66,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 24 in Slang & Jargon Reference 196 in Sports Humour 271 in Football Clubs
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