Name: Rhapsody in Blue: How I Fell in Love with the Great Chelsea Team of the Early Seventies (How I Fell in Love with Chelsea)
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Rhapsody in Blue: How I Fell in Love with the Great Chelsea Team of the Early Seventies (How I Fell in Love with Chelsea)

Rhapsody in Blue is a joyous celebration of growing up in the late 1960s and early 70s in the aftermath of England’s 1966 World Cup victory. It was a time when football and pop culture merged – an era of smoke-filled pubs, when Fray Bentos pies and fry-ups were consumed without guilt and parents had no fear of letting their kids stay out after dark. It was also a time without live TV football, when being a fan meant traipsing through the turnstiles every week. The book vividly recalls how a boy fell in love with Chelsea Football Club, cheering the Blues on week after week, while at the same time becoming immersed in the culture of street football. Neil Fitzsimon skilfully transports us to the Stamford Bridge of his youth, when the likes of Peter Osgood, Charlie Cooke, Alan Hudson, Ian Hutchinson and Peter Houseman lit up the pitch. Away from the terraces, he played in his own street team in bitterly contested games against rival street sides. Rhapsody in Blue is a moving and nostalgic tribute to a lost era and way of life.

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256 pages 184 pages 272 pages 256 pages 160 pages 376 pages

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A gripping memoir of one of the most exciting eras in Chelsea’s history – 1977 to 1985 A witty, wise and charming assessment of modern football by stand-up and Chelsea FC fan Andy Hamilton Charts the tumultuous years of Chelsea Football Club when the glittering cup-winning side of the early 70s was broken up Blues trivia, facts and stats that cover every aspect of the club’s long and colourful history An irresistibly dippable Blues diary – with an entry for every day of the year Devoted to those players who have won a special place in the hearts of the Stamford Bridge faithful

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 27 April 2020
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1785316389
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1785316388
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.78 x 21.59 cm

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Rhapsody in Blue is a joyous celebration of growing up in the late 1960s and early 70s in the aftermath of England’s 1966 World Cup victory. It was a time when football and pop culture merged – an era of smoke-filled pubs, when Fray Bentos pies and fry-ups were consumed without guilt and parents had no fear of letting their kids stay out after dark. It was also a time without live TV football, when being a fan meant traipsing through the turnstiles every week. The book vividly recalls how a boy fell in love with Chelsea Football Club, cheering the Blues on week after week, while at the same time becoming immersed in the culture of street football. Neil Fitzsimon skilfully transports us to the Stamford Bridge of his youth, when the likes of Peter Osgood, Charlie Cooke, Alan Hudson, Ian Hutchinson and Peter Houseman lit up the pitch. Away from the terraces, he played in his own street team in bitterly contested games against rival street sides. Rhapsody in Blue is a moving and nostalgic tribute to a lost era and way of life.

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