You'll Win Nothing With Kids - Jim White

You'll Win Nothing With Kids

Fathers, Sons and Football

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
288 Seiten
2008
Abacus (Verlag)
978-0-349-11988-5 (ISBN)
14,95 inkl. MwSt
* One man's struggle to do an Alex Ferguson: a touching and hilariously observed account of a father's attempts to manage his son's football team
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 side of the park his opposite number, a wannabe Mourinho in brashly monogrammed tracksuit, struts the sidelines, shouting - always shouting.
This is the hilarious story of Jim White's time as manager of his son's football team: the highs, the lows, and the dog turd in the centre circle. At this level, winning spirit is not so much about passion, pride and belief as praying that your star centre forward has remembered his boots. Most importantly, it's about the enduring relationship between fathers, sons and football. This is the story no one who has ever watched his or her child play sport will want to miss.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.5.2008
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 142 x 198 mm
Gewicht 233 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Partnerschaft / Sexualität
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Fußball
ISBN-10 0-349-11988-0 / 0349119880
ISBN-13 978-0-349-11988-5 / 9780349119885
Zustand Neuware
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