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Book Synopsis"The Swansea City Alphabet" evokes the experience of supporting the Swans, the highs and the lows, the good times and the bad. In it you will find the club greats - and not so greats - on events, themes and experiences in the club's eventful past and present. From Vetch to Liberty and from Ivor to Trundle, it reflects the idiosyncratic life and times of a club whose condition is often serious, but rarely dull. A lively and fascinating book, "The Swansea City Alphabet" provides a wealth of information and anecdotes including the High Court Judge who had something in common with the North Bank urinals and the Swans great who was born in gaol (and others not so great who might have gone there). A personal selection, but one that will appeal to all supporters of Swansea City, it is written with warmth and humour by a lifelong fan. It is copiously illustrated both from the author's own collection of memorabilia, and includes over 80 photographs.
Trade ReviewAt last, a comprehensive and well researched A-Z of the Swans that is both intelligent and readable, and most importantly, written by a genuine fan. Gareth Phillips, author of Fans Eye City As all good football A-Zs should be: passionate, well researched, beautifully illustrated and wilfully idiosyncratic John Williams, former Director of the Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research This is no ordinary A to Z guide to a football club. Instead we are presented with an entertaining, informative, and at times idiosyncratic history of Swans, the like of which has not been seen before. Its depth of knowledge, sharpness of observation, and quality of writing make the sum of the collection much greater than its many individual parts. This will be a terrific read for all Swans fans, especially those who don't take their obsession too seriously! Huw Bowen, Professor of History, Swansea University Fascinating bold and quirky but also scholarly, endlessly surprising and very witty. At every point, not least in the casual asides, the reader will be drawn into a richer appreciation of this always tantalisingly charming football club. Peter Stead, historian, broadcaster & football fan
