Description
Book Synopsis''A very funny book that tackles some serious football issues.'' Gary Lineker
''Witty and wise.'' Clare Balding
''Brilliant. Blows the lid off football. Hilarious, detailed and insightful.'' Alan Davies
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Ever dreamed of setting up your own football club?
Join the team behind The Price of Football podcast as they start a (fictional) football club and discover what''s really going on behind the scenes of the beautiful game.
Buying a football club will set you back a few quid, but you''ve also got to pass the Premier League and EFL''s ''fit and proper persons test''. That all seems like a bit of a faff to the team behind the award-winning podcast The Price of Football, so acclaimed comedy writer Kevin Day, football finance expert Kieran Maguire and producer Guy Kilty start an imaginary club instead.
In Unfit and Improper Persons they take West Park Rovers on a hilarious journey fro
Trade Review
A very funny book that tackles some serious football issues. * Gary Lineker *
Brilliant. Blows the lid off football. Hilarious, detailed and insightful. * Alan Davies *
Witty and wise. * Clare Balding *
I loved this book ... Great authors, terrible football club owners. * Josh Widdicombe *
This helpful, entertaining and funny book is written by a Palace fan and a Brighton fan so I just want to know who won the fight! * Jo Brand *
Kevin Day asks the right questions and Kieran Maguire is impressive with his research... The machinations of football finance are laid bare, and somehow this sheds light on to the actual games themselves. -- Miranda Sawyer * the Guardian *
A great read … and level of detail … wherever your club is in the pyramid there’ll be something of interest for you. * Tony Livesey, BBC Radio 5 Live *
The writers fuse humour and fiction with rigorous analysis ... An entertaining and often intriguing book. * FourFourTwo *
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Founding a new football club 2. Rules 3. A woman’s game 4. Youth policy 5. Building blocks 6. Further afield 7. A proud member of the 92 8. One of the biggest leagues in the world 9. The Premier League 10. Europe 11. A global team 12. Post-match analysis References Acknowledgements Index
