{"product_id":"unfit-and-improper-persons-9781399407540","title":"Unfit and Improper Persons","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A very funny book that tackles some serious football issues.'' \u003c\/b\u003eGary Lineker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Witty and wise.'' \u003c\/b\u003eClare Balding   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Brilliant. Blows the lid off football. Hilarious, detailed and insightful.''\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--- \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEver dreamed of setting up your own football club? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuying 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Football\u003c\/i\u003e, so acclaimed comedy writer Kevin Day, football finance expert Kieran Maguire and producer Guy Kilty start an imaginary club instead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnfit and Improper Person\u003c\/i\u003es they take West Park Rovers on a hilarious journey fro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA very funny book that tackles some serious football issues.\u003c\/b\u003e * Gary Lineker *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant. Blows the lid off football. Hilarious, detailed and insightful.\u003c\/b\u003e * Alan Davies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitty and wise. \u003c\/b\u003e * Clare Balding *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved this book ... Great authors, terrible football club owners.\u003c\/b\u003e * Josh Widdicombe *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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!\u003c\/b\u003e * Jo Brand *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin 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.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Miranda Sawyer * the Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA great read … and level of detail … \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewherever your club is in the pyramid there’ll be something of interest for you.\u003c\/b\u003e * Tony Livesey, BBC Radio 5 Live *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe writers fuse humour and fiction with rigorous analysis ... An entertaining and often intriguing book. \u003c\/b\u003e * FourFourTwo *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866650784087,"sku":"9781399407540","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unfit-and-improper-persons-9781399407540","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}