Kicked into Touch by Fred Eyre
Fred Eyre's sporting life began full of promise when he became Manchester City's first-ever apprentice. He never made their first team. In fact, he seldom made anyone's first team. Injuries played a part but limited talent was a greater curse. As he plummeted down the leagues, he had something few footballers possess: a stud-sharp memory and an ability to write humorously about the sport he loves. Kicked into Touch has become an enigma - selling more than a million copies yet still retaining cult status within the sport and among fans. This new version has been completely revised, extended and updated, with a set of photographs included. Fred Eyre's book is set to reach a new generation of football fans looking for an antidote to the glib reportage of a sport lost to show business.
"Far and away the funniest and most revealing book about football ever written" The Observer "Well worth getting your hands on.. a cracking read (*****)" FourFourTwo "Hugely entertaining ... Eyre's story is a triumph of resilience, told with humour" The Times "Suffused with a love of football that no amount of rejections, disappointments and defeats can destroy" When Saturday Comes "This is a very funny book" Independent on Sunday
Following the publication of the first editon of Kicked into Touch in 1981, Fred Eyre ventured into coaching and management before setting up a successful stationery business, while remaining involved in the game as a pundit and after-dinner speaker.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845961473 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845961471 |
| Title | Kicked into Touch |
| Author | Fred Eyre |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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