Kicked into Touch: Plus Extra Time

Kicked into Touch: Plus Extra Time

by Fred Eyre (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Published: 06 Apr 2006

ISBN 10: 1845961471
ISBN 13: 9781845961473

Media Reviews
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
Author Bio
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.