Humbled for a Season

Morning all. Apologies for invading with a blatant plug for something, but I checked first with cyprussyd and he said it was okay for me to do this. I’m a regular on the Fulham board, so I’m a genuine not606er, not a random outsider using the site for self promotion.

I’ve written a mini eBook about football. 'Humbled for a Season: In defence of football' is now published on Amazon for Kindle users and on iTunes for iPad, iPhone, etc users, for a bargain price of £1.50 or thereabouts.

The book was prompted by the seemingly endless controversies this season – Tevez refusing to play, racism allegations, death threats, refused handshakes, diving, excessive spending – and the accompanying claims that football was in crisis and losing its soul. I wanted to put the opposite argument, that football is still in rude health and that there are still plenty of valid reasons for loving football. I look at issues gathered around three major factors – players, fans and money – and then conclude with a chapter that asks what it is about football that makes us care so much about it in the first place. Swansea get a positive mention for their excellent debut season in the Premier League (well done, by the way, for what you did and how you did it. I hope next season is the same, but without making us look quite so silly when you come back to the Cottage).

Due declaration: the final chapter includes some thoughts on the spiritual implications of the game. That isn’t the main focus of the book by a long stretch and it shouldn't spoil the enjoyment for anyone who takes a different view to me on such matters. I only mention it because I wouldn't want anyone to feel they were tricked into reading that stuff under false pretences.

If you want to buy it, here’s the amazon.co.uk link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Humbled-Sea...F798/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338099634&sr=8-1 . If you don’t have a reader for eBooks, Amazon also provide free-to-download software that lets you read their eBooks on a PC. You can get that from http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature....vpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_31kqfvvp90_b

Here’s the link to buy from iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/humbled-for-a-season/id529518475?mt=11

It's on Facebook as well, if you're interested: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Humbled-for-a-Season/411556148876604

Thanks for your time. If any of you decide to check it out, I hope you enjoy it.

 

Will give it a go on my Kindle. Sounds thought provoking. Friend of mine is a ST holder at the Cottage. She's chuffed you finished above us as it was touch and go for a while.

 

I also think I'll give it a go. Sounds like a decent football read.

 

Thanks, Knackerjack and Shaper, and anyone else who decides to give it a go.