Football Clichés
Seiten
2016
Headline Book Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4722-4134-4 (ISBN)
Headline Book Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4722-4134-4 (ISBN)
A wonderfully insightful and gloriously witty analysis of the language of football from the creator of footballcliches.com and the host of the Football Clichés podcast.
'A must-have' - The Telegraph
'Book of the Week' - The Independent
'Hilarious' - Sport Magazine
From the host of the Football Clichés podcast comes the hilarious and ever-relevant debut book.
In what other context do football fans use the words 'aplomb' or 'derisory'? Why don't we use 'rifle' as a verb on the other six days of the week? Why do aggrieved midfielders feel the instinctive need to make a giant ball-shaped gesture with both hands after a mistimed tackle is punished?
The more football Adam Hurrey watched, the more he began to spot the recurring mannerisms, behaviours, opinions and iconography that were mindlessly repeated in the football media.
Some clichés are ridiculous, some are quaintly outdated, some have survived through their sheer indisputability. Here, featuring gloriously pseudo-scientific diagrams and the inimitable writing style that made footballcliches.com a smash hit, they are covered in all their glory.
And if you love this, Adam Hurrey's new follow-up book, Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom, is out this September.
'A must-have' - The Telegraph
'Book of the Week' - The Independent
'Hilarious' - Sport Magazine
From the host of the Football Clichés podcast comes the hilarious and ever-relevant debut book.
In what other context do football fans use the words 'aplomb' or 'derisory'? Why don't we use 'rifle' as a verb on the other six days of the week? Why do aggrieved midfielders feel the instinctive need to make a giant ball-shaped gesture with both hands after a mistimed tackle is punished?
The more football Adam Hurrey watched, the more he began to spot the recurring mannerisms, behaviours, opinions and iconography that were mindlessly repeated in the football media.
Some clichés are ridiculous, some are quaintly outdated, some have survived through their sheer indisputability. Here, featuring gloriously pseudo-scientific diagrams and the inimitable writing style that made footballcliches.com a smash hit, they are covered in all their glory.
And if you love this, Adam Hurrey's new follow-up book, Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom, is out this September.
Adam Hurrey is a football writer and editor at The Athletic, and the creator and host of the Football Clichés podcast. He also had trials for Swindon Town as a youngster, but was genuinely rejected for being 'too small'.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 07.09.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Football Cliches series |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 180 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga |
| Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball | |
| Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4722-4134-7 / 1472241347 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4722-4134-4 / 9781472241344 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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