Please Don't Take Me Home

A Lovestory with Fulham Football Club

Simone Abitante

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• eBook ISBN:
  9781801502306
• Year: 2022

Please Don't Take Me Home is the emotional tale of Italian immigrant Simone Abitante's 20-year love affair with Fulham Football Club. After leaving his native country, Simone falls in love with London and its oldest club, embarking on a personal mission to spread the word and get Fulham recognised beyond Britain by as many people as possible. Following the Cottagers through the most successful spell in their modern history, Simone takes his nephews to Craven Cottage where - together with new friends and Whites addicts Jeff, Mark and Ben - they experience unforgettable wins, exhilarating highs and devastating lows, amid rivers of beer, true friendship and an unquenchable passion for the beautiful game. Even after leaving London for Mallorca, Simone keeps following his beloved Fulham, with that famous white jersey serving as a second skin. Played out against a backdrop of heartbreaks, departures and life-changing decisions, Please Don't Take Me Home is a footballing story every fan can relate to.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Dedication
• Why Fulham?
• My First London
• In-Between Years
• Here to Stay
• The 2006 Streak
• The Day I Almost Signed for Fulham
• The Great Escape
• Seventh Heaven
• My Ground, My Seat, My Fulham
• The Rest Is History
• One of a Kind
• When I Feared Everything Was About to Come Down
• Winners Take It All
• Sparks
• It’s Never Too Late
• One of Us
• Back Where I Belong
• That’s All Folks
• To the Rescue
• You Never Stop Learning
• The Only Way Is Up
• Ouch!
• Early Scare and the Bid for Joy
• The Unbeaten Run
• We Are Premier League
• Moneyball
• London, Beers, Laughter and Tears
• Doomed
• One More Time
• Is It Really Just a Game?
• 2020 …
• Really?
• My Personal Lists
• Acknowledgements
• Photos