The Team for Me
eBook - ePub

The Team for Me

Fifty Years of Following Hearts

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Team for Me

Fifty Years of Following Hearts

About this book

Does your life revolve around your football team? Does your team's result on a Saturday make or break your weekend? Would you leave your wife on the day she's due to give birth to go to a cup final 140 miles away? Or miss your daughter's fourth birthday because you're in Madrid for a UEFA Cup tie? If so, this book is for you. The Team For Me is a personal reflection of the joy and heartache of football from a fan's perspective. Written by a Hearts supporter of 50 years' standing (and occasionally falling over), its tales will hit home among fans of any and every club—from the Saturday-morning feeling of anticipation to regaling your children with what it means to follow your club; from pre-match rituals to hammering your arch-rivals in a cup final. Fans who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s will also revel in memories of half-time scoreboards, dashing to the local newsagent at 5:30pm on a Saturday for a copy of the ink-stained Football Special edition, and of collecting football cards to swap with your pals.

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Information

Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9781785314674
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword by Jim Jefferies
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. 1. Saturday Mornings
  8. 2. Going to the Game
  9. 3. Grounds I Love Going To
  10. 4. Grounds I Would Rather Not Go To
  11. 5. Browsing Through Old Football Programmes
  12. 6. Seeing a Player Away from the Game
  13. 7. Passing on Tales of the History of the Club
  14. 8. Collecting Football Cards as a Child
  15. 9. Seeing Your Team Win a Trophy
  16. 10. The Despair of Losing
  17. 11. Leaving a Game Early
  18. 12. The Post-Match Pint
  19. 13. Seeing the Same Faces
  20. 14. Travelling To Away Games
  21. 15. Badges and Scarves
  22. 16. Watching Your Team on Television
  23. 17. Watching Old Games on YouTube
  24. 18. Arguing About Games From the Past
  25. 19. Reading Saturday Evening Sports Papers
  26. 20. Half-Time Scoreboards
  27. 21. Waiting For the Fixtures in June
  28. 22. The Wee Red Book
  29. 23. Transfer Windows
  30. 24. Beating Your City Rivals
  31. 25. Beating Celtic and Rangers
  32. 26. Flirting With Another Team
  33. 27. Reading a Match Report You Disagree With
  34. 28. Football Chants
  35. 29. Checking the Progress of Former Players
  36. 30. Crying at Football Games
  37. 31. Being a Team Mascot
  38. 32. Playing Subbuteo
  39. 33. Away Fans
  40. 34. Watching Football Results on the Teleprinter
  41. 35. Big Team, Wee Team
  42. 36. Aw, C’Mon Referee!
  43. 37. Signing a New Player
  44. 38. When Favourite Players Leave
  45. 39. Club Owners
  46. 40. In the Snow, Wind & Rain (and Occasionally Sun)
  47. 41. London Hearts and Memory Lane
  48. 42. European Ties at Home
  49. 43. European Ties Overseas
  50. 44. The International Break
  51. 45. International Self- Interest
  52. 46. Penalty Shoot-outs
  53. 47. Selling the Jerseys
  54. 48. Breaking the Ice
  55. 49. Meeting Your Heroes
  56. 50. For the Love of the Game
  57. Photos