Jumpers for Goalposts

How Football Sold its Soul

Rob Smyth

• Publisher: Elliott & Thompson
• eBook ISBN:
  9781907642302
• Year: 2011

Jumpers For Goalposts is a fascinating reflection on the history of British soccer, which examines why the charm, innocence, and good humor has disappeared from today's game, compared to the golden days of yesteryear. Smyth considers everything from the huge wage bills, to players' lack of loyalty to their clubs, and their escapades off the pitch. He concludes that the true beauty of football is when it's at its simplest. Including anecdotes from players, past and present, and other sporting insiders, Jumpers For Goalposts is an exhaustive study of whether football has lost its charm—and, perhaps more importantly, whether it can ever get it back.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• INTRODUCTION : HOW FOOTBALL SOLD ITS SOUL
• CHAPTER 1 : FALSE IDOLS
• CHAPTER 2 : THE MISERABLE GAME
• CHAPTER 3 : IN A £EAGU€ OF THEIR OWN
• CHAPTER 4 : POWERS THAT BE
• CHAPTER 5 : WE’RE NOT SINGING ANY MORE
• CHAPTER 6 : STOP THE PRESS!
• CONCLUSION : BALANCING THE BOOKS
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• INDEX
• Copyright