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Tie Me to the Mast: The Football Season Has Begun | 
 enlarge | Author: David Johnson
Publisher: Sportsbooks
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 4450
Media: Paperback
Pages: 228
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 189980773X
EAN: 9781899807734
ASIN: 189980773X
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
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A smashing book for fans of ALL football clubs October 24, 2008
Mr. Peter J. Paterson (Lake District England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
What a great book this is. As a Stoke City fan I bought it to help me to re-live a season in which we got promoted to the Premier League, but to fans of ALL football clubs this book would be a welcome addition to their bookshelf. As David says, the whole football experience is as much about the great world wide family of fans as it is about the players or the owners of clubs. David succeeds in lifting the lid on the passion, tension and divided loyalties experienced by any follower of a football club. I had to keep on reminding myself that this was his first book - so well does he capture the mood swings, the highs and lows and the downright idiocy of being a fan. And his wry observations on fatherhood, friendship and family life suggest that, if he wants to write it, there is another great book in there itching to get out if he can persuade Alison that it can help pay for more kitchen equipment! Well done David on giving me my most enjoyable read this year.
A fantastic read September 23, 2008
Katie
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book. Couldn't put it down once I'd started. It's very funny and also very moving in parts. The agonies and comedies of following the fortunes of a football club will be recognised by all football fans and the stories from the author's personal life are equally as good. I agree with others that this book deserves an audience far wider than the Potteries
A really great read
An absolute must read! September 22, 2008
C. Wilkes
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When i bought this book i thought it was just going to be a recollection of Stoke City's promotion season (which i was really looking forward to), but it turned out to be much more than that! Yes, the season's review is very good, especially the build up over the last few games towards the climax of the season, but this is intertwined with honest and often hilarious anecdotes of the author's personal life (and that of his family and friends)! It really is a great read - don't think you have to be a Stoke fan to enjoy it, it has a much wider appeal (as the review from the Ranger's fan shows) than just the Potteries! Great stuff Mr Johnson.
A brilliant and hilarious read September 16, 2008
Mr. S. P. Robinson (Stoke on Trent)
Johnsons book is both cringeworthingly close to the knuckle of the ups and downs of domestic life, mixed in with the despair, joy and general stress of following a smaller football club.
Personal dramas, honesty and self assessment (or character assassination) of himself and his life to date, and thats just before the first away game.
His wife must be a saint (although I understand his point about kitchens), but all in all this is a tale of woe, frustration, dishwashers, kitchens, drink and two things that money cant buy - fatherhood and your football team actually achieving something.
I await the sequel detailing Stokes qualification and subsequent venture into the Champions League with interest...
A truly great read September 16, 2008
A. J. Lowe
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I absolutely loved this book. It's funny and intelligent and it captures the drama of last season perfectly. As a Stoke fan it was brilliant to re-live such a historic season and this book means we'll always have a souvenir, no matter what happens in the Premier League. I agree with Stevo from Glasgow - the parts away from the games are hilarious and sometimes quite moving. It's not a dull list of stats and game reports, thank god, it's a book that will appeal to all Stokies, to all football fans, and to anyone who just wants a laugh. I saw a review in the Telegraph and they were raving about it as well, saying it deserved to travel far beyond the Potteries - couldn't agree more.
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