Hunting Grounds: A Scottish Football Safari [Paperback]

one of the most conclusive guides to supporting football in Scotland --Daily Record

'bloody funny and spot on about going to the game - in all its wierd and wonderful forms --Herald

Some people bag Munros; Gary Sutherland hunts grounds. Come rain, shine, sleet and snow, he visits each of the 42 football grounds in Scotland during one season, documenting the singing, the swearing, the sheer nonsense of what occurs every Saturday afternoon (and sometimes Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays too). A strange sort of safari, Hunting Grounds offers an alternative travelogue round Scotland that covers every aspect of the beautiful - and often not so beautiful - game: the town and their teams, the fans and their obsessions; from practical factors like public transport and facilities, to the more important things like grub and pubs. Bets are placed, buses are missed, tears are shed and pies are scoffed. Join him to re-live a glorious Scottish football season without leaving home.

Raised in Hopeman on the Moray Firth Gary Sutherland has worked as an ice cream maker, candyfloss maker, shortbread maker, teacher, bookseller, sports journalist and travel writer. He lives in Glasgow and is wondering if the rain might stop soon.