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Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly: Saturday Afternoons in Front of the Telly [Hardcover]

Jeff Stelling (Author)
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Publication Date: 2 April 2009

The cult SkySports Soccer Saturday anchorman delivers a volley of entertaining and informative anecdotes about life in front of the videprinter.

Jeff Stelling is a legend amongst football fans. To the millions unable to get to their teams' games on Saturday afternoons, the next best thing is undoubtedly the pleasurable company of Jeff and the Sky Sports videprinter for a cosy marathon on the sofa.

If someone's got to reveal that your beloved team have just gone 3-0 down away from home and had a man sent off, it's best if it's consummate professional Jeff who breaks the news to you. Avid Hartlepool fan Jeff knows our pain and shares our joy…but mostly he knows our pain.

The long-time host of SkySports' iconic Soccer Saturday show has become a cult figure, universally admired for his encyclopaedic knowledge of the game, his genuine and unlimited enthusiasm for ALL levels of football, and his wicked sense of humour which makes the six-hour long show simply whiz by.

Jellyman's Thrown a Wobbly is a deliciously chaotic, hugely entertaining, anecdote-ridden, humorous taste of life in the Soccer Saturday studio. Hear what Jeff has to say about some of the show's legendary pundits over the years – ex-players such as George Best, Rodney Marsh, Chris Kamara, Charlie Nicholas and Matt Le Tissier. Be a fly on the wall of the hotel bar on Friday nights as Jeff and his guests gather for a natter and few drinks.

Get the inside track on all those great one-liners:
• "Mansfield Town's Gareth Jellyman has been shown the red card for dissent. Looks like Jellyman's thrown a wobbly."
• "Darlington's equaliser has been scored by Guyain Ndumbu-Nsungu. Very much a case of local boy makes good." (He's from Congo.)
• "They'll be dancing in the streets of Total Network Solutions tonight."
• "James Brown's grabbed a second for Hartlepool. I feel good!"

Jellyman's Thrown a Wobbly goes a long way to demonstrate how a six-hour long, studio-based show with no live action pictures and featuring men gazing into TV monitors which the viewer can't see, can hold a huge audience enthralled every Saturday afternoon between August and May.

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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: HarperSport; First Edition edition (2 April 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007281250
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007281251
  • Product Dimensions: 14.1 x 2.8 x 22.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
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"exceptional professionalism and élan" Guardian

"the best sports presenter on British TV" When Saturday Comes

"It lasts almost as long as three marathons. There is no live action and the highlight consists of watching four grown men gaze into TV monitors that we are not allowed to see. This may make Soccer Saturday sound as mundane as a Royle Family omnibus without the jokes. But it works. And it works mainly because of the exceptional professionalism and elan of its presenter, Jeff Stelling." The Guardian

About the Author

Jeff Stelling is a lifelong supporter of his hometown side, Hartlepool United. After an apprenticeship on the local newspaper Jeff became a sports presenter on London’s LBC Radio Sportswatch programme in the early 1980s before moving to BBC Radio 2’s Sport On 2. He later spent time as a sports newsreader at TV-AM, Channel 4, Eurosport and British Satellite Broadcasting before moving to Sky in 1992 to present coverage of horse racing, snooker and darts. In 1995 Stelling became presenter of what is now called Soccer Saturday. In November 2007 he was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Teesside, and in 2009 he was voted the Sports Journalists’ Association’s Broadcast Journalist of the Year for the fourth year running, and also became host of Channel 4’s Countdown.

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The cult book of the cult TV show 30 April 2009
By tsl04
Format:Hardcover
If, like me, you're both a football fan and a Sky Sports subscriber, you'll probably be familiar with Soccer Saturday (at six hours, the longest regular live show on British TV). In this book, Jeff Stelling lifts the lid on the magic box and reveals the secrets behind the show and its panel of ex-player pundits. It's revealing (lots of genuinely interesting behind-the-scenes stuff), refreshingly frank (Stelling isn't afraid to point out the weaknesses and foibles of his fellow panellists), and frequently laugh-out-loud funny.

Jeff Stelling is a broadcasting god, presiding over six hours of unscripted mayhem every Saturday with wit, preternatural cool and some genuinely awful puns (the book's title is but one of many). He's deservedly a cult hero to footy fans everywhere, for whom this book is a must-read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Jeff Selling superstar 8 May 2009
By Alan Reynolds
Format:Hardcover
Anyone who is familiar with Jeff Stelling's Saturday marathon on Sky Sports will be fascinated and entertained by this book. Some brilliant behind the scenes stories and some great reminiscances of George Best, Rodney Marsh et al as well as an insight into this legendary broadcaster's career from humble beginnings with Radio Teesside to his recent Countdown appointment. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars No disappointments here 9 May 2009
By Mags057
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I was expecting this book to be entertaining and I wasn't disappointed. Even as an older, female, half-hearted football fan I really enjoy Sky's Saturday football programme thanks to Jeff's skillful hosting. As you read the book, you can hear Jeff speaking. A good buy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny insight
Lots of laughs, good read and doesn't take himself too seriously as apparently the other panellists don't. I enjoyed both this and Jeffanory.
Published 1 month ago by H. Booth
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Funny
Laugh aloud very entertaining read taking a look at life on the saturday show.
This book is an excellent light hearted comedy journey through all the characters that jeff has... Read more
Published 1 month ago by pagey87
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent inside look at Soccer Saturday
I really enjoyed this as a long time lover of all things Soccer Saturday. Provides an inside look at what goes on in the studio (and out of it) and the dynamics of the team. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rebecca Richards
3.0 out of 5 stars Jellyman's thrown a wobbly, Saturday Afternoon in front of the telly
Was looking forward to this, but most of it was about sky sports programme.and about the other guessts on the show.
Published 5 months ago by Stephen Cowie
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read...
Got this book recently and shame it is now a little out of date but that's my fault for not looking at the reader date! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Cheeky77
5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable Jeff!
A really fantastic read which takes you behind the scenes of Saturday's favourite football show, and its presenters. Read more
Published 10 months ago by pauldowney
5.0 out of 5 stars Nanny MacPhee feels good, Merse feels awful...
If you are looking at this title, the chances are you know all about Soccer Saturday and want to get a bit more "background" detail on Saturday televisions biggest show and its now... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr "M"
3.0 out of 5 stars Easy read, nothing spectacular
This book was OK, but a little disjointed in terms of structure; it leaps about a bit and has the autobiographical bit towards the end of the book instead of the beginning.. Read more
Published 16 months ago by colinwasp
4.0 out of 5 stars jelleymans thrown a wobbly
its a good fun easy reading book from jeff stelling about his career on soccer saturay and other thing and stories adout all the rest of soccer saturday crew
Published 18 months ago by bsm86
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This book has one of the best 'forewords' I have ever read! Now I've got to write two zero words.
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