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Initially a blog filed for ESPN Soccernet, On The Road follows Daniel Harris as he travels around England and Europe watching the famous Man United anywhere but Old Trafford. Witty, stylish, intelligent and true, if you love football, and even if you don't, you'll love this. Foreword by Michael Crick.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you are like me, you may have had doubts about the basic premise of this book: a week-by-week review of United's 2009/2010 season. However, from the first page your attention will be instantly grabbed by the iconoclastic take on events on and off the field. Only when you make it through to the final match of the season will you realise you've been exposed to anything but the typical blinkered views you may have been expecting from what is obviously a hardcore fan. In particular the views expressed about Sir Alex Ferguson may not be agreed with, but they are certainly thought-provoking. This is easily one of the most stylish, insightful, self-aware and philosophical narratives of its genre and I recommend you buy a copy quick.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Daniel Harris has done what most United fans of his generation has talked about doing over many a pint in many an English town, as as one of those fellas I salute him.
These are troubled times at United, but every now and again you remember why you support them and why travelling away is just so much fun (see Barnsley in the Carling Cup?!?).
This book kept me amused and also made me a bit sad at times as I've left the life on the road behind, but it also reminded me why I support United, and why I should continue to fight for the club I love.
Go and buy it, you'll be plessed you did.
These are troubled times at United, but every now and again you remember why you support them and why travelling away is just so much fun (see Barnsley in the Carling Cup?!?).
This book kept me amused and also made me a bit sad at times as I've left the life on the road behind, but it also reminded me why I support United, and why I should continue to fight for the club I love.
Go and buy it, you'll be plessed you did.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Compelling reading. No other book i've come across has managed to mix insightful football analysis with such cutting humour. Can't recommend it enough
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
A shot off target
Not one of the best 'follow United for a season' books. Too much of a rant about Glazers owning the club, Ferguson's poor selection and tactics, and way off the mark players... Read more
Published 2 months ago by David Taylor
Shallow and Unevocative
Daniel Harris must have a lot of journalist friends, because the comments promoting this book are baffling. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Matthew S. Gaughan
Not what it seems ....
Book cover shows lots of ticket stubs ..... "on the Road....." .... "Journey through ... " led me to believe this was a book about a fan's weekly visits to watch Manchester United... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Amazon Bookworm
Misery in Manchester
Well written. I even laughed a couple of times but on the whole the feeling I got was that the author is just a miserable git. Read more
Published 10 months ago by MightyMariner
Another diary of a season
I got this as it was recommended but it turned out to be yet another boring diary of a season, but better written and with literary quotes beginning about a quarter of the... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Michael Haughey
great read
Here's a book that tells it like it is. A real fan's perspective of the slings and arrows of supporting one of the world's greatest clubs. Read more
Published 21 months ago by balding eagle
great stories - made me hungry for the new season
Revved up for the new season so picked this up for a bit of a holiday reading to keep me in the mood whilst lying on the beach. Great stories in here that made me laugh out loud. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Keano
quality read
if you watched last season then this book is great. it is the kind of thing that has you turning pages to see what harris has to say next, sometimes intersting, sometimes... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Miss Pathak
Intelligent and hilarious - and I don't even like football...
This is a brilliant piece of writing, which as others have said, goes way beyond its remit of an account of a football season. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Elie
From the Heart
Incisive and insightful; entertaining and erudite. This is the voice of the real supporter.Critical, maybe,frustrated,perhaps; but always and ultimately on the side of the club he... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Kenton Dave
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