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"Hilarious and heart-warming...a great read." --Coventry Telegraph, September 15, 2008
'Funny, wise and extremely charming' --The Guardian
'This marvelous memoir is a must-read...exceedlingly funny...among the very best books with a sporting theme.' --Yorkshire Evening Post
'Genuinely funny...thoroughly recommended' --When Saturday Comes
'Nothing has been as good as Fever Pitch. Until now. Laugh out loud funny...The Bromley Boys is a real treat..a must read for any football supporter.' --TheBookbag.co.uk
'With laugh aloud moments as young Dave Roberts reveals his love for Bromley, sheepskin coats, skinheads and his best mate's big sister, The Bromley Boys is well worth a read.' --Kent On Sunday
'Funny, wise and extremely charming' --The Guardian
'This marvelous memoir is a must-read...exceedlingly funny...among the very best books with a sporting theme.' --Yorkshire Evening Post
'Genuinely funny...thoroughly recommended' --When Saturday Comes
'Nothing has been as good as Fever Pitch. Until now. Laugh out loud funny...The Bromley Boys is a real treat..a must read for any football supporter.' --TheBookbag.co.uk
'With laugh aloud moments as young Dave Roberts reveals his love for Bromley, sheepskin coats, skinheads and his best mate's big sister, The Bromley Boys is well worth a read.' --Kent On Sunday
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"Genuinely funny...thoroughly recommended"
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is an absolute must read for anyone who has stood behind a goal at their favourite teams ground in the pouring rain cursing and muttering "never again"..only to turn up promptly and full of hope the next game of course!! Expertly written, Mr Roberts puts the reader in that exact place week after week as his beloved team and his sunday league team suffer the same fate as the season unfolds. An absolute joy to read, it had me in stitches. You really dont have to be a Bromley fan to relate to this, anyone who has followed a not so great non league team...especially in the 60's, 70's and 80's before football lost its soul...can relate to this. Buy it, you wont be dissappointed.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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You do not have to come from Bromley to buy & enjoy this book! It is a tale that every supporter of lower league & so called 'non league'teams can relate to.
The expectations of a successful season,are soon outdone by the true reality, yet we still wake up on every match day, keen & eager to trapse all over the land watching our team. The glory hunters of the top Premier league teams have no concept of the roller coaster that is suporting a team that struggles to survive on & off the pitch.
Every supporter thoughout the land shout buy this book for an insite as to the true reality of grass roots football, without which, the elite would not be there.
The expectations of a successful season,are soon outdone by the true reality, yet we still wake up on every match day, keen & eager to trapse all over the land watching our team. The glory hunters of the top Premier league teams have no concept of the roller coaster that is suporting a team that struggles to survive on & off the pitch.
Every supporter thoughout the land shout buy this book for an insite as to the true reality of grass roots football, without which, the elite would not be there.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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It's rare for me to read a book that really makes me laugh. The Bromley Boys achieved it - I was laughing out loud, and regularly, right the way through. There were passages I'd still be thinking about (and snorting in public over) a week or so later...
'...when they went 7-0 up with only a couple of minutes left, I looked longingly towards the exit. When they went 8-0 up, the Barking fans started singing 'seven nil, seven nil, seven nil, seven nil'. It was the final humiliation. They'd actually lost count of the score.'
That's the sort of thing you have to tell everybody down the pub!
It's a funny and moving book, written in a disarmingly self-effacing style. I really loved it and would recommend it to anyone.
'...when they went 7-0 up with only a couple of minutes left, I looked longingly towards the exit. When they went 8-0 up, the Barking fans started singing 'seven nil, seven nil, seven nil, seven nil'. It was the final humiliation. They'd actually lost count of the score.'
That's the sort of thing you have to tell everybody down the pub!
It's a funny and moving book, written in a disarmingly self-effacing style. I really loved it and would recommend it to anyone.
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