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Up Pompey: A Clueless American Sportswriter Bumbling Through English Football: A Clueless American Sportswriter Bumbles Through English Football [Paperback]

Chuck Culpepper (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Publication Date: 1 May 2008

After fifteen years in his job, disillusioned prize-winning American sports journalist Chuck Culpepper decided it was time for a change.

He moved to the UK where he discovered football and began to visit stadiums and sit among big crowds, learning about a league chock-a-bloc with facts he didn't know, legacies that hadn't grown tired, and astounding fan noise he couldn't wait to comprehend.

Most important, he discovered the Fear of Relegation which wreaks fear, envy, anxiety, desperation and humiliation - in other words, so many of the things still great about sport. Chuck decided to start his second sports childhood by following one club through the 10-month 2006-07 season: Harry Redknapp's Portsmouth.

UP POMPEY - a journey from snide, abject cynicism to the freshest of goosebumps - describes Chuck's dramatic year spent burrowed in England's Premiership.

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix (1 May 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0753824124
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753824122
  • Product Dimensions: 2.1 x 12.9 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 13,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Up Pompey testifies to underdog victories and wonder goals witnessed (Michael Caines TLS )

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A Premiership season, through the eyes of a disillusioned American sports journalist who adopts Portsmouth FC as his club.
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4.2 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Up Pompey 10 Oct 2009
By Mr. R. P. Young
Format:Paperback
Excellent read and that's coming from a Southampton fan. It is now stored on my bookcase with the spine facing the wall still containing the Saints ticket stub that I was using as a bookmark.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Enticing plot is complimented with excellent writing 8 Jan 2008
By WhoIzzet
Format:Hardcover
It's something every football fan will wonder at one point: "What would Americans think of the beautiful game?" Chuck Culpepper answers that riddle with this delightfully well written tale of demise and surprise.

The basic idea is that Chuck, an American sports journalist, has fallen out of love with American sports, and looks for revived passion. He decides to sample the wierd and wonderful world of English football. I won't spoil the rest.

It really is worth a read. The book brings your interest in football back to it's very foundations, and gives a different outlook on the sport us British are so used to.

Despite the title, "Up Pompey" is not exclusively for Portsmouth fans (Although that is an extra treat for those who are). So I'd recommend it to anyone.
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4.0 out of 5 stars an outsiders view of a well loved sport 19 Jan 2012
By Aberter
Format:Paperback
An outsiders view of a well loved sport. Picks up a lot of idiosyncrasies which we just take for grant. I loved the philosophical thoughts on the songs, and the attempts to understand what motivates the supporters. Success is most certainly not all that matters. I was not so interested in some of the comparisons to baseball etc.
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