- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd., London; First Edition edition (21 Oct 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 023399291X
- ISBN-13: 978-0233992914
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 19.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 684,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Subtitled Nick Hancock's Alternative History of Football, this book is for every football fan who has wished they could nip back in time and change that all-important (and, of course, vastly unfair) referee's decision, missed penalty or impatient foul and re-write the sporting history books. So there should be something to appeal to everyone.
What if the Hand of God had stayed in heaven and not with Maradona? What if Gareth Southgate had just whacked it in as his mother suggested, rather than heading instead for a life of Pizza adverts? And what was Don Revie doing with the sock tags at Elland Rd in the 70s?
These and many other burning football questions are answered in Hancock's inimitable style. Great colour pictures complete a book that is always funny, usually irreverant and often plain mad. Good fun that will make football fanatics and non-fans alike laugh out loud. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Synopsis
An examination of our national pastime.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a brilliant book, consistently inventive and funny. The premise is a "What if...?" approach to football history, showing that the ripples from the beautiful game's crucial turning points can spread out into all walks of life. The sequence showing that the dodgy bottle of Mexican beer which ruled Gordon Banks out of the World Cup quarter final in Leon in 1970 led directly to Thatcherism is particularly pleasing and flawlessly argued. There are some great pictures with hilarious captions, and a great 1966 conspiracy theory short story by Chris "Bostock's Cup" England which is absolutely begging to be made into a film. I bought this book as a gift for a football fanatic, started flicking through it, and decided to keep it. Excellent.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is tremendous fun for any footie fan - I laughed like a drain more than once. Loved the story about the 1966 World Cup, and the many ways the authors find to deprive Manchester United of honours. Excellent!
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