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Up Pompey: A Clueless American Sportswriter Bumbles Through English Football (Hardcover)

by Chuck Culpepper (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 296 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; First Edition edition (1 Aug 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0297852833
  • ISBN-13: 978-0297852834
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.8 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 214,208 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Jon Wise, DAILY SPORT

This one is for all lovers of the Beautiful Game...fun, eye-opening and emotional.


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This one is for all lovers of the Beautiful Game...fun, eye-opening and emotional. (Jon Wise DAILY SPORT )

'In an account dense with jokes...anyone who has knots in their stomach as full-time approaches...will know exactly what he is going on about.' (Chris Maume THE INDEPENDENT )

'An affectionate, Brysonesque look at football...offers insights that only a foreigner can divine.' (Simon Hills TIMES MAGAZINE )

'A fresh and eloquent insight into the insanity of fandom.' (GUARDIAN UNLIMITED SPORT )

'A right rollicking read.' (Andrew Baker DAILY TELEGRAPH )
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a riot!, 10 Sep 2007
By Lyda L. Shuster - See all my reviews
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This book is a kick in the seat of the pants. I'm chuckling with every chapter.

The writing is so wonderful that even readers who aren't football or sports fans will enjoy reading about Chuck's experience.

I can't wait to see what he writes next!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good fun, 19 Jul 2008
By Eric Ambleside (North Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Up Pompey: A Clueless American Sportswriter Bumbles Through English Football (Paperback)
Chuck Culpepper is an American sportswriter who grew bored with his home-grown sports - too much money, spoilt brats playing and whiners managing, too much TV, etc, etc. In fact, ironically enough, all of the things that have completely put me off the "English" (come on ...) Premier League.

However, Culpepper comes to England and for the first time in decades - almost ever - watches as a fan, and a green one at that.

His adventures following Pompey as his adopted side for a season are very entertaining. He's good with a gag, has a sharp eye for the curios of English fandom, yet is never shy of weighing in with a strong opinion once in a while.

His writing style is pure Americana, laced with fluent US journo, which to my British taste comes across as somewhat un-literary, but that doesn't spoil the fun.

In summary, a light but highly entertaining read. I'm not sure there are any really deep insights into football or Englishness here, but you can't help warming to the kind of people prepared to dress up as a blue bear every fortnight to watch overpaid blokes kick a ball about. Sadly, the currently greed and tantrum infested game doesn't really deserve the fans it has.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Enticing plot is complimented with excellent writing, 8 Jan 2008
By WhoIzzet (Portsmouth, Hants, UK) - See all my reviews
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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Well written book with the ups and downs of portsmouth fc in a season, it was good to get an outsiders review of what we all football fans take for granted sometimes .
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