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Balls: Tales from Football's Nether Regions (Hardcover)

by Paul Brown (Author)

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Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing (2 Sep 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1840189304
ISBN-13: 978-1840189308
Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 2.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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The Independent, Sports books of the year, 14 December 2004
A bountiful year for football readers who prefer left-field to legendary. The best of the bunch, Paul Brown's 'Balls'.

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Football has been given compendiums of curiosities before, but surely none so comprehensive as this... This could become your bible.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A little bit more, 5 Nov 2004

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This book contains stories that most seasoned Football fans will have heard before. Where this books scores highly is that each story always contains at least one piece of information that you probably didn't know. It's well written, humorous and reminds you that for all the Premiership millions, football can still be fun and an endless source of amusement.

The kind of book you get for Christmas and sit there reading and smiling to yourself while the kids run riot around you on Christmas morning.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Buy, 22 Sep 2004

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A really entertaining look at the absurdities and eccentricities of the culture that surrounds Football. From Fat goalies, to snail paced strikers and minute centre backs, this book is a treat from start to finish.

Fans of the Danny Baker & Danny Kelly Football Phone-ins will especially be in their element as "Balls" features many of the stories that they will be familiar with including Football Groupie "Joanne" and the infamous "Wooden Bowtie" Story.

A must buy for all Football Fans with a sense of humour and Internet Treehouse fanatics.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An alternative view of football, 21 Sep 2004

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I like reading football books but find that many autobiographies and that type of book are very boring. This is completely different. It takes the most interesting players like George Best, maradona, Gazza, Garricncha, and a player called CB Fry, plus loads more, and tells the interesting bits of their lives. It also looks at funny and bizarre stories involving fans, referees and managers. There are sections on football records, films, scandals, even football plane crashes! It is almost an encyclopedia of funny and strange stories that have happened before, only written in a continuous easy to read style. Some you will already have heard and enjoy reading again, but some you will never have heard of or even imagined (Roger Miller and the pygmies springs to mind)! Overall, this is essential for any football fan who enjoys the funny and bizarre side of football, and it is a nice sized hardback book which would make a really nice gift.

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