Daniel Gray

Black Boots and Football Pinks (MP3-Download)

50 Lost Wonders of the Beautiful Game Ungekürzte Lesung. 156 Min.
Sprecher: Gray, Daniel

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Produktbeschreibung

Bloomsbury presents Black Boots and Football Pinks written and read by Daniel Gray. A collection of lyrical sweet-nothings whispered to old-fashioned wingers, ramshackle dugouts, multiple cup replays and 47 other wonders that made us love football. Goalkeepers in trousers, proper division names, turf patterns, pixelated scoreboards and, of course, Saturday evening pink newspapers... They were the gritty stardust that made football sparkle. Here, 50 such wonders are drawn together with evocative charm before they slip from memory forever. Dedicating a chapter to each wonder, Daniel Gray's pieces read more like love letters than essays. Here is a sentimental meander beneath main-stand clocks and through streets where children still play football. Written in the same wistful and whimsical style as Gray's much-admired previous book, Saturday, 3pm, the unashamedly nostalgic Black Boots and Football Pinks will warm the heart and prompt fond sighs of recognition. Gray's words preserve on paper the relics and minutiae of a shared obsession and identity. They make yesterday's football feel within touching distance, and offer cosy refuge from a boisterous game and world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Sport
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781399400299
• Artikelnr.: 70167018

Autorenporträt

Daniel Gray is a writer, broadcaster and magazine editor from York. He presents the When Saturday Comes podcast and has published a host of critically acclaimed books on football and social history, including The Silence of the Stands which was shortlisted at the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023. @d_gray_writer

Rezensionen

A funny, affectionate and nostalgic celebration of quirks ... It would be easy to get the tone wrong but Gray's touch is exquisite. A book with so much warmth you could slip it into your pocket for games in winter.