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Footypedia Daniel Maier

Footypedia By Daniel Maier

Footypedia by Daniel Maier


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Summary

To celebrate winning the FA Cup by wearing its lid as a hat - the smell inside a Ford Fiesta carrying five overweight England fans back to Lincolnshire - every football fan has seen or known these things. But who has the words to describe them? This book offers insightful repository for the things in football that takes too many words to describe.

Footypedia Summary

Footypedia by Daniel Maier

To celebrate winning the FA Cup by wearing its lid as a hat - the smell inside a Ford Fiesta carrying five overweight England fans back to Lincolnshire - the nagging feeling of resentment when you let a four-year-old score a goal past you in the garden - the lovely velvety bag the cup draw balls are kept in - every football fan has seen or known these things. But who has the words to describe them? Wouldn't football be more fun if there was a word for surreptitiously timing a pre-match minute's silence, just to see if it's accurate? Or for the feeling of frustration that the half of the league table you catch sight of on TV is never the half with your team in?Shouldn't there be a verb that means: to reduce a 2-0 deficit to 2-1 in injury time, grab the ball out of the net and run back to the half-way line with it in order to get the game restarted as quickly as possible, despite the fact that your actions are completely futile since it's the other team that'll be kicking off again? Yes. There should be. And there is. Footypedia: The Alternative Football Dictionary is the hilarious, insightful and essential repository for all those things in football that up 'til now have simply taken too many words to describe. It is the year's funniest, most off-beat and irreverent football book.

Footypedia Reviews

If you're struggling with post-trophy stress disorder and can't wait for the Euros to begin, this dictionary has all the daft terminology and fussy detail any sad lad could need The List This handy sized volume ... will definitely put a smile on your face Book Review Both language and sport are enriched, and this book is guaranteed to give you a warm penk (hey! Look it up.) Word

About Daniel Maier

Daniel Maier has written for television, radio and theatre. His credits include: Harry Hill's TV Burp, Alistair McGowan's Big Impression and Big World Cup, and The Peter Serafinowicz Show. He must have a sense of humour: he supports Newcastle United.

Additional information

GOR000815096
9781846053818
1846053811
Footypedia by Daniel Maier
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Cornerstone
20080605
192
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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