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United with Dad Simon Lloyd

United with Dad By Simon Lloyd

United with Dad by Simon Lloyd


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Summary

United With Dad is an emotional tale of football fandom and fatherhood. Detailing his father's agonising final months of life, Simon Lloyd draws on his and his father's memories of their shared love - Manchester United - attempting to make sense of why, at such a bleak time, a bond with a football club should matter so much.

United with Dad Summary

United with Dad: Fatherhood, Football Fandom and Memories of Manchester United by Simon Lloyd

United With Dad is an emotional tale of football fandom and fatherhood, detailing the agonising final two years of a man's life while drawing on his love for and memories of Manchester United.

David Lloyd passed away from metastatic prostate cancer in a nursing home in November 2019. During his heartbreaking decline, he also lived with dementia. His affection for United was ignited by early visits to Old Trafford as a boy in the 1950s. Through the anguish of his final months, his passion for the club never completely faded, even when so many other things did.

United With Dad is written by David's son, Simon, who reflects on his father's life and their relationship, attempting to make sense of why, at such a bleak time, a shared love of a football club should matter so much.

It is a book that transcends club allegiances, for anyone who knows what it is to devote a large chunk of their life to watching their favourite team beside someone they love, then, one day, realise the time has come to go on doing so without them.

About Simon Lloyd

Simon Lloyd is a lifelong Manchester United supporter who attended countless United games alongside his late father. More recently, he has been able to return to Old Trafford with his young son, Ethan. Simon has worked as a feature writer since 2015, covering a range of issues across football. United With Dad is his first book and is inspired by a widely shared article he wrote for JOE Media shortly after his father's death in 2019.

Additional information

GOR013291417
9781801504607
1801504601
United with Dad: Fatherhood, Football Fandom and Memories of Manchester United by Simon Lloyd
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pitch Publishing Ltd
20230807
224
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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