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The hilarious and moving story of a man called Dave (a football fan) and his most precious possessions... When Dave Roberts relocates to the USA, his wife informs him that they can only take what is 'absolutely essential'. Packing his collection of football programmes (1,134 of them - football fans are sticklers for statistics), Dave is aghast to be informed that the programmes do not fall into that category. He must whittle down his treasured archive to only what will fit inside a Tupperware container the size of a Dan Brown hardback. 32 Programmes tells the story of how Dave made the selection of his most important programmes, and how the process brought back a flood of nostalgia for simpler times. As the sights, sounds and smells of those 1,134 football matches return, the choices Dave makes reflect the twists and turns that life takes. Finally, with just hours to go before the flight, the container is full to the brim. One more programme will be added to the collection - one that Dave never thought he would see and which means more to him than any other. 32 Programmes is the story of youthful football obsession, crushes on disinterested girls, rubbish jobs and trying to impress skinheads. But most of all, it is the story of a man's life and loves, of family, friends and football.

About the Author :
Dave Roberts has been one of those annoying bike couriers, a security guard, a Civil Servant, a KFC chef who was fired for trying to steal a sample of the secret recipe, and a train driver - all before reaching the age of twenty. After that, he settled for a career in advertising, which was eventually cut short by illness, but not before accidentally winning a Silver Lion at Cannes. He now writes books, which all seem to have a theme in common- obsession ...

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Funny and well-paced. The reader is in the hands of a skilled story-teller. This is not a book aimed at anoraks; it’s a memoir filled with wit and emotion. A little gem... a brilliant way to reflect on his love affair with football Very funny in wry, Nick Hornby-esque fashion... This memoir will gain a lot of fans Remarkable... A book that every woman should study, for the unique insight it offers into the impenetrable enigma of the male mind A brilliant idea nicely executed, it's certainly the funniest sport-related read this Christmas A wistful evocation of the author's early life told through a vast accumulation of football programmes he was forced to cull Imagine loafing in your favourite armchair, old mates around, beers and bites on hand, humour high, watching and discussing re-runs of memorable football matches. Sounds good, doesn't it? Well, it's not far off what you get with Dave Roberts' delightful homage to the beautiful game, and the part his life has played in it... A book full of the joys, miseries, near-misses, hopes, failures and fun of life, in this case a football obsessive's, but it's one we can all find something to identify with. A heart-warmer Hugely enjoyable, poignant book... Dave Roberts' wonderful series of tales explain why every one of the programmes made it into the box; each is infused with a mixture of touching reminiscence or laugh-out-loud anecdote Deliriously enjoyable... utterly engaging Nostalgically warm in its tender recall of the way things used to be, this is a book for the true football follower, whose life has been shaped by the game and doesn't mind admitting it


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780857500502
  • Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 304
  • Weight: 264 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0857500503
  • Publisher Date: 24 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Width: 126 mm


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