Nowhere to Run The Ridiculous Life of a Semi-Professional Football Club Chairman

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Publisher's Synopsis

'Captures the illogical romance of the sport' NEW STATESMAN

Ever wondered what it would be like to run your local football club?

On the second oldest football pitch in the world, Jonathan Sayer stands atop a beer crate to address the assembled fans. As his initial optimism begins to slip through his fingers, the new chairman of Ashton United starts to realize the scale of the challenge ahead.

With a fan-led mutiny on his hands, a star striker on crutches, and a record number of games without a win, Jonathan is forced to make a series of increasingly desperate decisions - from sinking his life savings into an ever-spiralling wage bill to inviting a local priest to perform a late-night exorcism on the pitch.

Chronicling the euphoric highs and bitter disappointments of the less glamourous side of the beautiful game, Nowhere to Run is the hilarious, heart-warming tale of life in the hot seat of a non-league football club.

'A glorious chronicle of memorable highs, bitter disappointments and never-ending bills'
MIRROR

Book information

ISBN: 9781804991701
Publisher: Transworld
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 338.47796334092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 180g
Height: 198mm
Width: 128mm
Spine width: 17mm