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Extra Time

50 Further Delights of Modern Football

AvDaniel Gray

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

154 kr

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FEATURED IN THE SCOTSMAN'S SPORT BOOKS OF 2020A collection of lyrical sweet-nothings whispered to late goals, local radio commentators, referees falling over and 47 other reminders of why we love football.Despite its flaws and excesses, modern football is still sprinkled with simple yet beguiling delights. In his previous book Saturday, 3pm, Daniel Gray captured many of them. Now he is back with a further 50 short essays of prose poetry dedicated to the game’s charming, technicolour minutiae. From club lottos to undeserved wins, and from pitch-invading animals to the roar after a minute’s silence, Extra Time is another romantic celebration of football fandom and its shared joys, habits, eccentricities and peculiarities. It is a salute to keepers going forward for corners, match balls landing on stand roofs and goals scored in quick succession. These chapters offer a gleeful antidote to disillusionment with modern football, VAR and all. They are reminders of why we care and justifications for our devotion. Each warmly evokes this sport’s blessed capacity to offer escape and diversion. Let us share the delight once more.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-08-07
Mått:180 x 120 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781399434256

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Daniel Gray is the author of Black Boots and Football Pinks, Saturday, 3pm: 50 Eternal Delights of Modern Football and Scribbles in the Margins: 50 Eternal Delights of Books. He has written five other books on football, politics, history and travel. His recent work has included screenwriting for the BBC, presenting social history on television and radio, and writing across a number of national titles.

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Gray is a master of observing and amplifying the things we love about football but wonder if anyone else even notices

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Preface: Or, finding more things to love1 Local radio commentators2 Club lottos and sellers3 Indirect free-kicks in the box4 Main stands5 Spotting a first-match fan6 Soft-spot teams7 Late fitness tests8 Animals on the pitch9 Booing a returning opposition player10 The coin toss and changing ends11 Getting annoyed at the mount of injury time set12 100+ points a session13 Scoring in quick succession14 The Pools Panel15 Not being able to sleep after a night match16 Keepers celebrating a goal17 Comebacks18 Squad photographs19 People patting police horses20 Seeing retired players get fat21 Jeering disallowed goals22 Being in an empty ground23 Clearing it off the line24 Ball boys and girls25 Holding a football26 The referee falling over27 Midweek Match of the Day28 Hearing the players29 Favourite and unlikely scorelines30 Late goals31 Being fickle32 Goalkeepers going forward33 A balletic piece of play34 Cup draws35 Not knowing the name of the person you sit with36 Seeing a player in a non-football setting37 An injury time catch38 Songs unique to your club39 Players celebrating a goal in front of you40 When the ball goes over a stand roof41 Climbing the stairs into the stand42 Wins in a row43 A goal back!44 Team talks on the pitch45 The roar after a minute's silence46 Undeserved wins47 Players applauding the away end48 Spotting a ground while on holiday49 Going with my daughter50 The final whistleAcknowledgements