Tales from the Touchline

Football Memories from a Referee and Fan

AvJohn Gunn

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Tales from the Touchline: Football Memories from a Referee and Fan is the story of a football fan and his experiences as a referee. A fan of Dundee United for many years, John Gunn's playing career was virtually non-existent, being limited to schoolboy level. He moved home from Dundee to Elgin in 1979 and began his refereeing journey, which took him from amateur levels to the Scottish Football Association's Senior List. Ten seasons at the very top of Scottish football saw John encounter the game's real characters, plenty of daft decisions and a whole raft of humorous incidents. After hanging up his whistle, John returned to the stands as a supporter of Dundee United and his contacts within the game provided him with even more stories to tell, many regarding his own team's fortunes - including how Eddie Thompson took over from legendary ex-manager Jim McLean. Tales from the Touchline has a mix of football's politics, characters, blunders and a good dose of humour thrown in for good measure.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-01-29
Mått:190 x 10 x 130 mm
Vikt:315 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Pitch Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781785318184

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This is the first, and probably last, book to be written by John Gunn. He won competitions at school for writing compositions but chose not to follow a career in journalism. However, he has spent most of his working life in the newspaper industry. He was inspired to write the book by friends and his lovely wife Sheila; she had listened to his countless football memories over the years and encouraged him to finally put pen to paper.