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  • Black Boots and Football Pinks

  • 50 Lost Wonders of the Beautiful Game
  • Written by: Daniel Gray
  • Narrated by: Daniel Gray
  • Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins

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Black Boots and Football Pinks

Written by: Daniel Gray
Narrated by: Daniel Gray
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Publisher's Summary

Bloomsbury presents Black Boots and Football Pinks written and read by Daniel Gray.

A collection of lyrical sweet-nothings whispered to old-fashioned wingers, ramshackle dugouts, multiple cup replays and 47 other wonders that made us love football.

Goalkeepers in trousers, proper division names, turf patterns, pixelated scoreboards and, of course, Saturday evening pink newspapers... They were the gritty stardust that made football sparkle.

Here, 50 such wonders are drawn together with evocative charm before they slip from memory forever. Dedicating a chapter to each wonder, Daniel Gray's pieces are more like love letters than essays.

Here is a sentimental meander beneath main-stand clocks and through streets where children still play football. Written in the same wistful and whimsical style as Gray's much-admired previous book, Saturday, 3pm, the unashamedly nostalgic Black Boots and Football Pinks will warm the heart and prompt fond sighs of recognition.

Gray's words preserve on paper the relics and minutiae of a shared obsession and identity. They make yesterday's football feel within touching distance, and offer cosy refuge from a boisterous game and world.

©2018 Daniel Gray (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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