Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
Book reviews | Saturday 21 January 2012 by Richard BlayneyFEVER PITCH IS FOOTBALL WRITING AT ITS VERY BEST
As the cover says: “In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that is before the players even take the field.” Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch is probably the best football book I have ever read. The book is basically an autobiography of Hornby’s life based around his memories of Arsenal gamesóthe team he supports to an obsessive levelófrom the late 60′s all the way to Arsenal’s dramatic league win over Liverpool in May ’89 thanks to that Michael Thomas goal, and into the early 90′s. Read more»
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My name is Richard Blayney; A Northern Irishman now residing in Toronto, Canada and founder, writer and editor of 
