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23%OFFJim White - You'll Win Nothing with Kids - 9780349119885 - V9780349119885
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You'll Win Nothing with Kids

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Description for You'll Win Nothing with Kids Paperback. * One man's struggle to do an Alex Ferguson: a touching and hilariously observed account of a father's attempts to manage his son's football team Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.

On Sunday mornings Jim White has the following choice: visit the supermarket, buy trellising at B'n'Q, or stand on the sidelines of a muddy municipal football pitch, his trouser cuffs wetter than a weekend in Llandudno, shoulder-to-shoulder with a motley crew of mums, dads, step-parents and same-sex life partners all screaming at their beleaguered offspring. You'll find Jim in the same place every week, failing to organise a bunch of lads into something resembling a team while on the far side of the park his opposite number, a wannabe Mourinho in brashly monogrammed tracksuit, struts the sidelines, shouting - always ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
202g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349119885
SKU
V9780349119885
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Jim White
Jim White is an award-winning sports journalist and long-time columnist first for the GUARDIAN and now the DAILY TELEGRAPH. He has also worked extensively for BBC Radio 4 and 5 and has written and presented several television documentaries.

Reviews for You'll Win Nothing with Kids
The Fever Pitch of the junior league
SUNDAY TIMES
It's a fizzingly funny, sad, thoughtful book, and should win White a hatful of awards. He done well, the lad, as they say
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Touching, involving and really quite enthralling... White proves that you can win everything with kids
DAILY TELEGRAPH
White's loving book ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for You'll Win Nothing with Kids


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