{"product_id":"9781472980403","title":"Extra Time : 50 Further Delights of Modern Football","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eExtra Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Daniel Gray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhimsical, engaging and elegantly written, \u003ci\u003eExtra Time \u003c\/i\u003eshares 50 entries on a different delight of football. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExtra Time \u003c\/i\u003ewill be loved by fans of \u003ci\u003eSaturday, 3pm\u003c\/i\u003e and new readers under football's spell. In short, anyone who has ever felt the exultation of watching their team score two goals in quick succession, revelled in an irrational dislike of a certain club or cherished a local radio commentator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBalloons on the pitch. Goalkeepers going forward for corners. The crowd whistling to bring full-time closer. Jeering a disallowed opposition goal. The ball being cleared off the line. Can we count the ways in which we love football ... the little things which make it mean so much?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExtra Time\u003c\/i\u003e offers a half-century of joyous prose poetry salutes to the beautiful game. Each short chapter sings with affections for the game. This is relatable, observational writing on sometimes tender and always universal themes; the sportswriting equivalent of a comforting hug.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExtra Time \u003c\/i\u003ewill help renew its readers' love of football. It will grow faith in the shared experiences of being a follower of the game--a comforting feeling that no supporter is alone in his or her eccentricities. The book demonstrates that, in a world coming apart at the seams, this sport and its technicolour minutiae offer an escape needed now more than ever. These 50 nuggets of pleasure are a sweet medicine in the face of disillusionment with modern football VAR and all; reminders of why we care and justifications for our devotion. It is time to start counting the love again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gray is a master of observing and amplifying the things we love about football but wonder if anyone else even notices” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gray writes like Lowry paints. Superb” —\u003ci\u003eBBC Radio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“superbly illuminates the many joys of football” —\u003ci\u003eLate Tackle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Daniel Gray's paean to football comes in the form of 50 beautifully written vignettes which celebrate the game's fun and foibles... Gray sifts through the matchday minutiae to produce delightful snapshots.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472980403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Sport","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40804463214798,"sku":"9781472980403","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_874e6fd6-7e7e-4a95-9d67-f083011e0bb1.jpg?v=1642575749","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472980403","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}