"Excellent" -The Times
"Kevin's immense knowledge shines on every page." - Gary Lineker
"A football book by a fan for the fans. A treasure trove." - Alan Davies
"An entertaining romp through the back alleys and glamour parks of English football." - FourFourTwo
Partly autobiographical, partly polemical, but mostly funny, Who Are Ya? is a snapshot of modern football, exploring the history of all 92 English Football League clubs .
During his time as a broadcaster, comedian and former Match of the Day presenter Kevin Day has spoken to thousands of football players, managers and most importantly fans from across the generations. He spent thousands of hours crossing the country on trains, planes, automobiles, coaches - and once a donkey called Lightning - watching football at all levels.
This book is the result of that: a tale of being chased down a railway line at Cardiff, a story of meeting George Best, an account of a lady getting her first Hull City tattoo at the age of 80!
Crisply funny and with a host of celebrity football fan contributors - including Stephen Fry, Jo Brand, Alfie Boe, Eddie Izzard, Gabby Logan, and Romesh Ranganathan - Who Are Ya? celebrates the joys and miseries of being a football supporter.
Autorentext
Kevin is one of the country's leading stand-up comedians and comedy writers - as Clare Balding wrote, 'If you laughed at a joke on TV recently, chances are Kevin wrote it.' Kevin writes for Have I Got News for You and currently he is head writer on the Amazon show 'Back of the Net', creating the funnies for John Bishop, Peter Crouch and Gabby Logan. He regularly appears on TalkSport and BBC 5Live, and has 15k followers on Twitter.
Klappentext
Written by comedian and former Match of the Day presenter Kevin Day, Who Are Ya? is a mix of comic observation, (friendly) fan rivalry and quirky anecdote, featuring brilliant celebrity contributions.
During his time as a broadcaster, Kevin Day has spoken to thousands of football fans. He has interviewed countless players and managers from across the generations, and he has spent thousands of hours crossing the country on trains, planes, automobiles and coaches, watching football at all levels.
This book is the result of that: a tale of being chased down a railway line at Cardiff, an account of interviewing George Best, a story of an 80-year-old lady getting her first Hull City tattoo - quite simply, a tale of football.
Who Are Ya? is partly autobiographical and mildly polemical, but mostly it is laugh-out-loud funny. It's also a snapshot of modern football, exploring all 92 English football league clubs. For instance, the chapter on Manchester City will include an angry and bemused look at modern football finances; Chelsea will include a discussion on foreign owners; Coventry, a hymn to the author's love of football kits; Walsall, a diversion into club nicknames (the Saddlers, since you ask); Spurs will lead to Gary Lineker and the art of TV punditry; and Crystal Palace will lead to superstitions, romance and being padlocked into a train with no toilet on the way to Wrexham.
Not only that but there will also be exclusive contributions from celebrity football fans, ex-players and managers, and current chairmen of football clubs.
The book will conclude that while there are fan rivalries, football unites more than it divides.