Author:Martin King,Martin Knight
Football has reinvented itself. As television money has poured into the game, the traditional working-class fans have poured out - not by choice, but by economic necessity. According to those in charge of the game the football hooligan has at last been eliminated from the landscape. But how true is this much-vaunted claim? Martin King, author of Hoolifan, brings his story up to date in The Naughty Nineties. Ironically, he finds that football hooligans now really are in the minority but they are far more dangerous and committed than ever before.
A relentlessly upbeat guide
—— Brian O'Connor , Irish TimesWonderful . . . It is easy to see that the author is passionate about racing
—— Belfast NewsA good read but also a cracking travel manual
—— Daily StarHorses for Courses has admirably succeeded in capturing the addictive enthusiasm of racing in Ireland
—— BOS MagazineFar from being a tome for just those in the know, Horses for Courses is the ideal introduction for a newcomer to racing. . . Many of the author's encounters with people result in marvellous recounts of famous racing moments
—— Irish FieldFull of compelling anecdotes and perceptive analysis, and I would heartily recommend it even if it didn't also include a few excerpts from my own encounters with notable characters from the world of spin.
—— Brian Viner , IndependentGet hold of a copy of Amol Rajan's Twirlymen...This is a forensic and often lyrical examination of the history of spin
—— James Lawton , IndependentIn Amol Rajan the twirlers have found a historian worthy of their deceptive art...a brilliant, revisionist book...which should be compulsory reading for anyone who claims to love the game even half as much as the author evidently does.
—— Simon Redfern , IndependentAn eloquent, page-turning series of biographies about cricket's finest spin bowlers.'
—— Sunday ExpressAmol Rajan provides a natty introduction to the spin bowler.
—— iA charming history of spin-bowling
—— The LadyTwirlymen is a splendid romp through the history of spin bowling. A delight from start to finish, it's a book I dearly wish I'd written myself.
—— Alex Massie , SpectatorA fine book
—— William Leith , ScotsmanEntertaining and informative
—— Brandon Robshaw , Independent on SundayThis seductive book will engage those who don’t know a googly from a doosra and enlighten those who do
—— Independent