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I''ve Got Mail: The Soccer Saturday Letters

English

By (author): Jeff Stelling

I've Got Mail is the brand new book from Jeff Stelling, the Sunday Times bestselling author and host of Sky Sports' iconic football show Soccer Saturday. Reproducing a selection of correspondence he has received down the years, Stelling tells some intriguing stories around his experiences in broadcasting and football. This charming book is by turns warm and funny, moving and poignant, and invariably underpinned by a deeply rooted love of football and people.

It arrived while I was playing football. I remember my mum running towards me, dressed in pinny and slippers, waving a piece of flesh coloured paper, gripped in her hand, the print all in slightly faded block capitals. But the message from my new employer was clear and urgent.

BERNARD GENT UNWELL. GO TO LEEDS IMMEDIATELY. COVER LEEDS UNITED V MIDDLESBROUGH

It was the first and last telegram I ever received. It was a message that probably changed the course of my life. It was the first of many pieces of correspondence during my life which have made me laugh, cry or perhaps influenced my pathway in a more significant way.

Receiving letters by post or via e-mail has always been important to me. Even now I feel slightly disappointed if the postman passes the door without anything for me, even though I know the chances are it will be a bill, a parking fine, a bank statement or a catalogue offering me clothing or garden furniture. The same applies when my inbox is empty save for someone offering a deal on a used car or urging me to change my energy provider.

These days my mail is often from total strangers, usually with a simple birthday or autograph request. But at times the correspondence is emotional, and sometimes it is angry. Occasionally I'm entrusted with personal issues that the correspondents probably would not tell their closest friends. The only thing they all have in common is they start 'Dear Jeff'. Or almost all do...

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Product Details
  • Weight: 180g
  • Dimensions: 128 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 22 Apr 2021
  • Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781472279781

About Jeff Stelling

Born in Hartlepool in 1955 Jeff Stelling is a lifelong supporter of his hometown side Hartlepool United and the club's President. He was a presenter on LBC's Sportswatch programme in the early 1980s then moved to BBC Radio 2's Sport on 2. He later spent time as a sports newsreader before moving to Sky in 1992 to present coverage of horse racing snooker and darts. Three years later Stelling became presenter of what is now called Soccer Saturday a show he hosted until 2023. Between 2011 and 2015 he also fronted Sky Sport's coverage of the Champions League. Stelling was voted Sports Broadcast Journalist of the Year for five consecutive years and presented Channel 4's Countdown quiz show from 2008 to 2011. Stelling now hosts talkSPORT radio's Breakfast show on two days a week. An Ambassador for Prostate Cancer UK Stelling has helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds by undertaking a series of marathon-walking events. He lives in Hampshire with his wife and children.

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