{"product_id":"faithful-city-fickle-football","title":"Faithful City, Fickle Football","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of the renaissance of cash-strapped Worcester City, the club that kicked Liverpool out of the FA Cup. It offers a pitch-side view of a remarkable season that ended in a league championship and the team just a penalty kick away from Wembley.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by former Everton player and ex-Worcester City player and manager John Barton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold by veteran journalist Chris Bishop, who has followed and written about Worcestershire non-league football for 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this gripping book you’ll discover:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA terrace-eye view of the rebirth of a once-proud non-league club\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gripping, funny and raucous story of non-league survival that will resonate with football fans everywhere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stories of two other teams connected with City for 120 years: Stourbridge, the club that spawned Jude Bellingham, and Kidderminster Harriers, the only professional side in Worcestershire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow all three suffer the same money and ground headaches in these trying times, despite a resurgence of non-league football in the face of Premier League greed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA look at how fans are driving a resurgence in the non-league game as they are repelled and priced out of the Premier League\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a love letter to non-league football where proud communities stand against penury, racism and oblivion, where the wrong moves are taken for the right reason: survival. It’s an unusual world where directors are prepared to put on a nappy and push a pram for miles for the love of their club.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pitch Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54258142642520,"sku":"9781801509541","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781801509541_86e011f8-b236-4227-8f8c-d3a8256058fb.jpg?v=1777643126","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/faithful-city-fickle-football","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}