{"product_id":"union-jock","title":"Union Jock","description":"\u003cp\u003eJuly 30, 1966. Bobby Moore is lifting the Jules Rimet trophy, Denis Law is playing golf, and a young boy in Edinburgh is being taught the most important lesson of his life: no matter who England are playing, you support the other lot. If the opposition have a dodgy human rights record, or are cruel to wasps, or can't even be located on a large-format map - too bad. You support the other lot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForty years on, and Aidan Smith has done a pretty good job of supporting the other lot. But these days he should be old enough, and ugly enough, to be above petty, playground-formed sporting squabbles. Besides, the World Cup is coming, Scotland haven't made it, and he's about to marry an Englishwoman. Maybe it's a sign. But can a Scotsman ever cheer for 'Ingerland'?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnion Jock\u003c\/i\u003e, Aidan Smith investigates the age-old England-Scotland emnity, both on and off the football field. The Scots may have suffered at the hands of the Auld Enemy for centuries - \u003ci\u003eBraveheart\u003c\/i\u003e, Culloden, Jimmy Hill calling David Narey's goal a \"toe-poke\" (against Brazil in the 1982 World Cup, top right-hand corner) - but now they're a nation on the rise, with a spanking new parliament to prove it. But what do the fans, players, politicians, and Sassenach invaders really think about their English neighbours? Would supporting England be a denial of their Scottishness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin Aidan Smith on his quest to put an end to centuries of not-so-friendly rivalry. That's if the Scots don't get him first. Or the English.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251179409752,"sku":"9780224080156","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780224080156_10d59499-61b0-4532-9a3c-74d5a73d9803.jpg?v=1764394222","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/union-jock","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}