Title : Who Stole Our Game
Author : Daire Whelan
ISBN : 0717140040
Publication Date : 31/10/2006
Format : Paperback
Publisher : GILL & MACMILLAN LTD
Purchase : Buy it online
Synopsis : How has the most popular game in the country failed so spectacularly over five decades? Who is responsible for the fall and fall of the League of Ireland? Based on interviews with players, managers, fans, club owners and officials, this book provides the answer, and examines what the future might hold for Ireland's own beautiful game.
Review : No. 1 - In a league starved of media attention, where a pocket rule could comfortably measure the daily column inches dedicated to our game, we first and foremost must be filled with great excitement and anticipation that someone has taken the time to write a book about the League of Ireland. It’s better still that a publisher has put their winnings from El Punter’s tips behind it to get it on the shelves of all good bookstores.
The someone who took the time in this case is Daire Whelan, a supporter of club football in Ireland who has tried to explain the empty seats and media indifference to the beautiful game on these shores. The old timers around the grounds often tell tales of big games from ye olde days with massive attendances, where people couldn’t get in to the ground and had to go back to their bicycles and pedal home again.
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