{"product_id":"pat-nevin-the-accidental-footballer","title":"PAT NEVIN: THE ACCIDENTAL FOOTBALLER","description":"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis future was clear, he'd become a teacher like his brothers. There was only one problem with this - Pat was far too good to avoid attention. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaised in Glasgow's East End, Pat loved the game, playing for hours and obsessively following Celtic. But as he grew up, he also loved Joy Division, wearing his Indie 'gloom boom' coat and going on marches - hardly typical footballer behaviour! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlaced firmly in the 80s and 90s, before the advent of the Premier League, and often with racism and violence present, Pat Nevin writes with honesty, insight and wry humour. We are transported vividly to Chelsea and Everton, and colourfully diverted by John Peel, Morrissey and nights out at the Hacienda. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Accidental Footballer\u003c\/i\u003e is a different kind of football memoir. Capturing all the joys of professional football as well as its contradictions and conflicts, it's about being defined by your actions, not your job, and is the perfect reminder of how life can throw you the most extraordinary surprises, when you least expect it.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Readers Paradise Book Shop Wexford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47629617070427,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0538\/7105\/0923\/files\/24_0bf2e8da-bb3e-476f-a3dd-c2c00933e820.jpg?v=1706719235","url":"https:\/\/readersparadise.pro\/products\/pat-nevin-the-accidental-footballer","provider":"ReadersParadise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}