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Paul Brown’s detailed account of this remarkable enterprise is, I venture to suggest, the real-life Escape to Victory, and worthy of consideration by a filmmaker.” – Steve Bloomer and the real Escape to Victory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Anton Rippon,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Derby Telegraph (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.derbytelegraph.co.uk\/news\/derby-news\/steve-bloomer-real-escape-victory-3775780\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDerby Telegraph\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat was the Ruhleben Football Association?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Outside Write podcast (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/outsidewrite.co.uk\/podcast-what-was-the-ruhleben-football-association\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOutside Write 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When you’re winning, it’s the best thing on Earth, and when you’re not, it’s the end of the world. And the thing about being a football fan is, whichever way fortune swings, you’re stuck with the game and your team for life. We’ve come to accept the great hold football has on us. But how did this happen? How did we become so entirely wrapped up in the game? How did we become football fans?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSavage Enthusiasm traces the evolution of the football fan from the sport’s earliest origins right up to the present day, exploring how football became the world’s most popular spectator sport, and why it became the undisputed game of the people. The history of the football fan is also a social history, a political history, a history of the media, and a history of the game itself. Primarily, though, it’s a history of people going out to watch their teams, win or lose, then going back again and again. 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href=\"http:\/\/www.wsc.co.uk\/reviews\/109-Fandom\/13874-savage-enthusiasm-a-history-of-football-fans-by-paul-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eWhen Saturday Comes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“An excellent read, rich in anecdotes and explanation” –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gameofthepeople.com\/2017\/08\/24\/football-read-review-dissecting-the-football-fan-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGame of the People\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Predictably excellent… a breezy run through the fan’s experience and at its heart the notion of football’s irresistibility – why did the sport become such a behemoth, beloved by millions?” –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/thetwounfortunates.com\/book-review-savage-enthusiasm-a-history-of-football-fans\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Two Unfortunates\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A splendid new book by [an] always exemplary researcher” –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsjournalists.co.uk\/books-and-reviews\/how-fans-made-football-game-of-the-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSports Journalists’ Association\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A shot in time shows what it means to be a fan” –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-5188741\/A-shot-time-Tottenham-Manchester-United-1972.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The evolution of the football fan – and what it says about the game” –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca 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