{"product_id":"expat-evertonian-the-diary-of-a-football-fan-working-abroad","title":"Expat Evertonian: The Diary of a Football fan working abroad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003eThis is a humourous and touching account of an Everton fans' unexpected move abroad to Kenya. It is loaded with adventure and surprise. Football fans everywhere will relate to the need to 'get the result' no matter where they are in the world.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003eOn Friday, 1 September 1989 Cliff Green boarded a plane from Heathrow to Nairobi to begin what he imagined to be a two year interlude to his teaching career in the UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003eHe was 27 and had never lived overseas before. In all respects he was very much a 'homeboy' being immensely attached to the British culture notably pop music, English pubs, Coronation Street and, most significantly, Everton Football Club.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003eOn 15 March 2011 he returned to England after more than two decades of teaching overseas in a journey that included Kenya, Bermuda and Uganda.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003eThere was also a personal journey of discovery and adventure loaded with humour and surprise and, while the pull of British culture diminished, the passion for Everton just grew and grew, no matter how difficult it may have been to 'get the result'.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003eCliff Green was born in Andover, Hampshire and he developed a love for football from an early age.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003eHe became besotted by Everton during the 1970 championship run-in idolising the Holy Trinity of Kendall, Harvey, Ball as well as his favourite centre-forward of all time, Joe Royle.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003eAfter a career as an accountant and a teacher, he left the UK and headed to Nairobi, where he spent his time teaching and trying to find out the Everton scores.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDB Publishing\u003cbr\u003e24 x 16 cm\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003eNovember 2012\u003cbr\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‎\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e ‎\u003c\/span\u003e9781780910123\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cliff Green","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58493507338621,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/stanchionbooks.com\/products\/expat-evertonian-the-diary-of-a-football-fan-working-abroad","provider":"Stanchion","version":"1.0","type":"link"}