{"product_id":"the-football-fan-s-handbook-a-manifesto-for-the-modern-football-supporter","title":"The Football Fan’s Handbook: A Manifesto for the Modern Football Supporter  - **PREORDER, SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE**","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Kevin loves his football, he's a passionate supporter of his club and the game' - GARY LINEKER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Kevin really understands what's funny about football' - DAVID BADDIEL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA (SORT OF) MANIFESTO FOR THE MODERN FOOTBALL SUPPORTER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does being a football fan entail? Can you be a good one or a bad one? And just how much passion, knowledge, sensitivity and schadenfreude do you need to pass as a 'proper' fan?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the help of top players, legendary managers and celebrity supporters, comedy writer Kevin Day dissects what it is that makes a real fan. He discusses the instinct to support a club, how we pick our team - family tradition, local club, glory hunting or 'I found two West Ham shirts in a charity shop' - and, heart-searchingly, whether we saddle our children with the hopes, despair and occasional exhilaration that has marked our own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKevin doesn't shy away from the serious issues either. He suggests what fans can do about the brazen exploitation by the clubs they love, the spectre of hooliganism, and the racism, sexism and homophobia which are still all-too evident in the stands and terraces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing a football fan isn't easy. Like any religion, it has its cherished, long-established customs, outdated practices and troublesome elements. The Football Fan's Handbook is your guide through this minefield: an in-depth, analytical if sketchily-drawn road map to becoming a 'real' fan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKevin Day is an award-winning stand-up comedian and BAFTA-nominated TV comedy writer. He has been supplying jokes for Have I Got News For You for over twenty years and is a regular voice on talkSport as well as a regular face on Sky Sport. He is also host of the bafflingly popular podcast The Price of Football which investigates the money behind the beautiful game and really annoys a lot of wealthy club owners in the process. Kevin is a season-ticket holder at Selhurst Park and is very proud of being a Trustee of Palace For Life, the Foundation of CPFC. Taurus, loves cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMessage from Stanchion:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a preorder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned copies will be sent after our event with Kevin on Monday 30 November.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnsigned copies will be sent as close to publication date (19 November) as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf ordered with any other items, they will be shipped together as one package either after the event or after publication, they will not be sent separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBloomsbury Sport\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e20 x 13 cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e304 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNovember 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e9781399426237\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kevin Day","offers":[{"title":"Signed (sent after 30 November)","offer_id":59032604606845,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Unsigned (sent after 19 November)","offer_id":59032604639613,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/5149\/9341\/files\/Preorders-square.png?v=1793718135","url":"https:\/\/stanchionbooks.com\/products\/the-football-fan-s-handbook-a-manifesto-for-the-modern-football-supporter","provider":"Stanchion Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}