Black Boots and Football Pinks

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A heartwarming, occasionally emotional and often very funny meander down Memory Lane… A book of considerable charm, worth the price of admission for the phrase “hair wax applied methodically and in a style that considered Charles Buchan’s Football Weekly a mirror” alone. A funny, affectionate and nostalgic celebration of quirks ... It would be easy to get the tone wrong but Gray's touch is exquisite. A book with so much warmth you could slip it into your pocket for games in winter. The perfect stocking filler…a wonderful little book. [Gray] effortlessly paints pictures that transport you to a place and time … both clever and endearing Often funny and absolutely authentic. Fifty taken-for-granted gems of Britain’s footballing past have been preserved for posterity…an unabashed love letter to the beautiful game. Back of the net. [Gray’s] poetic prose makes him the John Cheever of the penalty spot and the Joan Didion of the halfway line. Wistful and affecting. [Daniel Gray] is a very fine writer … funny, warm and, sheesh, this lad can turn a phrase in the way Juninho would Samba his way past a defender for his beloved Boro. An affectionate, tongue-not-quite-in-cheek lamentation for all that’s been lost from the game… Slight yet robust like a winger of the old school, this book jinks, charms and scores Brilliant writing. Expand reviews