Tag: ageing footballer

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 7. Do I have to?

In which our hero (i.e. me) is gutted not to be picked for the national team, but bears his disappointment stoically.

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Confessions of an Ageing Football Player

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player

A satirical novel about fantasy, solitude, and replaying the beautiful game alone.

In Confessions of an Ageing Football Player, an ageing man plays out the 2014 World Cup match by match on his old Subbuteo table, narrating himself into glory long after the crowd, the pitch, and the body have disappeared.

This is not a sports memoir. It’s a comic, affectionate, and quietly unsettling exploration of football fandom, masculinity, and the rituals we invent to keep the game alive.

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Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 6. The Return of the Football Flaneur

In which our hero i.e me has reluctantly to forego a life of aimless wandering and buckle down to his / my first big challenge: his / my first run out onto the hallowed pitch of a World Cup stadium.

Prefer to read the book than listen to the podcasts? You can buy your very own signed copy of Confessions of an Ageing Football Player here.

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player

A satirical novel about fantasy, solitude, and replaying the beautiful game alone.

In Confessions of an Ageing Football Player, an ageing man plays out the 2014 World Cup match by match on his old Subbuteo table, narrating himself into glory long after the crowd, the pitch, and the body have disappeared.

This is not a sports memoir. It’s a comic, affectionate, and quietly unsettling exploration of football fandom, masculinity, and the rituals we invent to keep the game alive.

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Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 5. The Inside Track on the Rank Outsider

In which our hero i.e. me experiences the benefits of living the high footballing life in Rio de Janeiro and Copacabanana Beach. 

Episode 5: The Inside Track on the Rank Outsider. – The ‘Confessions’ Sports Player Series

In which our hero i.e. me experiences the benefits of living the high footballing life in Rio de Janeiro and Copacabanana Beach.  Prefer to read the book than listen to the podcasts? You can buy your very own signed copy of Confessions of an Ageing Football Player here.

Prefer to read the book than listen to the podcasts? You can buy your very own signed copy of Confessions of an Ageing Football Player here.

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player

A satirical novel about fantasy, solitude, and replaying the beautiful game alone.

In Confessions of an Ageing Football Player, an ageing man plays out the 2014 World Cup match by match on his old Subbuteo table, narrating himself into glory long after the crowd, the pitch, and the body have disappeared.

This is not a sports memoir. It’s a comic, affectionate, and quietly unsettling exploration of football fandom, masculinity, and the rituals we invent to keep the game alive.

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Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 4. Into the Heart of Darkness.

In which our hero i.e. me learns to become a permanent surprise to the opposition and the guerilla in their midst.

Episode 4: Into the Heart of Darkness. – The ‘Confessions’ Sports Player Series

In which our hero i.e. me learns to become a permanent surprise to the opposition and the guerilla in their midst. Prefer to read the book than listen to the podcasts? You can buy your very own signed copy of Confessions of an Ageing Football Player here.

Prefer to read the book than listen to the podcasts? You can buy your very own signed copy of Confessions of an Ageing Football Player here.

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player

A satirical novel about fantasy, solitude, and replaying the beautiful game alone.

In Confessions of an Ageing Football Player, an ageing man plays out the 2014 World Cup match by match on his old Subbuteo table, narrating himself into glory long after the crowd, the pitch, and the body have disappeared.

This is not a sports memoir. It’s a comic, affectionate, and quietly unsettling exploration of football fandom, masculinity, and the rituals we invent to keep the game alive.

£8.99
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Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep.3 Settling Old Football Scores is Surprisingly Easy


In which our hero i.e. me settles some old scores in Bogota before heading south to join the glitterati, chatterati and flitterati of the world’s football elite.

Episode 3: Settling Old Football Scores is Surprisingly Easy. – The ‘Confessions’ Sports Player Series

In which our hero i.e. me settles some old scores in Bogota before heading south to join the glitterati, chatterati and flitterati of the world's football elite. Prefer to read the book than listen to the podcasts? You can buy your very own signed copy of Confessions of an Ageing Football Player here.

Prefer to read the book than listen to the podcasts? You can buy your very own signed copy of Confessions of an Ageing Football Player here.

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player

A satirical novel about fantasy, solitude, and replaying the beautiful game alone.

In Confessions of an Ageing Football Player, an ageing man plays out the 2014 World Cup match by match on his old Subbuteo table, narrating himself into glory long after the crowd, the pitch, and the body have disappeared.

This is not a sports memoir. It’s a comic, affectionate, and quietly unsettling exploration of football fandom, masculinity, and the rituals we invent to keep the game alive.

£8.99
Shop now