{"product_id":"9781471180910-farther-corner","title":"The Farther Corner","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Sentimental Return to North-East Football\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-five years on from his classic football book \u003ci\u003eThe Far Corner\u003c\/i\u003e, Harry Pearson returns to the north-east to find out what has changed since then\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the funniest books I've read' Arthur Mathews, co-writer of \u003ci\u003eFather Ted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWidely regarded as one of the best football books ever written, \u003ci\u003eThe Far Corner\u003c\/i\u003e was a vivid portrait of the sport in the north-east and of the people who bring such passion to it. Now, a generation later, Harry Pearson returns to the region to discover how much things have changed - and how much they have remained the same.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the mid-1990s, \u003cb\u003eKevin Keegan\u003c\/b\u003e brought sporting romance and expectation of trophies to \u003cb\u003eNewcastle\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSunderland\u003c\/b\u003e moved the the Stadium of Light backed by a wealthy consortium, \u003cb\u003eMiddlesbrough\u003c\/b\u003e signed one of the best \u003cb\u003eBrazilians\u003c\/b\u003e of the era and won their first major trophy - even little Darlington had a former safe-cracker turned kitchen magnate in charge, promising the world. The region even provided England's two key players in Euro 96 in \u003cb\u003eAlan Shearer \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Paul Gascoigne\u003c\/b\u003e - the far corner seemed destined to become the centre of England's footballing world. But it never happened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Using travels to and from matches in the 2018-19 season, \u003ci\u003eThe Farther Corner \u003c\/i\u003ewill explore the changes in \u003cb\u003enorth-east football and society\u003c\/b\u003e over the past twenty-five years. Visiting new places and some familiar ones, catching the stories, the sentiment and the sound of the supporters, locating where football now sits in the life of a region that was once proud to be what John Arlott suggested was ‘The Hotbed of Soccer’, it will be about love and loss and the happiness to be found eating KitKats and joking about Bobby Mimms on cold February days in coal-scented northern air. The region may have been left behind in the Champions League stakes, but few would doubt the power of its beating heart. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39525143511137,"sku":"9781471180910","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31793516.jpg?v=1734597244","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471180910-farther-corner","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}