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Unfit and Improper Persons (An Idiot's Guide to Owning a Football Club FROM THE PRICE OF FOOTBALL PODCAST) - 9781399407557

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  • Product Details

    Author:
    Kevin Day, Kieran Maguire, Guy Kilty
    Format:
    Paperback
    Pages:
    304
    Publisher:
    Bloomsbury USA (May 27, 2025)
    Language:
    English
    Audience:
    General/trade
    ISBN-13:
    9781399407557
    ISBN-10:
    1399407554
    Weight:
    7.68oz
    Dimensions:
    5.05" x 7.75" x 0.8"
    File:
    Macmillan Trade-Macmillan_Print_US_Trade_20260219220420-20260220.xml
    Folder:
    Macmillan Trade
    List Price:
    $18.00
    Case Pack:
    64
    As low as:
    $13.86
    Publisher Identifier:
    P-STM
    Discount Code:
    A
    QuickShip:
    Yes
    Pub Discount:
    65
    Imprint:
    Bloomsbury Sport
  • Overview

    'A very funny book that tackles some serious football issues.'
    Gary Lineker

    Ever dreamed of setting up your own football club?

    Join the team behind The Price of Football podcast as they start a (fictional) football club and discover what's really going on behind the scenes of the beautiful game.

    Buying a football club will set you back a few quid, but you've also got to pass the Premier League and EFL's 'fit and proper persons test'. That all seems like a bit of a faff to the team behind the award-winning podcast The Price of Football, so acclaimed comedy writer Kevin Day, football finance expert Kieran Maguire and producer Guy Kilty start an imaginary club instead.

    In Unfit and Improper Persons they take West Park Rovers on a hilarious journey from the lowest level of the FA pyramid right up to the English Football League, the Premier League and, if fortune favours the fictional, into the heart of Europe.

    At least that's the plan, but inevitably they face a few challenges along the way. Where to find a shirt sponsor? What should the mascot be – is a dog called Rover too obvious? Can they pay the women's team the same as the men's team? (Spoiler alert: hardly anyone else does.) And how can they get Messi to the Kleanwell Stadium next season, like they promised the fans?

    Unfit and Improper Persons is informed, funny and, thanks to exclusive interviews with those who've been there, done that, it lays bare the labyrinthine world of football finance.