Through The Seasons Before Us: Following Nottingham Forest in the 80s

Price 16.53 - 17.66 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9781780913391

Brand JMD Media

This book chronicles the true story of the adventures experienced by a group of friends travelling to watch Nottingham Forest’s controversial UEFA Cup Semi-Final Second Leg against Anderlecht back in 1984. This was at a time when football was the domain of the working class male; a tribal culture that had long outgrown the confines of 90 minutes on a Saturday afternoon; a time when fans were treated like animals and given little or no respect by those policing them. Set against the bleak backdrop of economic decline, deindustrialisation, urban decay and mass unemployment, football fans in 1980"s Britain mirrored the brutal social climate of the time; and the law of the jungle often prevailed. It is often in the face of such adversities that friendships are strengthened and adventures occur; and as in the case of this story, often resulting in memorable escapades and hilarious outcomes. The book turns back the clock; reverses the changes made over the past 30 years and allows the reader to experience football as it was then; seen through the eyes of some of those fans all that time ago…………… back to an age that was far more meat pie than prawn sandwiches!