{"product_id":"extra-time-beckons-penalties-loom-how-to-and-abuse-the-language-of-football-hardcover","title":"Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to (and Abuse) the Language of Football - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Hurrey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited follow-up to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFootball Clich?s, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Hurrey's cult classic about the language of football.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoes language evolve? Yes, it does.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill it ever be acceptable for a football commentator to call a shot that bounces before it goes in 'a screamer'? No, it will not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the self-appointed world expert on the subject, Adam Hurrey sets off to define the definitive rules of the language of football. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe will answer the big questions such as: is it acceptable to say a player is 'breaking their silence' (it's complicated), can headers can be 'lashed' (anatomically impossible), whether a penalty shootout could ever be described as 'late drama' (truly abhorrent), how many games constitute a 'bumper' day of Premier League action (minimum of eight) and just how big a deficit constitutes 'a mountain to climb' (certainly not Liverpool going 1-0 down at home to Wolves in the third minute, Sky Sports). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Hurrey examines some case studies of how the football media has reached saturation point - the transfer rumour mill, the futile art of big-match previewing, the rise of (and backlash against) football jargon - and how its language has evolved to keep the machine going. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHave we let the football lexicon spiral out of control? In finding out, this book will be exactly as gloriously pedantic as it sounds.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFootball Clich?s\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A must-have' \u003cbr\u003eThe Telegraph \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Book of the Week'\u003cbr\u003eThe Independent \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Entertaining, hilarious.'\u003cbr\u003eSport Magazine \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Hurrey's observations are worryingly accurate and will make you laugh out loud.'\u003cbr\u003eoutsideoftheboot.com\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Hurrey is a London-based football writer. He created the Football Clich?s blog in 2007 while working as a TV listings editor and has since contributed articles about the unique language of football to the websites of the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He also had trials for Swindon Town as a youngster, but was genuinely rejected for being 'too small'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47475805552818,"sku":"9781035408351","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2efe2759895bfb480f1fa6b76eec5633.webp?v=1779175516","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/extra-time-beckons-penalties-loom-how-to-and-abuse-the-language-of-football-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}