Overview
A Love Letter to Football is the story of how the beautiful game, from the litter-strewn pitches of the grassroots to packed stadiums at the top of the sport, can help carry us through our darkest days. In 2016, Mark Davies was diagnosed with a rare and incurable blood cancer. A lifelong supporter of Middlesbrough Football Club, his devotion to the club and passion for a game so cherished by billions of people has been essential in helping him navigate the uncertainty of diagnosis and treatment. It’s been a fundamental part of his life in other ways too, from dealing with depression to fatherhood, not to mention some of the trials and tribulations of life’s broader challenges.This honest, funny and entertaining account of a life-changing experience, love for a football club and the way the game has been a bedrock throughout his life underlines that football may not be more important than life and death, but the joy and ecstasy it can bring – even for a Middlesbrough fan – really can help when times are hard.
Full Product Details
Author: Mark Davies ,
Steve Gibson, OBE
Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Pitch Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781801504898
ISBN 10: 180150489
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 02 October 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""Moving, funny and beautifully written. Mark Davies has delivered a wonderful, uplifting chronicle of where sport - in this case football - can take you when life has transported you to the darkest places. I cannot recommend it highly enough."" -- Phil McNulty, Chief Football Writer * BBC Sport * ""Profoundly moving, brilliantly written and beautifully observed, this is a Fever Pitch for our times, a wonderful antidote to the ills of modern football and a reminder of the power for good the game still wields."" -- Oliver Holt, Chief Sports Writer * The Mail on Sunday * ""A tender reflection on the way the love of football helps us cope with anything, even our own mortality."" -- Alyson Rudd * The Times *"
"""Moving, funny and beautifully written. Mark Davies has delivered a wonderful, uplifting chronicle of where sport - in this case football - can take you when life has transported you to the darkest places. I cannot recommend it highly enough."" -- Phil McNulty, Chief Football Writer * BBC Sport * ""Profoundly moving, brilliantly written and beautifully observed, this is a Fever Pitch for our times, a wonderful antidote to the ills of modern football and a reminder of the power for good the game still wields."" -- Oliver Holt, Chief Sports Writer * The Mail on Sunday *"
Author Information
Mark Davies is a writer, journalist and communications professional. He has worked for the BBC, CNN, Liverpool Echo, Liverpool Daily Post and Teesside Evening Gazette. He has written for The Guardian, Daily Telegraph and The Mirror as well as Middlesbrough fan sites The Boro Breakdown, Fly Me To The Moon and The Boro Mag.
