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We’ve all heard the old Greavsie cliché, ‘It’s a funny old game’, but even I was a bit surprised on reading this book to find out just how many bizarre and peculiar stories there are from the world of British football. Every Saturday I have the honour of travelling around Premiership games watching events unfold but I’m sad to say that, even in my experience, I’ve yet to see a 20-0 win or a triple hat-trick by one player in a single match – both stories that Rob has uncovered in this wonderful book.

Of course, Jeff Stelling will tell you that maybe things like that did happen – but I managed to miss them. ‘Red card? I must have missed that, Jeff…!’ There’s plenty I could say about Jeff too, as it happens, but as this is a family publication I’ll leave it for now…

Anyway, this is the perfect book to get stuck into should you find yourself in the middle of a 0-0 bore draw – and it’s not a bad book to ponder should you ever have concerns that your team is cursed or just simply dreadful. As you’ll see as you make your way through these pages, there’s always been a group of supporters who have had it worse than you.

Enjoy the book – ‘It’s unbelievable, Jeff!’

Chris Kamara