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    The Football Factory

    By John King

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    "Only a phenomenally talented and empathetic writer working from within his own culture can achieve the power and authenticity this book pulses with. Buy, steal, or borrow a copy now, because in a short time anyone who hasn't read it won't be worth talking to." —Irvine Welsh, author, Trainspotting

    The Football Factory is driven by its two main characters—late-20s warehouseman Tommy Johnson and retired ex-soldier Bill Farrell. Tommy is angry at his situation in life and those running the country. Outside of work, he is a lively, outspoken character, living for his time with a gang of football hooligans, the excitement of their fights and the comradeship he finds with his friends. He is a violent man, at the same time moral and intelligent. Bill, meanwhile, is a former World War II hero who helped liberate a concentration camp and married a survivor. He is a strong, principled character who sees the self-serving political and media classes for what they are. Tommy and Bill have shared feelings, but express their views in different ways. Born at another time, they could have been the other. As the book unfolds both come to their own crossroads and have important decisions to make. The Football Factory is a book about modern-day pariahs, people reduced to the level of statistics by years of hypocritical, self-serving party politics. It is about those who are insulted, marginalized, and unseen. Graphic and disturbing, and at times very funny, The Football Factory is a rush of literary adrenalin. This edition includes a new introduction by the author.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPM Press
    Release dateDec 1, 2015
    ISBN9781629631936
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    John King

    John King is cofounder and senior partner of CultureSync. He has trained and coached more than 25,000 people over the last 20 years.

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    • 5/5
      Admittedly I'm no soccer fanatic. I'll watch the World Cup every 4 years and on occasion I'll watch bits and pieces of the odd game here and there. The Football factory is and isn't about the game--it really revolves around a small number of Chelsea fans--the so called 'hooligans'---'that ruin the game for everybody'--by going on the road to riot and rampage and beat the hell out of fans of other teams. As narrated (more than less) by one of these Chelsea hooligans this book describes a world of cultural and parochial loyalties that override practically everything else including concepts like 'law and order'. What the hell!?!--as the narrator explains now and again the idea isn't really to kill anyone--more to give them a good thrashing--and the idea of taking it all on the road is to show those fans in other places who's who and what's what. Anyway I thought it was a fun book to read--somewhat reminiscent of Irvine Welsh and have ordered a couple more of King's works.
    • 4/5
      A well written hoolie book. Surprisingly good for this genre.