32 Programmes
June 15, 2026 —
Andrew Fowlie
Read 32 Programmes by Dave Roberts (or should that be 32 grams?), a football book, fitting for the start of the World Cup. It's a nostalgic book, based on the author's memories of attending matches, and who he was with and what was going on in his life at the time. I thoroughly enjoyed most of it, though it took a surprisingly sombre turn at the end, as the author suffered from mental and physical health issues.
The author's memories of racism in football crowds in the 1970s sadly didn't feel that far away from where we are now in society.