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The Farther Corner
- A Sentimental Return to North-East Football
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
'One of the funniest books I've read' Arthur Mathews, co-writer of Father Ted
Widely regarded as one of the best football books ever written, The Far Corner was a vivid portrait of the sport in the north-east and of the people who bring such passion to it. Now, a generation later, Harry Pearson returns to the region to discover how much things have changed - and how much they have remained the same.
In the mid-1990s, Kevin Keegan brought sporting romance and expectation of trophies to Newcastle, Sunderland moved the the Stadium of Light backed by a wealthy consortium, Middlesbrough signed one of the best Brazilians of the era and won their first major trophy - even little Darlington had a former safe-cracker turned kitchen magnate in charge, promising the world. The region even provided England's two key players in Euro 96 in Alan Shearer and Paul Gascoigne - the far corner seemed destined to become the centre of England's footballing world. But it never happened.
Using travels to and from matches in the 2018-19 season, The Farther Corner will explore the changes in north-east football and society over the past twenty-five years. Visiting new places and some familiar ones, catching the stories, the sentiment and the sound of the supporters, locating where football now sits in the life of a region that was once proud to be what John Arlott suggested was ‘The Hotbed of Soccer’, it will be about love and loss and the happiness to be found eating KitKats and joking about Bobby Mimms on cold February days in coal-scented northern air. The region may have been left behind in the Champions League stakes, but few would doubt the power of its beating heart.
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- Rebecca Yeoman & Peter Harrison
- 05-04-21
A worthy sequel
A wonderful follow up to the far corner. Absolutely loved listening to this. Truly heart warming in places.
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- Alan C.
- 29-03-23
Pearson's perceptive best. Griffin narration VG!
Having enjoyed Harry's work particularly in WSC, I found this very much a personal return journey for him and it tapped into the social and economic present and history of the north east whilst reflecting the past and present culture of non league football. Itwas Pearson at his perceptive best.
Gordon Griffin's narration was absolutely perfect.
A feelgood listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-10-20
A masterpiece
Brilliant social observation, love of football and footballing people, superb writing interweaved with history of the North East.
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- Chris Miller
- 18-11-20
Return to top form!
Loved the original book, this was a brilliant return to form. Numerous genuine laugh out loud moments throughout the book. A great book for anyone interested in the eccentricity of North East life and its football communities. Liked the narration which was spot on and added to the drama!
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- Nemesis58
- 13-10-20
Genius
Harry absolutely captures the region not quite as good as The Far Corner but brilliant any way.
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