very interesting about the city of Leeds, the immigrants and Leeds United of course, Even for a Swede outside England, Don't normally read football books but this was exceptionally good, Enjoyed the family history included, It is quite a while since I read it and have now passed my copy on, brilliantly written no matter which club you support Somewhat disappointed, Decided to check it out as it won a few awards as the football / sports book of the year, The concept sounds great personal history, history of Jewry in Leeds, history of Leeds United what's not to like, right
Well, mainly that the writer did it by half measures.
Everything is lopsided. The ideas zip and zing but don't end up going anywhere in particular, Not to mention some of the laziness in writing with really obvious metaphors liberally sprinkled you know, 'the fog is descending from the moors' and stuff like that.
Basically at every single chapter I just wished the writer dug more and elaborated more, atpages in hardback and pretty big font too! it's just too short, This could easily have been apage magisterial work on class, ethnicity and football in the lastyears in Britain.
As it is, it's another footie book, . . Clavane sees the clubsyear journey, from Revies arrival
into League One obscurity in, as a powerful lens through which to examine the rise and fall of an ambitious, upwardlymobile society.
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