A Football Education?

“The true football supporter is the very lifeblood of football. The game belongs to the fans and always will; something I believe that spiritually, will never change. We have been there from the very beginning, or at least we have in the shape of our Grandfathers and Great-Grandfathers. It’s true what they say, football is in our DNA. Most of us have little choice but to be sucked into the joys of the beautiful game, but ultimately it is when we are young that we choose who we are affiliated to for life”.

Join author Michael Oates as he documents his own experiences with our beloved game. From childhood memories, early heroes, match days, even a trip back in time to the birth of football in late Victorian England, right through to the present day and beyond.

We have all had different football journeys, collecting many tales to tell and having countless opinions to share, whatever age we are. Each and every one of us has had their very own ‘football education’.