The Bromley Boys : The True Story of Supporting the Worst Football Club in Britain

The book that inspired the major motion picture 'I loved it ... extremely funny. A must-read for anyone who loves football.' Peter Crouch In the late 1960s, in the warm glow of England winning the World Cup, Dave Roberts, like most teenage boys his age, was football mad. There was just one difference: rather than supporting the likes of Arsenal or Manchester United, Dave’s team of choice was the ever so slightly less glamorous Bromley Football Club – one of the last genuinely amateur football teams left, fighting for survival in the lowest non-league division. This book is the story of Bromley’s worst ever season. It is a funny and heart-warming tale of football at the very bottom: Dave turns up to each match with his football boots in his bag, just in case the team are a player short; the crowd is always announced as 400 as no-one can be bothered to count; the team ship so many goals that in one match, the taunting opposition fans actually lose count of the score. It’s easy being a football fan when your team are always winning. The Bromley Boys is the touching true story about supporting a club through thin and even thinner: proof that the more your team may lose on the pitch, the more there is to gain on the terraces. In the late 1960s, in the warm glow of England winning the World Cup, Dave Roberts, like most teenage boys his age, was soccer mad. There was just one difference: rather than supporting the likes of soccer teams Arsenal or Manchester United, Daves team of choice was the ever so slightly less glamorous Bromley Football Clubone of the last genuinely amateur soccer teams left, fighting for survival in the lowest non-league division. This tale chroniclesBromleys worst ever season. Dave turns up to each match with his soccer cleatsin his bag, just in case the team is a player short; the team misses so many goals that in one match, the taunting opposition fans actually lose count of the score. The Bromley Boys is the touching true story about supporting a club through thin and even thinner: proof that the more a team may lose on the field, the more there is to gain on the terraces. "In 1969, as England were preparing for the defence of their world cup crown and George Best was delighting crowds with his virtuoso skills, 14-year-old Dave Roberts became infatuated with the team at the very opposite end of the football spectrum - his local non-league club, Bromley FC." "Bromley were a team who had seen better days: they let in so many goals that the taunting opposition fans lost count of the score. Bumping along at the bottom of the bottom non-league division, Dave was about to find his new found fandom tested to the core." "The Bromley Boys is the story to remember of a season to forget. Because anyone can sing when they're winning, but only a true supporter keeps going when their team is bottom of the league."--BOOK JACKET