Does Your Rabbi Know You're Here?: The Story of English Football's Forgotten Tribe (Hardback)

Anthony Clavane (author)

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Hardback 320 Pages / Published: 27/09/2012

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Synopsis

Jews don't do football. Or, at least, they don't play it. This, at any rate, is the myth. Apart from the relatively recent appearance of high-profile foreign owners like Roman Abramovich, Randy Lerner and the Glazers, the Jewish impact on the game has appeared to be on the light side. Anthony Clavane uncovers a secret history of Jewish involvement in English football. Featuring interviews with fans, directors, agents, hangers-on, players and managers it analyses and explains, but above all it entertains. Does Your Rabbi Know You're Here? takes a long hard look at how and why Jews - from Gutmann to Grant, from Goldberg to Glazer - have changed the game; and been changed by it in turn.

Publisher: Quercus Publishing
ISBN: 9780857388124
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 566 g
Dimensions: 242 x 157 x 30 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

'An enthralling new book' Patrick Barclay, Evening Standard. * Evening Standard *
'In this thought-provoking, absorbing exploration of what he terms 'English football's forgotten tribe', Anthony Clavane reminds us there have been notable homegrown footballers of the faith' Independent on Sunday. * Independent on Sunday *
'A must-read for all football fans' Jewish Chronicle. * Jewish Chronicle *
'brilliant' Jewish Chronicle. * Jewish Chronicle *
'The epic Anglo-Jewish journey from ghetto outsiders to football insiders' New Statesman. * New Statesman *
'Clavane offers us a splendid, warmly written slice of untold social history' New Statesman. * New Statesman *
'with great warmth and skill weaves their individual sporting stories into the longer arc of English Jewish history' Times Literary Supplement. * Times Literary Supplement *
'His research is outstanding, the complexity of his argument deftly handled and his snapshots unforgettable' When Saturday Comes. * When Saturday Comes *
'beautifully told ... remarkable book ... superbly written' Morning Star. * Morning Star *