Faith of our Fathers

Faith of our Fathers

Football as a Religion

Summary

Alan Edge is a lifelong Liverpool supporter who grew up in an environment where team loyalties were embedded in working-class culture. He was shocked to discover that his young son not only had not intention of following in his father's footsteps as a Liverpool fan, but preferred a Newcastle shirt because it was more fashionable!

Faith of our Fathers is more than a personal story; it is a universal tale written with a strong sense of pathos and a rare capacity to bring to life the concerns of fans who feel the game they grew up with is being eroded by commercial exploitation.

Reviews

  • Greatly disillusioned and uncaring as I have become about football, I needed this book to rekindle the passions which burned inside me
    Liverpool Echo

About the author

Alan Edge

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