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Feeling Leeds gazes into the curious world of the dislocated supporter, the football fan not born and bred in the shadow of their club's ground. Raiford Guins is one such fan. His book recounts the highs and lows of supporting a team from afar - from paying 20 to watch Leeds United matches in Florida via dodgy satellite feeds in the early 1990s, to ringing Elland Road when it was the only way to get midweek results before the internet, to working out league tables with out-of-date copies of Shoot!, to celebrating madly while fuelling his car and watching Leeds clinch a late winner against Villa in December 2018 on his iPhone. Trivial to the supporter who can easily walk to their ground, such moments form the backbone of belonging for those with an ocean between themselves and the turnstiles. Feeling Leeds is the story of one supporter's commitment to cultivating an emotional connection to Leeds United for nearly 40 years. It is written by and for supporters worldwide for whom every day is an away day. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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What I enjoyed most about this book is how Guins tries to contextualize the often mundane, trivial and seemingly nonsensical moments of significance, connection and the odd rituals of being a football supporter, amplified by the tyranny of distance. His academic writing background really comes through in his writing, and elevates his ideas with related published ideas and authors.
I'm a huge collector of Leeds United books in general and have compiled a bibliography of every book ever written about the club. I’ve long bemoaned the overall lack of quality football writing, and so it was a genuine pleasure to read something from a more considered and thought-provoking angle, actually trying to dig into the meaning of being a supporter. Guins talks heaps about how it "feels". So many fan accounts going out lack that element... authors write what they did and what they saw, but nothing about the "feeling" behind it nor any real attempts to dissect this emotional and often intangible element of being a football supporter.
This was a hugely relatable and enjoyable read for a fellow "dislocated supporter" and I thoroughly recommend it to any LUFC supporter, whereever you are! ( )