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Alistair Findlay was Bob Shankly’s first signing to Hibs when he took over from Jock Stein in 1965. He is also the author of poetry collections such as 2003’s Sex, Death and Football. He has a Masters Degree in Modern Poetry in English from Stirling University. He left football to become a social worker in 1968. He is strongly of the opinion that football is a suitable subject for poetry, not ASBOS.
Contributors
Comprised of poems from a diverse range of poets, both football lovers and football haters, by women and by men, and in a variety of dialects from all over Scotland, this anthology has something to suit all tastes, as well as a fantastic foreword from Tony Higgins (Scottish Professional Footballers Association and FIFPro).
100 Favourite Scottish Football Poems brings together some of 20th century Scotland’s finest poets such as Hugh MacDiarmid, Norman MacCaig, Iain Crichton Smith and Jackie Kay. Findlay beautifully presents poems stirring many of the emotions that football fans experience; love, loyalty, humour and heartbreak.
Evoking memories of the many football greats to strut their stuff on Scottish soil – Bremner, Dalglish, Johnstone and Law to name but a few – this collection is sure to give immense pleasure to all football fans.
